Hybrid lead perovskites as photocatalysts and materials for photo- and electrocatalytic n2 reduction
- Autores: Yong Peng
- Directores de la Tesis: Hermenegildo García Gómez (dir. tes.), Josep Albero Sancho (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Politècnica de València ( España ) en 2021
- Idioma: español
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Miguel Ángel Miranda Alonso (presid.), Tierui Zhang (secret.), Antonio Luis Ribera Hermano (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Química Sostenible por la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; la Universidad de Extremadura; la Universidad Jaume I de Castellón; la Universitat de València (Estudi General) y la Universitat Politècnica de València
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- Resumen
Solar energy to chemicals conversion is regarded to be one of the most plausible strategies addressing the issues of fossil fuel crisis and excessive anthropogenic CO2 emission. For photo-assisted catalysis, including photocatalysis and photothermal catalysis, the key point is the development of efficient and robust photocatalysts that can efficiently utilize the solar energy as well as they are stable enough that meets the requirements for commercialization. Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have revolutionized the photovoltaic field in the last decade, reaching a certified sunlight conversion efficiency of 20 %. Since photocatalysis and photovoltaics share common processes, the application of these materials in photocatalysis would be possible. In this Doctoral Thesis, novel hybrid perovskite materials have been synthesized with the aim to improve their stability against moisture by taking advantage large variety of the available organic ligand, which can promote surface modifications capable to adjust the hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties. Additionally, the photocatalytic activity of these novel perovskite materials has been studied in model reactions in order to confirm their stability under reaction conditions.
On the other hand, the photo-assisted nitrogen fixation reaction has been also studied in detail in this Doctoral Thesis. on one hand, new organometallic complexes have been synthetized, characterized and tested as homogeneous photo and electrocatalysts for this reaction. They have been demonstrated to be able to activate dinitrogen molecule under electrochemical cathodic potentials to form ammonia. On the other hand, ruthenium nanoparticles deposited on a titanate-based perovskite material have been prepared and tested as heterogeneous photocatalyst for ammonia production in continuous flow. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the addition of alkali metals to this photocatalyst can boost the photocatalytic activity of this reaction. Thus, this composite material has demonstrated to be among the most efficient photocatalysts in the current state-of-the art for this reaction, as well as very stable under reaction conditions. Considering the large industrial importance of N2 fixation and the mild conditions of pressure and temperature used in the present study, the results of the photo-assisted N2 hydrogenation to ammonia can have a large impact in the area.
Key words: photocatalysis, organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite, surface modification, moisture stability, hydrophobicity, nitrogen reduction, ammonia.
