Researsh Progress of Photocatalytic Applications of Atomically Precise Coinage Metal Nanoclusters

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.220119

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 1652-1664.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.220119

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Researsh Progress of Photocatalytic Applications of Atomically Precise Coinage Metal Nanoclusters

Hui LU¹^,³, Jiang LI¹^,², Li-Hua WANG¹^,², Ying ZHU¹^,², Jing CHEN¹^,²()

^1.Division of Physical Biology，CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology，Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Shanghai 201800，China
^2.Zhangjiang Laboratory，Shanghai Advanced Research Institute，Chinese Academy of Sciences，the Interdisciplinary Research Center，Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility，Shanghai 201210，China
^3.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China

Received:2022-04-10 Accepted:2022-07-05 Published:2022-11-01 Online:2022-11-09
Contact: Jing CHEN
About author:chenjing@sari.ac.cn
Supported by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62065012);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(2016236)

Abstract

Abstract:

Photocatalysis has shown a great potential as a low-cost， environmentally friendly and sustainable treatment technology. However， limitations in incident light utilization and charge separation are major drawbacks that restrict the activity of current semiconductors. Coinage metal nanoclusters have been increasingly explored recently as photocatalytic material due to ultra-small size （<2 nm）， separated energy level and tunable electronic structures. Meanwhile， it is an ideal model for exploring the photocatalytic mechanism at the atomic level because of its atomically precise structure. This review provides an overview of photocatalytic reactions based on coinage metal nanoclusters， including water splitting for hydrogen production， organic pollutant degradation， and aerobic oxidation of amines to imines. By discussing strategies to tailor the photocatalytic properties of coinage metal nanoclusters， the development potential of coinage metal nanocluster photocatalysts are prospected.

Key words: Nanocluster, Photocatalysis, Coinage metal

CLC Number:

O611.4

Hui LU, Jiang LI, Li-Hua WANG, Ying ZHU, Jing CHEN. Researsh Progress of Photocatalytic Applications of Atomically Precise Coinage Metal Nanoclusters[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2022, 39(11): 1652-1664.

Figures/Tables 12

Fig.1 Photocatalytic process of semiconductor materials： electron-hole pair generation， charge transfer， electron-hole pair recombination in the bulk or at the surface， and electron and hole induced chemistry at the surface［4］

Fig.2 Geometric and electronic structures of single atom， clusters and nanoparticles［14］

Fig.3 （A） Schematic illustration of Au x -GSH-Sensitized Pt/TiO2 NPs photocatalytic system for water splitting reaction under visible light illumination；（B） Time course of hydrogen evolution following the visible light illumination of an aqueous suspension of Au x -GSH-sensitized Pt/TiO2 nanoparticles （3B： M is mol/L）［24］

Fig.4 （A）?Photocatalytic properties of TiO2 NP， Ag NP-TiO2 and 1-TiO2（p） under UV/Vis light；（B） Schematic illustration of the charge-transfer pathways in the Ag44/TiO2 photocatalytic system for H2 evolution?under irradiation with visible light and UV-Vis light；（C）?Cycling test over 1-TiO2（p） NPs under UV-Vis light［25］

Fig.5 （A） Photocatalytic properties of TiO2-NS， UJN-Cu20 and UJN-Cu20@TiO2-NS containing different mass percent UJN-Cu20；（B） Schematic presentation of the photocatalytic H2 evolution mechanism for UJN-Cu20@TiO2-NS［27］（wt.% is mass percent）

Fig.6 （A） The visible light photocatalytic activity of without the catalyst， pure TiO2 and Au25（SR）18（0.94%）/TiO2；（B） Mechanism of photocatalytic decomposition of organic dyes by Au25（SR）18/TiO2 under visible light irradiation［31］

Fig.7 （A） The solid UV-Vis absorption spectra of TiO2， Cu54 and Cu54/TiO2；（B） the photocatalytic degradation of phenol on Cu54/TiO2 and TiO2；（C） Possible mechanism of photocatalytic phenol degradation［35］

Fig.8 （A） Proposed mechanism for photo-oxidation of benzylamine catalyzed by TiO2-suppported Au25 clusters；（B） Photocatalytic oxidation of a range of amine substrates over Au25/TiO2 catalyst［38］

Fig.9 （A） X-ray structure of ［Au23-x Ag x （S-Adm）15］（x=4～7）， Au： Yellow； Ag with full occupancy： pink； Ag with partial occupancy： blue； S： green； C： gray；（B） The photocatalytic degradation of RhB on Au23-x Ag x /TiO2， Au23/TiO2 and TiO2 under visible-light irradiation［42］

Fig.10 Schematic illustration of the process of modifying Au clusters with L-cys ligands and further grafting them with metal cations for photocatalytic CO2 reduction［44］

Fig.11 （A） Schematic presentation for synthesis of Au-NC@UiO-68-NHC；（B） Time courses of CO evolution by photocatalytic CO2 reduction using different photocatalysts；（C） Time courses of photocatalytic CO2 reduction on Au-NC@UiO-68-NHC under AM 1.5G irradiation for 12?h［47］

Fig.12 （A） Au38S2（SAdm）20 nanocluster exhibits a pocketlike surface structure. Au： orange， S： green， C： grey， H： white；（B） Photocatalytic oxidation of benzylamine to imine［49］

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