Nature Communications (Jan 2022)
Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%
- Yumin Zhang,
- Jianhong Zhao,
- Hui Wang,
- Bin Xiao,
- Wen Zhang,
- Xinbo Zhao,
- Tianping Lv,
- Madasamy Thangamuthu,
- Jin Zhang,
- Yan Guo,
- Jiani Ma,
- Lina Lin,
- Junwang Tang,
- Rong Huang,
- Qingju Liu
Affiliations
- Yumin Zhang
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Jianhong Zhao
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Hui Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
- Bin Xiao
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Wen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, the energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University
- Xinbo Zhao
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Tianping Lv
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Madasamy Thangamuthu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
- Jin Zhang
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- Yan Guo
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, the energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University
- Jiani Ma
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, the energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University
- Lina Lin
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Department of Electronics, East China Normal University
- Junwang Tang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
- Rong Huang
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Department of Electronics, East China Normal University
- Qingju Liu
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27698-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
In this work, the highly dispersed and large loading amount (>1 wt%) of copper single-atoms were achieved on TiO2, resulting into an apparent quantum efficiency of 56% at 365 nm, in addition to an excellent thermal stability as proved after storing 380 days.
