Atomically precise thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters: current advances in solar-powered photoredox catalysis

H Liang, Q Chen, QL Mo, Y Wu, FX Xiao - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis has been regarded as an emerging technology to convert renewable solar
energy to chemical fuels, providing unprecedented opportunities for solving the deteriorating …

Maneuvering cuprous oxide-based photocathodes for solar-to-fuel conversion

S Li, QL Mo, Y Xiao, FX Xiao - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O)-based photocathodes have been attracting enduring
interest for green and sustainable solar fuel production by solar-driven photoelectrochemical …

An Overview of Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion to Chemical Fuels

B Tang, FX Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
With accelerating consumption of nonrenewable energy resource, mankind is currently
facing the dilemma of energy crisis and global warming caused by excessive greenhouse …

Charge modulation over atomically precise metal nanoclusters via non-conjugated polymers for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Y Xiao, QL Mo, G Wu, K Wang, XZ Ge, SR Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a pivotal sector of metal
nanomaterials due to their unique atomic stacking mode, quantum confinement effect and …

Transition metal chalcogenides quantum dots: emerging building blocks toward solar-to-hydrogen conversion

SC Zhu, FX Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transition metal chalcogenides quantum dots (TMCs QDs) nanocrystals are featured by
large absorption coefficient, abundant active sites, and quantum confinement effect …

Unleashing insulating polymer as charge transport cascade mediator

S Li, QL Mo, SC Zhu, ZQ Wei, B Tang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crafting spatially controllable charge transfer channels at the nanoscale level remains an
enduring challenge in solar‐to‐chemical conversion technology. Despite the advancements …

Solar‐CO2‐to‐Syngas Conversion Enabled by Precise Charge Transport Modulation

QL Mo, SR Xu, JL Li, XQ Shi, Y Wu, FX Xiao - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of the directional charge transfer channel represents an important
strategy to finely tune the charge migration and separation in photocatalytic CO2‐to‐fuel …

Robust and stable atomically precise metal nanoclusters mediated solar water splitting

QL Mo, XC Dai, FX Xiao - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) represent an emerging sector of light‐
harvesting antennas by virtue of peculiar atomic stacking fashion, quantum confinement …

Engineering a non-noble plasmonic center in MOF-derived Z-scheme heterojunctions for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

C Li, T Hang, H Zhou, P Ge, S Li, XD Zhu - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising strategy to convert solar power
into clean hydrogen energy. However, the poor bulk charge-separation ability and sluggish …

Revisiting MXenes-based photocatalysis landscape: progress, challenges, and future perspectives

Y Cai, FX Xiao - Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2024 - Elsevier
With the advancement of science and technology, traditional energy sources such as oil and
coal have been extensively depleted, leading to the emission of greenhouse gases like CO …