DNL16T2 Invovation group forwide visible light responsive materials and photocatalysis
Group Leader：Prof. Dr. Fuxiang Zhang
The DNL16T2 group is focused on the development ofnovel visible-light-responsive materials for promising solar energy to chemicalenergy conversion. Basically, to mimic the natural photosynthesis, we aredevoting to developing artificial photocatalysts to convert solar energy by thechemical reactions such as water splitting, reduction of carbon dioxide andsynthesis of ammonia etc. In the past five years, we have prepared somenitrogen-doped oxides to extend the absorption of solar spectrum and used forpromising overall water splitting. To date, we have fabricated highly efficientwater splitting system with apparent quantum efficiency of over 10% at 420 nm.Meanwhile, we have gotten a good insight into the charge separation among the{010} and {110} facets of BiVO4. For the details, please refers toour recent representative publications as follows.
1). Efficient Visible-Light-DrivenZ-Scheme Overall Water Splitting Using a MgTa2O6-xNy/TaONHeterostructure Photocatalyst for H2 Evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015,54, 8498-8501.
2). Interface Engineering of a CoOx/Ta3N5Photocatalyst for Unprecedented Water Oxidation Performance underVisible-Light-Irradiation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54,3047-3051.
3) Spatial Separation ofPhotogenerated Electrons and Holes among {010} and {110} Crystal Facets of BiVO4. Nat.Commun. 2013, 4:1432, DOI:10.1038/ncomms2401.
4). Cobalt-ModifiedPorous Single-Crystalline LaTiO2N for Highly Efficient Water Oxidationunder Visible Light. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 (2012) 8348-8351.
5). Achievement of visible-light-driven Z-scheme overall water splitting usingbarium-modified Ta3N5 as a H2-evolvingphotocatalyst. Chem. Sci. 8 (2017) 437-443.
