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A Stable Plasmonic Cu@Cu2O/ZnO Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
10.1002/cssc.201800249 2018-04-16 The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect has been widely utilized in photocatalysis, but most reported LSPR materials are based on noble metals of gold or silver with high chemical stability. Plasmonic copper nanoparticles that exhibit an LSPR ab... |
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Internal Polarization Modulation in Bi2MoO6 for Photocatalytic Performance Enhancement under Visible‐Light Illumination
10.1002/cssc.201800180 2018-04-16 A built‐in electric field from polarization inside polar photocatalysts could provide the driving force for photogenerated electrons and holes to move in opposite directions for better separation to improve their photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic... |
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Transglycosylation: A Key Reaction to Access Alkylpolyglycosides from Lignocellulosic Biomass
10.1002/cssc.201800265 2018-04-16 An overview is provided on the recent advances in transglycosylation of cellulose and hemicellulose with either short‐chain or long‐chain alkyl alcohols. Catalytic processes are compared in terms of yield, selectivity and space‐time yield, with a view to iden... |
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Simple Cadmium Sulfide Compound with Stable 95 % Selectivity for Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction in Aqueous Medium
10.1002/cssc.201800372 2018-04-14 A simple cadmium sulfide nanomaterial is found to be an efficient and stable electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction in aqueous medium for more than 40 h with a steady CO faradaic efficiency of approximately 95 %. Moreover, it can realize a current density of −10 m... |
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Reactions of Disulfides with Silyl Phosphites to Generate Thiophosphates Under Neat Conditions
10.1002/cssc.201800236 2018-04-14 An efficient procedure for the synthesis of thiophosphates is described. Without using any metallic catalyst or base, the direct sulfur–phosphorus coupling reaction of disulfides and dialkyl trimethylsilyl phosphite (DTSP) was carried out under solvent‐free r... |
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Sufficient Utilization of Zirconium Ions to Improve the Structure and Surface properties of Nickel‐Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
10.1002/cssc.201702451 2018-04-14 We doped Zr4+ ions in the outer layer of Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1(OH)2 by coprecipitation. The distribution of Zr4+ in the final cathode materials showed a gradient distribution because of ion migration during the thermal treatment. The doped layer was confirmed by us... |
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From Conventional Lewis Acids to Heterogeneous Montmorillonite K10: Eco‐Friendly Plant‐Based Catalysts Used as Green Lewis Acids
10.1002/cssc.201702435 2018-04-10 The concept of green chemistry began in the USA in the 1990s. Since the publication of the 12 principles of this concept, many reactions in organic chemistry have been developed, and chemical products have been synthesized under environmentally friendly condi... |
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Steric Hindrance in Sulfur Vacancy of Monolayer MoS2 Boosts Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Monoxide to Methane
10.1002/cssc.201702262 2018-04-06 The efficient generation of methane by total electroreduction of carbon monoxide (CO) could be of benefit for a more sustainable society. However, a highly efficient and selective catalyst for this process remains to be developed. In this study, density funct... |
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Selective Aerobic Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Diformylfuran or 2‐Formyl‐5‐furancarboxylic Acid in Water by using MgO⋅CeO2 Mixed Oxides as Catalysts
10.1002/cssc.201800334 2018-04-06 Mixed oxides based on MgO⋅CeO2 were used as efficient catalysts in the aerobic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (5‐HMF) to afford, with very high selectivity, either 2,5‐diformylfuran (DFF, 99 %) or 2‐formyl‐5‐furancarboxylic acid (FFCA, 90 %), depending ... |
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Fuel Cell Measurements with Cathode Catalysts of Sputtered Pt3Y Thin Films
10.1002/cssc.201800023 2018-04-06 Fuel cells are foreseen to have an important role in sustainable energy systems, provided that catalysts with higher activity and stability are developed. In this study, highly active sputtered thin films of platinum alloyed with yttrium (Pt3Y) are deposited ... |