Simple methods for the synthesis of future, unconventional plasmonic materials with mono-atom and bimetallic centers for sustainable H2 production and CO2 reduction.
Almost a quarter of the worldwide energy sector is dependent on the current catalytic process. For boosting the future economy, photocatalysis research has become the central development regime of new, clean protocols to generate energy. However, single-site catalysis holds a new frontier in the realm of heterogeneous catalysis. The main goal of the present research is to reach significant enhancement in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via solar water splitting, either by metal-free conditions or atomic engineering with single atoms. These photocatalysts may increase the production of hydrogen due to their high and efficient photocatalytic performance further with single atom engineering. Such formulated energy-based materials will be explored further via enhancing visible light absorption and introduction of tunable band gaps for hydrogen production as green energy storage and environmental protection.
This research is part of the project No. 2022/47/P/ST4/03412 co-funded by the National Science Centre and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 945339.
PRITI SHARMA, Ph.D, MRSC.
Assistant Professor
Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
Polish Academy of Sciences
ul. Niezapominajek 8
30-239 Krakow, Poland.
E-mail: priti.sharma@ikifp.edu.pl, priti.sharma@mail.huji.ac.il, priti.s.ncl@gmail.com
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