Mesoporous SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx nanospheres for Z-scheme, visible light aerobic C–N coupling and dehydrogenation

• Main Authors: Ng, Leonard Kia-Sheun, Tan, Eugene Jun-Ching, Goh, Teck Wee, Zhao, Xin, Chen, Zhong, Sum, Tze Chien, Soo, Han Sen
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Artificial Photosynthesis; Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88842; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47909
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In light of the growing demand to use renewable energy, we have synthesized a mesoporous bismuth vanadate-copper oxide-silica photocatalyst (SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx) to act as a chromophore in a Z-scheme system. These photocatalysts are intended for effective light harvesting and charge separation in the sy...