Abstract
MXene with two-dimensional layered structure and desirable electronic properties has emerged as a promising candidate to construct MXene-based composites towards various photocatalytic applications. As compared to the downhill-type photodegradation reactions, artificial photosynthesis often involves thermodynamic uphill reactions with a large positive change in Gibbs free energy. Recent years have witnessed the effectiveness of MXene in enhancing the photoactivity of MXene-based composites for solar fuel synthesis. In this review, we mainly focus on the applications of MXene-based composites for photocatalytic solar fuel production. We will start from summarizing the general synthesis of MXene-based composite photocatalysts. Then the recent progress on MXene-based composite photocatalysts for solar fuel synthesis, including water splitting for H2 production, CO2 reduction to solar fuels, and N2 fixation for NH3 synthesis is elucidated. The roles of MXene playing in improving the photoactivity of MXene-based composites in these applications have also been discussed. In the last section, perspectives on the future research directions of MXene-based composites towards the applications of artificial photosynthesis are presented.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 51802040, 51977071, and 21802020
Funding source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Funding source: Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2020JJ4192 and 2020JJ3004
Funding source: Open Research Project of Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology
Funding source: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Award Identifier / Grant number: 201901
About the authors
Yisong Zhu is pursuing his master’s degree under the supervision of Prof. Nan Zhang at Hunan University, PR China. His research interests are in the fabrication of MXene-based composites and their applications in heterogeneous photocatalysis.
Nan Zhang is now a professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Hunan University. Her main research interests include the design and controlled synthesis of composites towards photocatalytic applications and their mechanism investigations. She is an awardee of the 2017 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists.
Research funding: This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51802040, 51977071, and 21802020), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2020JJ4192 and 2020JJ3004), and the Open Research Project of Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 201901).
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