New Paper in ACS Catalysis

We are pleased to announce a new paper entitled "Control Strategy on Two-/Four-Electron Pathway of Water Splitting by Multidoped Carbon Based Catalysts" published by our collabrator in Soochow University (Xiuqin Wu, Yang Liu.

Zhenhui Kang et.al) and our group member Junwang Tang in ACS Catalysis.

It is now available online: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscatal.6b03244

Abstract

Overall photocatalytic water splitting can proceed through a four-electron or two-electron/two-step pathway. However, it is challenging to manipulate the two- or four-electron pathway. Here, we present a carbon-based nanostructure codoped with nitrogen, sulfur, and a transition metal that exhibits reliable photocatalytic ability and satisfactory photostability in water splitting without the need for sacrificial agents. Note that in the present system the transition-metal-doped structure (M = Cr, Cd, Fe, Zn) as a photocatalyst splits water into H2 and O2 through a two-electron pathway while the structure on doping with rare-earth (Re) elements (M = Re = Sm, Ce, Eu, Pr, Er) acts as a photocatalyst via a four-electron pathway and carbon dots work herein as an electron acceptor and a reduction cocatalyst.

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