Rong Xu1,2
Nanyang Technological University1,Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES)2
Rong Xu1,2
Nanyang Technological University1,Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES)2
Converting H<sub>2</sub>O and CO<sub>2</sub> directly to fuels and chemicals by artificial photosynthesis represents one of the most promising strategies in the long run. However, there are still unmet challenges in designing efficient, selective, and stable catalysts for challenging reactions such as oxygen evolution and CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. In this presentation, some recent efforts from our lab will be discussed in developing efficient photocatalysts for solar fuel generation, such as Co/Ni/Fe phosphonates, CsPbBr<sub>3</sub> QDs/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, flame made defective TiO<sub>2-x</sub> for these photocatalytic reactions.<br/>References:<br/>Wu, S. Y., Manuputty, M. Y., Sheng, Y., Wang, H. J., Yan, Y., Kraft, M., Xu, R.*, Flame Synthesized Blue TiO2-x with Tunable Oxygen Vacancies from Surface to Grain Boundary to Bulk, <u>Small Methods</u>, 2021, 10.1002/smtd.202000928.<br/>Wu, S. Y., Ishisone, K., Sheng, Y., Manuputty, M. Y., Kraft, M., Xu, R.*, TiO2 with controllable oxygen vacancy for efficient isopropanol degradation: photoactivity and reaction mechanism, <u>Cat. Sci. Technol.</u>, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1CY00417D.<br/>Xing, W. N., Yin, S. M., Tu, W. G., Liu, G. Y., Wu, S. Y., Wang, H. J., Kraft, M., Wu, G. Y., Xu, R.*, Rational Synthesis of Amorphous Iron-Nickel Phosphonates for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation with Almost 100 % Yield, <u>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.</u>, 2020, 59, 1171-1175.<br/>Ou, M., Tu, W. G., Yin, S. M., Xing, W. N., Wu, S. Y., Wang, H. J., Wan, S. P., Zhong, Q.*, Xu, R.*, Amino-assisted anchoring of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots on porous g-C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction, <u>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.</u>, in press, 2018.<br/>Zhou, T. H., Wang, D. P., Goh, S. C. K., Hong, J. D., Han, J. Y., Mao, J. G.*, Xu, R.*, Bio-inspired organic cobalt(II) phosphonates toward water oxidation, <u>Energy Environ. Sci.</u>, 8, 526-534, 2015.<br/>Hong, J. D., Zhang, W., Wang, Y. B., Zhou, T. H., Xu, R.*, Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide over self-assembly of carbon nitride and layered double hydroxide: the role of carbon dioxide enrichment, <u>ChemCatChem,</u> 6, 2315 - 2321, 2014.