With growing interests paid to the enantioselective analysis of chiral molecules, roles played by noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials surface gradually. Given the unique physicochemical properties of noble met...With growing interests paid to the enantioselective analysis of chiral molecules, roles played by noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials surface gradually. Given the unique physicochemical properties of noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials, the enantioselective analyses are classified into three categories: fluorescence-based, colorimetry-based, and circular dichroism-based ones. In this paper, we review the existing progresses on enantioselective analysis, thanks to noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials. Finally, the prospect of enantioselective analysis based on noble metal and semiconductor are discussed.展开更多
Plasmonic metal-semiconductor nano-heterojuncfions （NHJs）, with their superior photocatalytic performance, provide opportunities for the efficient utilization of solar energy. However, scientific significance and te...Plasmonic metal-semiconductor nano-heterojuncfions （NHJs）, with their superior photocatalytic performance, provide opportunities for the efficient utilization of solar energy. However, scientific significance and technical challenges remain in the development of suitable metal-semiconductor NHJ photoelectrodes for new generation flexible optoelectronic devices, which often require complex processing. Herein, we report integrated three-dimensional （3D） NHJ photoelectrodes by conformally coating cadmium sulfide （CdS） nanolayers onto ultrathin nano- porous gold （NPG） films via a facile electrodeposition method. Localized surface plasmon resonance （LSPR） of NPG enhances the electron-hole pair generation and separation. Moreover, the direct contact interface and high conductive framework structure of the NHJs boosts the photogenerated carrier separation and transport. Hence, the NHJs exhibit evidently enhanced photocurrent density and hydrogen evolution rate relative to CdS deposited on either gold （Au） foil or fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） at 0 V vs. SCE （saturated calomel electrode） under visible-light irradiation. Moreover, they demonstrate a surprisingly stable photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution （PEC-HE） activity over 104 s of continuous irradiation.展开更多
Designing high efficacy photocatalysts is a promising way to improve solar fuel production efficiency.In this work,we prepared a core/shell composite of loose ZnCr layered double hydroxide nanosheets modified CdS nano...Designing high efficacy photocatalysts is a promising way to improve solar fuel production efficiency.In this work,we prepared a core/shell composite of loose ZnCr layered double hydroxide nanosheets modified CdS nanorods for efficient visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen production.The highest hydrogen production rate achieved 425.8μmol·h^(−1) without adding any noble metal cocatalyst under the visible light stimulus,which is 22.4 times that of 1 wt.%Pt-modified CdS.The corresponding apparent quantum yield is 13.9%at 420 nm.It is revealed that the synergistic actions of the interfacial redox shuttle of Cr^(3+)/Cr^(δ+)and the interfacial electric field enable the efficient separation of photoinduced charge carriers between two components via a Z-scheme energy band configuration.Meanwhile,with the hydrogen evolution contribution of Zn^(2+),a remarkable improvement in photocatalytic performance was achieved in contrast to bare CdS.This work provides an effective methodology to construct highly efficient and economically viable photocatalysts for solar H_(2)production and mechanistic study.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21605044 and 51872085)Joint NSFC-ISF Research (No. 21761142009)Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2019JJ20003)
文摘With growing interests paid to the enantioselective analysis of chiral molecules, roles played by noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials surface gradually. Given the unique physicochemical properties of noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials, the enantioselective analyses are classified into three categories: fluorescence-based, colorimetry-based, and circular dichroism-based ones. In this paper, we review the existing progresses on enantioselective analysis, thanks to noble metal and semiconductor nanomaterials. Finally, the prospect of enantioselective analysis based on noble metal and semiconductor are discussed.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 51671145）, the National Thousand Young Talents Program of China, the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, the Tianjin Munidpal Science and Technology Commission （No. 16JCYBJC17000） and the Fundamental Research Funds of Tianjin University of Technology. We would like to thank Dr. Anna Carlsson from FEI Company for her assistance with the atomic-resolution structure and EELS analyses, and Y. D. also acknowledges useful discussions and experimental assistance from Dr. Yajun Gao, Dr. Rongyue Wang, Dr. Chuancheng Jia, Xuanxuan Bi, and Junli Liu.
文摘Plasmonic metal-semiconductor nano-heterojuncfions （NHJs）, with their superior photocatalytic performance, provide opportunities for the efficient utilization of solar energy. However, scientific significance and technical challenges remain in the development of suitable metal-semiconductor NHJ photoelectrodes for new generation flexible optoelectronic devices, which often require complex processing. Herein, we report integrated three-dimensional （3D） NHJ photoelectrodes by conformally coating cadmium sulfide （CdS） nanolayers onto ultrathin nano- porous gold （NPG） films via a facile electrodeposition method. Localized surface plasmon resonance （LSPR） of NPG enhances the electron-hole pair generation and separation. Moreover, the direct contact interface and high conductive framework structure of the NHJs boosts the photogenerated carrier separation and transport. Hence, the NHJs exhibit evidently enhanced photocurrent density and hydrogen evolution rate relative to CdS deposited on either gold （Au） foil or fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） at 0 V vs. SCE （saturated calomel electrode） under visible-light irradiation. Moreover, they demonstrate a surprisingly stable photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution （PEC-HE） activity over 104 s of continuous irradiation.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFB1502000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos,62074123 and 52106270)+3 种基金the PetroChina Innovation Foundation(No.2019D-5007-0410)the Young Talent Support Plan of Xi'an Jiaotong University(No.7121191202)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2021JQ-040)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M683472).
文摘Designing high efficacy photocatalysts is a promising way to improve solar fuel production efficiency.In this work,we prepared a core/shell composite of loose ZnCr layered double hydroxide nanosheets modified CdS nanorods for efficient visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen production.The highest hydrogen production rate achieved 425.8μmol·h^(−1) without adding any noble metal cocatalyst under the visible light stimulus,which is 22.4 times that of 1 wt.%Pt-modified CdS.The corresponding apparent quantum yield is 13.9%at 420 nm.It is revealed that the synergistic actions of the interfacial redox shuttle of Cr^(3+)/Cr^(δ+)and the interfacial electric field enable the efficient separation of photoinduced charge carriers between two components via a Z-scheme energy band configuration.Meanwhile,with the hydrogen evolution contribution of Zn^(2+),a remarkable improvement in photocatalytic performance was achieved in contrast to bare CdS.This work provides an effective methodology to construct highly efficient and economically viable photocatalysts for solar H_(2)production and mechanistic study.
