Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 80 ›› Issue (6): 827-838.DOI: 10.6023/A21120607 Previous Articles     Next Articles

Special Issue: 中国科学院青年创新促进会合辑

Review

太阳能光催化分解水制氢

祁育, 章福祥*()   

  1. 中国科学院大连化学物理研究所 催化基础国家重点实验室 辽宁大连 116023
  • 投稿日期:2021-12-30 发布日期:2022-07-07
  • 通讯作者: 章福祥
  • 作者简介:

    祁育, 副研究员, 硕导, 2012年本科毕业于吉林大学, 随后加入中国科学院大连化学物理研究所, 在李灿院士和章福祥研究员指导下获得博士学位. 2018年1月加入章福祥课题组, 主要研究方向为光催化Z机制全分解水制氢研究.

    章福祥, 研究员, 博导, 国家杰出青年基金获得者, 英国皇家化学会会士, 入选国家百千万人才工程. 1999年获南开大学学士学位, 2004年获南开大学理学博士学位, 同年留校任教至2007年8月, 2007 年9月至2008年6月获法国CNRS博士后基金支持于巴黎第六大学做访问学者, 2008年7月至2011年9月在东京大学做博士后和特任助理教授, 2011年10月至今在中国科学院大连化学物理研究所工作. 目前主要从事宽光谱捕光催化剂全分解水制氢和太阳能光化学转化研究, 研究内容涉及宽光谱捕光光催化材料设计合成, 高效光生电荷分离体系构建以及光催化表面/界面反应机制等方面. 已在包括Nat. Commun., Nature Catal., Joule, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater.等刊物上发表SCI/EI学术论文百余篇. 担任J. Energy Chem.期刊副主编, Sci. China Chem., eScience, Renewable, NSR和化学进展等期刊编委; 可再生能源学会光化学与光催化专业委员会委员, 全国催化青年专业委员会委员, 能源与环境专业委员会委员; 正主持承担国家自然科学基金委重点项目, 国家自然科学基金杰出青年基金项目, 科技部重点专项等.

    庆祝中国科学院青年创新促进会十年华诞.
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21902156); 国家自然科学基金(21925206)

Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production

Yu Qi, Fuxiang Zhang()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023
  • Received:2021-12-30 Published:2022-07-07
  • Contact: Fuxiang Zhang
  • About author:
    Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21902156); National Natural Science Foundation of China(21925206)

Photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen is one of the most promising technologies to solve energy and environmental problems and realize the effective conversion and storage of solar energy. And the development of it has attracted more and more attention with the proposed target of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. After decades of unremitting efforts, this “Holy Grail” reaction has made many important research progresses. This article will review the basic concepts, activity test methods and precautions, types of photocatalytic reactions and means of measurement for efficiency. The development of photocatalytic materials including inorganic semiconductor including oxide, (oxy)nitride, sulfur oxides, oxyhalide, sulfide and solid solutions, sensitized photocatalytic materials, polymer, metal-organic framework materials, etc. are introduced. The important research progresses from the perspective of basic processes and key scientific issues such as light absorption, photo-generated charge separation and surface catalytic reaction of photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen are summarized. The strategies for improving the charge separation such as construction of heterojunction, and the reduction/oxidation cocatalyst for promoting the surface catalysis are introduced. The research progress of hydrogen production by photocatalytic overall water splitting (OWS) using one-step or two-steps photo-excitation system is also summarized in details. For the one-step system, the different materials and the strategies of realizing OWS are introduced. Moreover, for two-step system, the types of electron transfer medium, the exploration of materials and the inhibition of competing reaction are mainly discussed. Finally, the challenges and potential development directions of photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen are analyzed and prospected. It is hoped that through the brief introduction of this review, young scientific and technical personnel who have just been engaged in this research will have a clear understanding of some basic concepts, operating specifications, research progresses and current status in the field of photocatalytic water splitting.

Key words: hydrogen energy, photocatalysis, water splitting, solar energy conversion, semiconductor photocatalyst