Nanoarchitectonics of S-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Nanohouse Design Improves Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Performance.
Yamin XiYitong XiangTong BaoZhijie LiChaoqi ZhangLing YuanJiaxin LiYin BiChengzhong YuChao LiuPublished in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2024)
Photocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NitRR) is a promising route for environment remediation and sustainable ammonia synthesis. To design efficient photocatalysts, the recently emerged nanoarchitectonics approach holds great promise. Here, we report a nanohouse-like S-scheme heterjunction photocatalyst with high photocatalytic NitRR performance. The nano-house has a floor of plate-like metal organic framework-based photocatalyst (NH 2 -MIL-125), on which another photocatalyst Co(OH) 2 nanosheet is grown while ZIF-8 hollow cages are also constructed as the surrounding wall/roof. Experimental and simulation results indicate that the positively charged, highly porous and hydrophobic ZIF-8 wall can modulate the environment in the nanohouse by (i) NO 3 - enrichment/NH 4 + discharge and (ii) suppression of the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction. In combination with the enhanced electron-hole separation and strong redox capability in the NH 2 -MIL-125@Co(OH) 2 S-scheme heterjunction confined in the nano-house, the designed photocatalyst delivers an ammonia yield of 2454.9 μmol g -1 h -1 and an apparent quantum yield of 8.02 % at 400 nm in pure water. Our work provides new insights into the design principles of advanced photocatalytic NitRR photocatalyst.
Keyphrases
- visible light
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- nitric oxide
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- ionic liquid
- anaerobic digestion
- drinking water
- photodynamic therapy
- molecular dynamics
- computed tomography
- wastewater treatment
- artificial intelligence
- big data
- machine learning
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- highly efficient
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