The preparation and use of γ-graphdiyne, a superb new photoelectrocatalyst

SUN Ting; GAO Feng-yu; TANG Xiao-long; YI Hong-hong; YU Qing-jun; ZHAO Shun-zheng; XIE Xi-zhou

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60021-5

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SUN Ting, GAO Feng-yu, TANG Xiao-long, YI Hong-hong, YU Qing-jun, ZHAO Shun-zheng, XIE Xi-zhou. The preparation and use of γ-graphdiyne, a superb new photoelectrocatalyst. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(2): 304-321. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60021-5

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SUN Ting, GAO Feng-yu, TANG Xiao-long, YI Hong-hong, YU Qing-jun, ZHAO Shun-zheng, XIE Xi-zhou. The preparation and use of γ-graphdiyne, a superb new photoelectrocatalyst. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(2): 304-321. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60021-5

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The preparation and use of γ-graphdiyne, a superb new photoelectrocatalyst

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60021-5

School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China

Funds: National Natural Science Foundation of China (51808037, 21806009); China Postdoctoral Fund (2018M631344, 2019T120049)

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SUN Ting, Master Student. E-mail: sunting_5@126.com
Corresponding author: TANG Xiao-long, Professor. E-mail: txiaolong@126.com
Received Date: 2020-04-22
Rev Recd Date: 2020-11-08

Available Online: 2021-05-12

Publish Date: 2021-04-01

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Photoelectrocatalysis is a sustainable process that plays a central role in clean energy production and pollution removal. Due to the constraints of current photoelectrocatalysts such as instability and scarcity, scientists have resorted to carbon nanomaterials that are more stable and abundant. It has been found that γ-graphdiyne (GDY), the most stable carbon phase among graphynes that contains a diacetylene bond, has some striking properties such as well-ordered pores, non-uniform electronic structure, easily tunable bandgap and excellent photoelectric performance. It has become a new “star” as a highly active photoelectrocatalyst. Its properties, synthesis strategies and photoelectrocatalytic applications are reviewed. Five reaction systems are summarized based on the phase state of the precursors and catalysts, which include liquid-solid, liquid-liquid, gas-liquid, gas-solid, and solid-gas systems. The roles GDY play in photoelectrocatalysis itself, or as a support for single atom catalytic species are discussed. Problems for current research work are discussed and future research trends are proposed.
- Graphdiyne,
- Properties,
- Syntheticstrategy,
- Photoelectrocatalysis

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