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Single-atom alloy: Superb cocatalyst for photocatalysis

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October 28, 2020
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Photocatalysis, converting solar energy into chemical energy, has been recognized to be a very promising solution to the current energy and environmental issues. The performance of the photocatalytic system depends largely on the surface charge state of active sites (usually, i.e., co-catalysts), as the Schottky junction between photosensitizer and co-catalyst facilitates charge transfer between them and finally to reactant molecules, promoting the adsorption and activation of the latter.

In contrast to the existed reports centered on co-catalysts, such as the development of non-noble metal, particle size and distribution control, exposed crystal facets and their interface contact with photosensitizers, the regulation on surface charge state of co-catalysts by changing their microstructures provides vast opportunities for boosting photocatalysis, yet remains extremely rare.

In this work, Dr. Jiang’s research group from the University of Science and Technology of China has achieved the goal of optimizing Pt surface charge state via the control of bimetallic [email protected] microstructure and Pt coordination environment.

The bimetallic core-shell-structured [email protected] NPs have been in situ fabricated and stabilized by a photosensitive and representative metal-organic framework (MOF), UiO-66-NH2. The microstructure of the [email protected] co-catalyst can be precisely controlled from core-shell to single-atom alloy (SAA), during which Pt coordination environment changes, by precisely and simply tuning the Pt content.

Given the different working functions of Pd and Pt, the charge between Pd and Pt is redistributed, accompanied by Pt coordination environment change, thus achieving the surface charge state regulation of Pt sites.

As a result, all [email protected]/MOF present excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production activity due to the electron-rich Pt sites benefited from charge redistribution effect. Moreover, the optimized [email protected]/MOF composite with SAA co-catalyst, which features the most electron-rich Pt, exhibits an exceptionally high photocatalytic hydrogen production activity, far surpassing its corresponding counterparts (see in image).

This is the first report on SAA co-catalyst toward photocatalysis. It provides the design strategy and synthetic protocol for the fabrication of SAA catalysts and opens up a new avenue to SAA-based photocatalysis. In addition, as an alternative to the classical Schottky junction strategy, this work introduces a novel approach to charge state optimization by regulating the co-catalyst microstructure (especially the coordination environment control), toward enhanced photocatalysis.

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Yating Pan, Yunyang Qian, Xusheng Zheng, Sheng-Qi Chu, Yijun Yang, Chunmei Ding, Xi Wang, Shu-Hong Yu, Hai-Long Jiang

Precise fabrication of single-atom alloy co-catalyst with optimal charge state for enhanced photocatalysis

Natl Sci Rev, nwaa224

https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa224

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa224

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