Recent progresses in water oxidation over layered double hydroxide catalysts

doi:10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20151766

Abstract

Abstract:

Obtaining fuels (e.g. hydrogen) from solar water splitting is one of the important pathways to develop clean energy. The water oxidation of half-reaction of water splitting is an important and speed-limited step in overall water splitting. To develop efficient, stable, and easy-made water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) is the key to achieve sufficient water splitting. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have received extensive attention in catalytic water oxidation because of its adjustable chemical compositions and unique two-dimensional layered structure. Besides acting as electrochemical water oxidation catalysts, LDHs also exhibit advantages in photo-(photoelectro-)chemical water oxidation. The progress in the LDHs and their composites as WOCs is summarized. It is expected that this review could provide inspiring ideas and helpful guidelines in the structural design of high-efficiency water oxidation catalysts.

Key words: layered double hydroxide, hydrotalcite, catalyst, oxidation, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry

摘要：

通过太阳能光解水制取能源(如氢气)是开发清洁能源的重要途径之一,而水分解的半反应——水氧化过程是整体水分解的重要环节与限速步。发展高效、稳定、易获取的水氧化催化剂是实现有效水分解的关键。层状双金属氢氧化物(layered double hydroxides, LDHs)由于其独特的二维层状结构与灵活调变的化学组成,近年来作为水氧化反应催化剂受到研究者越来越多的关注。除用于电化学水氧化的催化剂外,LDHs在光(电)催化水氧化方面也表现出独特的优势。研究者正致力于LDHs基高效水氧化催化剂的研究,取得了很好的进展。主要综述了LDHs及其复合结构在催化水氧化方面的最新研究进展,以期为水氧化催化剂的结构设计与性能增强提供新的思路。

关键词: 层状双金属氢氧化物, 水滑石, 催化剂, 氧化, 电化学, 光电化学

CLC Number:

TQ139.2

WANG Ruirui, ZHAO Youjing, SHAO Mingfei, XIANG Xu, DUAN Xue. Recent progresses in water oxidation over layered double hydroxide catalysts[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, 67(1): 54-72.

王瑞瑞, 赵有璟, 邵明飞, 项顼, 段雪. 层状双金属氢氧化物用于催化水氧化的研究进展[J]. 化工学报, 2016, 67(1): 54-72.

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