Single atoms meet metal–organic frameworks: collaborative efforts for efficient photocatalysis

H Liu, M Cheng, Y Liu, J Wang, G Zhang, L Li… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysts with metal single atoms (SAs) as active sites have attracted widespread
interest owing to their maximum atomic utilization efficiency, well-defined active centers and …

[HTML][HTML] Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic energy conversion

ZH Xue, D Luan, H Zhang, XWD Lou - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Artificial photocatalytic energy conversion represents a highly intriguing strategy for solving
the energy crisis and environmental problems by directly harvesting solar energy. The …

Floatable photocatalytic hydrogel nanocomposites for large-scale solar hydrogen production

WH Lee, CW Lee, GD Cha, BH Lee, JH Jeong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Storing solar energy in chemical bonds aided by heterogeneous photocatalysis is desirable
for sustainable energy conversion. Despite recent progress in designing highly active …

[HTML][HTML] Room-temperature photosynthesis of propane from CO2 with Cu single atoms on vacancy-rich TiO2

Y Shen, C Ren, L Zheng, X Xu, R Long… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photochemical conversion of CO2 into high-value C2+ products is difficult to achieve due to
the energetic and mechanistic challenges in forming multiple CC bonds. Herein, an efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling of cocatalysts photodeposited selectively on facets of BiVO4 to boost solar water splitting

Y Qi, J Zhang, Y Kong, Y Zhao, S Chen, D Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) has been widely investigated as a photocatalyst or photoanode
for solar water splitting, but its activity is hindered by inefficient cocatalysts and limited …

[HTML][HTML] Toward solar-driven carbon recycling

H Lin, S Luo, H Zhang, J Ye - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Carbon recycling will become a dominant trend toward alleviating extreme climate change
and coping with the increasing energy demand in the coming years. Solar-driven strategies …

Engineered living materials for sustainability

B An, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, Y Liu, D Xun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Engineering Water Molecules Activation Center on Multisite Electrocatalysts for Enhanced CO2 Methanation

S Chen, Z Zhang, W Jiang, S Zhang, J Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The renewable energy-powered electrolytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane
(CH4) using water as a reaction medium is one of the most promising paths to store …

Silver nanoparticles boost charge-extraction efficiency in Shewanella microbial fuel cells

B Cao, Z Zhao, L Peng, HY Shiu, M Ding, F Song… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can directly convert the chemical energy stored in organic matter
to electricity and are of considerable interest for power generation and wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-driven methanogenesis with ultrahigh selectivity by turning down H2 production at biotic-abiotic interface

J Ye, C Wang, C Gao, T Fu, C Yang, G Ren… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Integration of methanogens with semiconductors is an effective approach to sustainable
solar-driven methanogenesis. However, the H2 production rate by semiconductors largely …