Semiconducting polymers for oxygen evolution reaction under light illumination

Y Fang, Y Hou, X Fu, X Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel has stimulated intensive scientific
interest, as this technology has the potential to revolutionize fossil fuel-based energy …

Point‐Defect Engineering: Leveraging Imperfections in Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g‐C3N4) Photocatalysts toward Artificial Photosynthesis

X Yu, SF Ng, LK Putri, LL Tan, AR Mohamed, WJ Ong - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) is a kind of ideal metal‐free photocatalysts for artificial
photosynthesis. At present, pristine g‐C3N4 suffers from small specific surface area, poor …

Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

W Zhang, M Dong, K Jiang, D Yang, X Tan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aqueous zinc (Zn) chemistry features intrinsic safety, but suffers from severe irreversibility,
as exemplified by low Coulombic efficiency, sustained water consumption and dendrite …

High‐throughput one‐photon excitation pathway in 0D/3D heterojunctions for visible‐light driven hydrogen evolution

B Li, W Peng, J Zhang, JC Lian, T Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of an effective one‐photon excitation pathway to improve the charge‐
carrier separation and mobility of semiconductors, which have been proven to be favorable …

Engineering polyheptazine and polytriazine imides for photocatalysis

L **g, Z Li, Z Chen, R Li, J Hu - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As organic semiconductor materials gain increasing prominence in the realm of
photocatalysis, two carbon‐nitrogen materials, poly (heptazine imide)(PHI) and poly (triazine …

Construction of Bi2WO6/g-C3N4/Cu foam as 3D Z-scheme photocatalyst for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

J Liu, T Du, P Chen, Q Yue, H Wang, L Zhou… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to hydrocarbon fuels represents a promising solution to CO 2
emission challenges. However, photocatalytic CO 2 reduction systems face hurdles in …

Two-dimensional nonlayered materials for electrocatalysis

Y Wang, Z Zhang, Y Mao, X Wang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Creating two-dimensional (2D) geometry from nonlayered catalytic materials may
significantly advance electrocatalyst design. The 2D morphology of three-dimensional …

Extending the optical absorption limit of graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysts: a review

S Chandrappa, SJ Galbao, A Furube… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to its chemical/thermal stability, metal-free nature, abundance, low toxicity, cost-
effectiveness, high surface area, tunable properties, and ease of synthesis, graphitic carbon …

Enhanced organic photocatalysis in confined flow through a carbon nitride nanotube membrane with conversions in the millisecond regime

Y Zou, K **ao, Q Qin, JW Shi, T Heil, Y Markushyna… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired nanoconfined catalysis has developed to become an important tool for
improving the performance of a wide range of chemical reactions. However, photocatalysis …

Carbon nitride thin films as all-in-one technology for photocatalysis

S Mazzanti, G Manfredi, AJ Barker, M Antonietti… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic π-conjugated polymers are promising heterogeneous photocatalysts that involve
photoredox or energy transfer processes. In such settings, the materials are usually applied …