All-in-One: Plasmonic Janus Heterostructures for Efficient Cooperative Photoredox Catalysis.

Janus heterostructures consisting of multiple jointed components with distinct properties have gained growing interest in the photoredox catalytic field. Herein, we have developed a facile low-temperature method to gain anisotropic one-dimensional Au-tipped CdS (Au-CdS) nanorods (NRs), followed by assembling Ru molecular co-catalyst (RuN) onto the surface of the NRs. The CdS NRs decorated with plasmonic Au nanoparticles and RuN complex harness the virtues of metal-semiconductor and inorganic-organic interface, giving directional charge transfer channels, spatially separated reaction sites, and enhanced local electric field distribution.

Exposed Zinc Sites on Hybrid ZnIn S @CdS Nanocages for Efficient Regioselective Photocatalytic Epoxide Alcoholysis.

Photocatalytic epoxide alcoholysis through C-O bond cleavage and formation has emerged as an alternative to synthesizing anti-tumoral pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. However, the lack of crucial evidence to interpret the interaction between reactants and photocatalyst surface makes it challenging for photocatalytic epoxide alcoholysis with both high activity and regioselectivity. In this work, we report the hierarchical ZnIn S @CdS photocatalyst for epoxide alcoholysis with high regioselectivity nearly 100 %.

Nanoscale Assembly of CdS/BiVO Hybrids for Coupling Selective Fine Chemical Synthesis and Hydrogen Production under Visible Light.

Simultaneously utilizing photogenerated electrons and holes in one photocatalytic system to synthesize value-added chemicals and clean hydrogen (H) energy meets the development requirements of green chemistry. Herein, we report a binary material of CdS/BiVO combining one-dimensional (1D) CdS nanorods (NRs) with two-dimensional (2D) BiVO nanosheets (NSs) constructed through a facile electrostatic self-assembly procedure for the selectively photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols integrated with H production, which exhibits significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance. Within 2 h, the conversion of aromatic alcohols over CdS/BiVO-25 was approximately 9-fold and 40-fold higher than that over pure CdS and BiVO, respectively.