Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Solar energy catalysis

X Sun, S Jiang, H Huang, H Li, B Jia… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When it comes to using solar energy to promote catalytic reactions, photocatalysis
technology is the first choice. However, sunlight can not only be directly converted into …

Hydroxyl-Bonded Ru on Metallic TiN Surface Catalyzing CO2 Reduction with H2O by Infrared Light

B Su, Y Kong, S Wang, S Zuo, W Lin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Synchronized conversion of CO2 and H2O into hydrocarbons and oxygen via infrared-
ignited photocatalysis remains a challenge. Herein, the hydroxyl-coordinated single-site Ru …

Amide Covalent Bonding Engineering in Heterojunction for Efficient Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction

W Hou, H Guo, M Wu, L Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inefficient charge separation and slow interfacial reaction dynamics significantly hamper the
efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Herein, a facile EDC/NHS-assisted linking …

Low‐Coordination Single Au Atoms on Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets for Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction towards CH4

S Si, H Shou, Y Mao, X Bao, G Zhai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selective CO2 photoreduction to hydrocarbon fuels such as CH4 is promising and
sustainable for carbon‐neutral future. However, lack of proper binding strengths with …

Co0−Coδ+ Interface Double‐Site‐Mediated C−C Coupling for the Photothermal Conversion of CO2 into Light Olefins

S Ning, H Ou, Y Li, C Lv, S Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven CO2 hydrogenation into multi‐carbon products is a highly desirable, but
challenging reaction. The bottleneck of this reaction lies in the C− C coupling of C1 …

Recent advances in efficient photocatalysis via modulation of electric and magnetic fields and reactive phase control

B Dai, J Guo, C Gao, H Yin, Y Xie, Z Lin - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past several years has witnessed significant progress in enhancing photocatalytic
performance via robust electric and magnetic fields' modulation to promote the separation …

Precise regulation of built-in electric field over NH2-MIL-125-Ti/WO3-x S-scheme heterojunction for achieving simultaneous formation of CO and H2O2 from CO2 and …

H Jiang, L Wang, X Yu, L Sun, J Li, J Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Manipulating the built-in electric field (BEF) is a crucial challenge in the development of
efficient photocatalysts, especially for S-scheme heterojunction. Herein, a precisely …

Constructing Oxygen Vacancies via Engineering Heterostructured Fe3C/Fe3O4 Catalysts for Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis

X Yang, Y Tian, S Mukherjee, K Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions provides an
intriguing pathway to convert N2 into NH3. However, significant kinetic barriers of the NRR …

Identification of the Active Sites on Metallic MoO2−x Nano‐Sea‐Urchin for Atmospheric CO2 Photoreduction Under UV, Visible, and Near‐Infrared Light Illumination

X Wu, W Zhang, J Li, Q Xiang, Z Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report an oxygen vacancy (Vo)‐rich metallic MoO2− x nano‐sea‐urchin with partially
occupied band, which exhibits super CO2 (even directly from the air) photoreduction …