Mn^(4+) activated phosphors in photoelectric and energy conversion devices

Owing to their high luminous efficiency and tunable emission in both red light and far-red light regions,Mn^(4+)ion-activated phosphors have appealed significant interest in photoelectric and energy conversion devices such as white light emitting diode(W-LED),plant cultivation LED,and temperature thermometer.Up to now,Mn^(4+)has been widely introduced into the lattices of various inorganic hosts for brightly redemitting phosphors.However,how to correlate the structure-activity relationship between host framework,luminescence property,and photoelectric device is urgently demanded.In this review,we thoroughly summarize the recent advances of Mn^(4+)doped phosphors.Meanwhile,several strategies like co-doping and defect passivation for improving Mn^(4+)emission are also discussed.Most importantly,the relationship between the protocols for tailoring the structures of Mn^(4+)doped phosphors,increased luminescence performance,and the targeted devices with efficient photoelectric and energy conversion efficiency is deeply correlated.Finally,the challenges and perspectives of Mn^(4+)doped phosphors for practical applications are anticipated.We cordially anticipate that this review can deliver a deep comprehension of not only Mn^(4+)luminescence mechanism but also the crystal structure tailoring strategy of phosphors,so as to spur innovative thoughts in designing advanced phosphors and deepening the applications.

Hydrophilic bi-functional B-doped g-C_(3)N_(4) hierarchical architecture for excellent photocatalytic H_(2)O_(2) production and photoelectrochemical water splitting

Graphitic carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4))has attracted great interest in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis.However,their poor hydrophilicity poses a great challenge for their applications in aqueous environment.Here,we demonstrate synthesis of a hydrophilic bi-functional hierarchical architecture by the assembly of B-doped g-C_(3)N_(4)nanoplatelets.Such hierarchical B-doped g-C_(3)N_(4)material enables full utilization of their highly enhanced visible light absorption and photogenerated carrier separation in aqueous medium,leading to an excellent photocatalytic H_(2)O_(2)production rate of 4240.3μM g^(-1)h^(-1),2.84,2.64 and 2.13 times higher than that of the bulk g-C_(3)N_(4),g-C_(3)N_(4)nanoplatelets and bulk B doped g-C_(3)N_(4),respectively.Photoanodes based on these hierarchical architectures can generate an unprecedented photocurrent density of 1.72 m A cm^(-2)at 1.23 V under AM 1.5 G illumination for photoelectrochemical water splitting.This work makes a fundamental improvement towards large-scale exploitation of highly active,hydrophilic and stable metal-free g-C_(3)N_(4)photocatalysts for various practical applications.

双功能Cu-TiO_(2)/CuO光催化剂用于大规模协同处理含有机污染物和重金属离子的废水

大多数所制备的光催化剂通常只用于单一地降解有机污染物或还原Cr(VI)的光催化.然而,无机和有机污染物通常共存于工业污水中.同时消除混合的无机和有机污染物仍然存在着巨大的挑战.在本文中,我们通过原位掺杂和异质结工程策略,制备出了新型的双功能CuTiO_(2)/CuO光催化剂用于大规模高效协同光催化消除废水中的有机污染物和过渡金属离子.具体而言,这种双功能光催化剂在RhB和Cr(VI)共存溶液中的光催化RhB降解率和Cr(VI)还原率分别是在单一RhB或Cr(VI)污染物溶液中对应值的2.35和3.84倍.光催化染料分子降解和Cr(VI)还原之间存在显著增强的协同效应.此外,该双功能光催化剂在大规模光催化消除混合污染物方面也表现出较好的活性和稳定性.理论计算表明,铜掺杂和异质结工程促进了高效的光吸收、增高的载流子密度以及快速的光生载流子转移,从而产生高效的协同光催化作用.这种双功能光催化剂的概念为大规模工业废水处理和净化开辟了新途径.

Three-dimensionally ordered macroporous materials for pollutants abatement,environmental sensing and bacterial inactivation

Owing to their facile reactants migration channels,large surface area,maximized exposure of reaction sites and efficient light utilization,three-dimensionally ordered macroporous(3DOM)materials have been extensively adopted in environmental fields such as pollutants removal,environmental detection as well as bacterial disinfection.In this review,the up-to-date 3DOM materials,the corresponding synthesis protocols and the related environmental applications involving photo/electrocatalytic pollutants decomposition,thermocatalytic volatile organic compounds(VOCs)elimination,hazardous substances sensing and bacteria inactivation are completely presented.Simultaneously,the inherent advantages and mechanisms of 3DOM materials in different environmental utilization are thoroughly demonstrated and summarized.Furthermore,the improved performance of environmental applications and the methods of fabricating 3DOM materials are correlated in depth,being favorable for readers to obtain the fundamental knowledge and to motivate some innovative thoughts for modifying 3DOM materials with further elevated environmental remediation capability.Finally,the current difficulties and prospects of 3DOM materials for large-scale and commercial applications are outlooked.This critical review is anticipated to promote the optimization of 3DOM materials and to ripen the related environmental remediation techniques.

Vacancy defect engineering in semiconductors for solar light‐driven environmental remediation and sustainable energy production

The introduction of vacancy defects in semiconductors has been proven to be a highly effective approach to improve their photocatalytic activity owing to their advantages of promoting light absorption,facilitating photogenerated carrier separation,optimizing electronic structure,and enabling the production of reactive radicals.Herein,we outline the state-of-the-art vacancy-engineered photocatalysts in various applications and reveal how the vacancies influence photocatalytic performance.Specifically,the types of vacancy defects,the methods for tailoring vacancies,the advanced characteri-zation techniques,the categories of photocatalysts with vacancy defects,and the corresponding photocatalytic behaviors are presented.Meanwhile,the methods of vacancies creation and the related photocatalytic performance are correlated,which can be very useful to guide the readers to quickly obtain in-depth knowledge and to have a good idea about the selection of defect engineering methods.The precise characterization of vacancy defects is highly challenging.This review describes the accurate use of a series of characterization techniques with detailed comments and suggestions.This represents the uniqueness of this comprehensive review.The challenges and development prospects in engineering photocatalysts with vacancy defects for practical applications are discussed to provide a promising research direction in this field.