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Design and Synthesis of Noble-Metal-Alternative Photo-catalysts for Solar Hydrogen Production

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16F16049
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Research Field Inorganic industrial materials
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Materials Science

Principal Investigator

葉 金花  国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 国際ナノアーキテクトニクス研究拠点, MANA主任研究者 (90230630)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) CHANG KUN  国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 国際ナノアーキテクトニクス研究拠点, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-22 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
KeywordsTMDCs / Two-dimensional / Monolayer / Photocatalysis / Co-catalyst / Hydrogen evolution / Non-precious metal / Direct exfoliation
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Our project aimed to develop new routes for synthesis of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) for the application of solar-driven water splitting. As we indicated in the research plan, there are three main critical issues inhibiting the development of monolayer TMDCs during HER: 1) the low-yield production for monolayer TMDCs; 2) the inert basal plane of TMDCs; 3) harsh condition of preparing 1T metallic phased TMDCs. During the last year, we realized the large-scale synthesis of monolayer MoS2 and WS2 nanosheets, including the phase transformation. In this year, we mainly focused on the modification of inert basal plane and the size effect of TMDCs.

Through the defect sites control and elemental substitution on the basal plane, we reactivated the inert basal plane of MoS2 and significantly broadened its usability. By control of the calcination temperature, we synthesized the crystallinity-dependent monolayer MoS2 which showed the different catalytic hydrogen activity. By combination of crystallinity control and cobalt substitution on the basal plane, we optimized the catalytic hydrogen activity, and realized a quantum efficiency as high as 80.2% under visible light irradiation at 420 nm. In addition, through the size control, we successfully synthesized the ultrasmall amorphous MoSx nanodots with only ~2 nm as the co-catalyst over TiO2. Due to the sharp edge effect, the ultrasmall amorphous MoSx nanodots possess numerous active sites for HER, and therefore significantly enhanced the activity for catalytic hydrogen evolution.

Research Progress Status

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Ultra-Small Freestanding Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Colloidal Nanodots for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction2018

    • Author(s)
      Kun Chang, Hong Pang, Xiao Hai, Guixia Zhao, Huabin Zhang, Li Shi, Fumihiko Ichihara, Jinhua Ye*
    • Journal Title

      Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

      Volume: 232 Pages: 446-453

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.03.087

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Synergetic Exfoliation and Lateral Size Engineering of MoS2 for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation2018

    • Author(s)
      Yin Lisha、Hai Xiao、Chang Kun、Ichihara Fumihiko、Ye Jinhua
    • Journal Title

      Small

      Volume: 14 Issue: 14 Pages: 1704153-1704153

    • DOI

      10.1002/smll.201704153

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Engineering Crystallinity of MoS2 Monolayers for Highly Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production2017

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Hai, Wei Zhou, Kun Chang, Hong Pang, Huimin Liu, Li Shi, Fumihiko Ichihara, Jinhua Ye
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Materials Chemistry A

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 18 Pages: 8591-8598

    • DOI

      10.1039/c7ta00953d

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Rational design of freestanding MoS2 monolayers for hydrogen evolution reaction2017

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Hai, Wei Zhou, Shengyao Wang, Hong Pang, Kun Chang*, Fumihiko Ichihara, Jinhua Ye*
    • Journal Title

      Nano Energy

      Volume: 39 Pages: 409-417

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.07.021

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Targeted Synthesis of 2H‐and 1T‐Phase MoS2 Monolayers for Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution2016

    • Author(s)
      Kun Chang, Xiao Hai, Hong Pang, Huabin Zhang, Li Shi, Guigao Liu, Huimin Liu, Guixia Zhao, Mu Li, Jinhua Ye
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Materials

      Volume: 28 Issue: 45 Pages: 10033-10041

    • DOI

      10.1002/adma.201603765

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Engineering the edges of MoS2 (WS2) crystals for direct exfoliation into monolayers in polar micromolecular solvents2016

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Hai, Kun Chang, Hong Pang, Mu Li, Peng Li, Huimin Liu, Li Shi, Jinhua Ye
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Chemical Society

      Volume: 138 Issue: 45 Pages: 14962-14969

    • DOI

      10.1021/jacs.6b08096

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Targeted Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Disulfide Monolayers for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production2017

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      C-MRS
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Design and Construction of Nano-structured Photocatalytic Materials for Solar Fuel Production2017

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye, Lequan Liu
    • Organizer
      The 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Rational Design and Engineering of Active Sites for Efficient Photocatalysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      Photocatalysis 2 & SIEMME'23
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Rational Design and Engineering of Active Sites for Efficient Solar Fuel Production2017

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] New Function of Nanometals in Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion2016

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      2016 International Forum on Advanced Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Nanjing, China
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Size-dependent MoS2 nanosheets as co-catalysts over CdS in solar hydrogen2016

    • Author(s)
      Kun Chang, Xiao Hai, Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      The 21-st International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy
    • Place of Presentation
      St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Design and Construction of Nanomaterials System for Solar Fuel Production2016

    • Author(s)
      Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Targeted Synthesis of 2H- and 1T-Phase MoS2 Monolayers for the Application of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution2016

    • Author(s)
      Kun Chang, Xiao Hai, Hong Pang, Huabin Zhang, Mu Li, Jinhua Ye
    • Organizer
      光機能材料研究会第23回シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京理科大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-05-17   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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