Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC)

Z Wang, X Dong, W Tang, ZL Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) is an emerging field that utilizes electron transfer occurring
at the liquid–solid and even liquid–liquid interfaces because of the contact-electrification …

Directional and ultrafast charge transfer in oxygen‐vacancy‐rich ZnO@ single‐atom cobalt core‐shell junction for photo‐fenton‐like reaction

XL Wu, S Liu, Y Li, M Yan, H Lin, J Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In photosynthesis, solar energy is harvested by photosensitizers, and then, the excited
electrons transfer via a Z‐Scheme mode to enzymatic catalytic centers to trigger redox …

Covalent organic frameworks towards photocatalytic applications: Design principles, achievements, and opportunities

S Liu, M Wang, Y He, Q Cheng, T Qian… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a subclass of porous framework materials, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) feature
permanent porosity, long-range order, and rigid backbones, and offer an important material …

Accelerating Electron‐Transfer Dynamics by TiO2‐Immobilized Reversible Single‐Atom Copper for Enhanced Artificial Photosynthesis of Urea

D Li, Y Zhao, Y Miao, C Zhou, LP Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis as a sustainable technology is expected to provide a novel sight for the green
synthesis of urea directly using N2, CO2, and H2O under mild conditions. However, the …

Nature-inspired micropatterns

Y Wang, G Zheng, N Jiang, G Ying, Y Li, X Cai… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Nature-inspired interfacial engineering for energy harvesting

B Zhang, W Xu, L Peng, Y Li, W Zhang… - Nature Reviews Electrical …, 2024 - nature.com
The ever-increasing demand for low-carbon energy underscores the urgency of harvesting
renewable energy sources. Despite notable progress, current energy harvesting techniques …

Exceptional photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production from sandwich‐structured graphene interlayered phenolic resins nanosheets with mesoporous channels

Q Tian, XK Zeng, C Zhao, LY **g… - Advanced functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harnessing solar energy to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from water (H2O) and
dioxygen (O2) via artificial photosynthesis is an attractive route. To achieve high solar‐to …

Decoupled Artificial Photosynthesis via a Catalysis-Redox Coupled COF||BiVO4 Photoelectrochemical Device

W Lin, J Lin, X Zhang, L Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Artificial photosynthesis is an attractive approach to direct fuel production from sunlight.
However, the simultaneous O2 evolution reaction (OER) and CO2 reduction reaction …

Photochemistry journey to multielectron and multiproton chemical transformation

SL Meng, C Ye, XB Li, CH Tung… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The odyssey of photochemistry is accompanied by the journey to manipulate “electrons” and
“protons” in time, in space, and in energy. Over the past decades, single-electron (1e–) …