MATERIALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY MATERIALS AND MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION |
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Single Atom Photocatalysts: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in the Fields of Environment and Energy |
LI Huihui1,ZHANG Yuanzheng1,DAI Yunrong2,YU Yanxin1,YIN Lifeng1,
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1 State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control,School of Environment,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China 2 School of Water Resources and Environment,China University of Geosciences,Beijing 100083,China |
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Abstract The green and clean photocatalytic process can degrade pollutants and produce energy, which is an important means to solve environment and energy problems. However, it is difficult to realize large-scale application due to the cost and efficiency of photocatalytic materials. In recent years, the emergence and development of single atom photocatalyst have injected new vitality into this field, and the research on its synthesis, characte-rization and application has become a hotspot in many fields such as materials, chemistry, environment and energy. Compared with traditional supported catalyst, the metal particle dispersion on the surface of the single atom photocatalyst is atomic. Single atom photocatalyst can present a higher catalytic activity and selectivity, but there are still many challenges remaining in synthesis strategy, characte-rization and application way: main obstacle in the synthesis process lies in that high surface energy can lead to the instability of single atom. Traditional characterization techniques also lack the ability to analyze the morphology, structure and chemical environment of the single atom. At pre-sent, the research on the application of single atom photocatalyst is mostly an extension of the traditional research field. These problems become the key shackle of its development, but also the focus of the research in this field. Oversea and domestic researchers have made a great effort in the synthesis, characterization and application of single atom photocatalytic materials and achieved a lot of great results: (ⅰ) in terms of synthesis, to solve the reunite problem of single atom, researches have improved the traditional synthesis strategy, such as liquid-phase synthesis, atomic layer deposition etc. And advanced synthesis methods such as pyrolysis, flame spray pyrolysis and electrostatic self-assembly have been introduced. (ⅱ) In terms of characterization, the development of advanced ato-mic scale analysis techniques such as spherical aberration correction high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum (XAFs), and density functional theory (DFT) can contribute to the in-depth understanding of the morphology and chemical structure of isolated metal atom. (ⅲ) Single atom photocatalyst has been successfully applied in the fields of photohydrolysis of water for hydrogen evolution, photocatalytic reduction of CO2, degradation of environmental pollutants and synthesis of ammonia, etc. The above achievements promote the research of photocatalytic materials and catalytic theory to the atomic level and make it more practical. In this paper, synthesis methods, characterization techniques and applications of single atom photocatalysts in the field of environment and energy are reviewed. At the same time, the existing problems in the research of single atom photocatalytic materials are summarized. At last, to provide reference for the theoretical research and application of single atom photocatalyst, the future development trend of single atom photocatalyst is prospected.
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Published: 03 January 2020
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Fund:This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21777009), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (8182031). |
About author:: Huihui Li received her B.S. degree in environment science from Beijing University of Technology in 2018. She is currently pursuing her M.S. degree at the Institute of Environment, Beijing Normal University under the supervision of A.Prof. Lifeng Yin. Her research has focused on hydrogen production by reduction of pollutants over single atom photocatalyst;Lifeng Yin received his B.E. degree in chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 2000 and received his Ph.D. degree in School of environment from the Beijing Normal University in 2011. He has been studied at Umass and Caltech as visiting scholar. He is currently an associate professor in Beijing Normal University. He has published more than 60 academic papers, including more than 30 SCI articles, and won the prize of the 2017 National Technology Invention Award. The prizes of the 2012/2016 Ministry of Education Research Achievement Award, the 2014 China Quality Association Outstanding Achievement Award. He is also inventor of 47 authorized patents. |
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