Conductive polymers as one of the candidate materials with pseudocapacitor behavior have inspired wide attentions,because of their high conductivity,fexibility,low cost and excellent processability.However,the intrins...Conductive polymers as one of the candidate materials with pseudocapacitor behavior have inspired wide attentions,because of their high conductivity,fexibility,low cost and excellent processability.However,the intrinsically poor cycling stability induced by the volume change over the doping/dedoping redox process limits their practical applications.Herein,we report the exploration of electrodes with robust cycling capacity for supercapacitors(SCs),which are rationally designed by coating conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT)around free-standing SiC nanowires using an all-dry oxidative chemical vaper deposition(oCVD)method.The as-constructed SiC@PEDOT nanowire architecture enables a specific capacitance of 26.53 m F/cm^(2)at 0.2 m A/cm^(2),which is~370%to that of SiC nanowire counterpart(7.04 m F/cm^(2)).Moreover,their aqueous-based SCs exhibit robust cycling stability with104%capacity retention after 10000 cycles,which is among the highest values achieved for PEDOTbased SCs.展开更多
Developing low-cost,efficient,and stable photocatalysts is one of the most promising methods for large-scale solar water splitting.As a metal-free semiconductor material with suitable band gap,graphitic carbon nitride...Developing low-cost,efficient,and stable photocatalysts is one of the most promising methods for large-scale solar water splitting.As a metal-free semiconductor material with suitable band gap,graphitic carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4))has attracted attention in the field of photocatalysis,which is mainly attributed to its fascinating physicochemical and photoelectronic properties.However,several inherent limitations and shortcomings—involving high recombination rate of photocarriers,insufficient reaction kinetics,and optical absorption—impede the practical applicability of g-C_(3)N_(4).As an effective strategy,vacancy defect engineering has been widely used for breaking through the current limitations,considering its ability to optimize the electronic structure and surface morphology of g-C_(3)N_(4) to obtain the desired photocatalytic activity.This review summarizes the recent progress of vacancy defect engineered g-C_(3)N_(4) for solar water splitting.The fundamentals of solar water splitting with g-C_(3)N_(4) are discussed first.We then focus on the fabrication strategies and effect of vacancy generated in g-C_(3)N_(4).The advances of vacancy-modified g-C_(3)N_(4) photocatalysts toward solar water splitting are discussed next.Finally,the current challenges and future opportunities of vacancy-modified g-C_(3)N_(4) are summarized.This review aims to provide a theoretical basis and guidance for future research on the design and development of highly efficient defective g-C_(3)N_(4).展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,51972178 and 52072041)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(ZJNSF,LY20E030003)+2 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province(BE2020111)the National Key R&D Project from Minister of Science and Technology in China(2016YFA0202701)the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Y8540XX2D2)。
文摘Conductive polymers as one of the candidate materials with pseudocapacitor behavior have inspired wide attentions,because of their high conductivity,fexibility,low cost and excellent processability.However,the intrinsically poor cycling stability induced by the volume change over the doping/dedoping redox process limits their practical applications.Herein,we report the exploration of electrodes with robust cycling capacity for supercapacitors(SCs),which are rationally designed by coating conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT)around free-standing SiC nanowires using an all-dry oxidative chemical vaper deposition(oCVD)method.The as-constructed SiC@PEDOT nanowire architecture enables a specific capacitance of 26.53 m F/cm^(2)at 0.2 m A/cm^(2),which is~370%to that of SiC nanowire counterpart(7.04 m F/cm^(2)).Moreover,their aqueous-based SCs exhibit robust cycling stability with104%capacity retention after 10000 cycles,which is among the highest values achieved for PEDOTbased SCs.
基金This work is supported mainly by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFE0204000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21975245,U20A20206,51972300,12004094,and 32101004)+4 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB43000000)the Science and Technology Research and Development Program of Handan(Grant No.21422111246)Prof.Y.Huang.also acknowledges the support from the Doctoral Special Fund Project of Hebei University of Engineering.Prof.K.Liu.appreciates the support from Youth Innovation Promotion Association,the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2020114)the Beijing Nova Program(Grant No.2020117)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2022A1515110578).
文摘Developing low-cost,efficient,and stable photocatalysts is one of the most promising methods for large-scale solar water splitting.As a metal-free semiconductor material with suitable band gap,graphitic carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4))has attracted attention in the field of photocatalysis,which is mainly attributed to its fascinating physicochemical and photoelectronic properties.However,several inherent limitations and shortcomings—involving high recombination rate of photocarriers,insufficient reaction kinetics,and optical absorption—impede the practical applicability of g-C_(3)N_(4).As an effective strategy,vacancy defect engineering has been widely used for breaking through the current limitations,considering its ability to optimize the electronic structure and surface morphology of g-C_(3)N_(4) to obtain the desired photocatalytic activity.This review summarizes the recent progress of vacancy defect engineered g-C_(3)N_(4) for solar water splitting.The fundamentals of solar water splitting with g-C_(3)N_(4) are discussed first.We then focus on the fabrication strategies and effect of vacancy generated in g-C_(3)N_(4).The advances of vacancy-modified g-C_(3)N_(4) photocatalysts toward solar water splitting are discussed next.Finally,the current challenges and future opportunities of vacancy-modified g-C_(3)N_(4) are summarized.This review aims to provide a theoretical basis and guidance for future research on the design and development of highly efficient defective g-C_(3)N_(4).
