AI Chat Paper
Note: Please note that the following content is generated by AMiner AI. SciOpen does not take any responsibility related to this content.
{{lang === 'zh_CN' ? '文章概述' : 'Summary'}}
{{lang === 'en_US' ? '中' : 'Eng'}}
Chat more with AI
Powered by AMiner. Clicking this button will take you away from SciOpen.
Home Nano Research Article
Article Link
Cite
EndNote(RIS) BibTeX
Collect
Submit Manuscript
Show Outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Research Article

Robust hybrid bismuth perovskites as potential photocatalysts for overall water splitting

Antonio J. Chacón-García1, Herme G. Baldovi2, Artem A. Babaryk1, Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez3, Sergio Navalón2, Yolanda Pérez1,4( ), Hermenegildo García5( ), Patricia Horcajada1( )
Advanced Porous Materials Unit, IMDEA Energy Institute, Avda. Ramón y Cajal 3, 28935 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Departamento Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Granada, 1807, Granada, Spain
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica. ESCET. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
Instituto de tecnología química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022, Spain
Show Author Information

Graphical Abstract

Three novel air- and water-stable hybrid bismuth perovskites have been synthesized and shown efficient photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting reaction.

Abstract

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have gained great attention as promising photocatalysts for hydrogen generation. However, due to their poor stability in water, the use of aqueous hydrohalic acid solutions is specifically required for an efficient hydrogen evolution. Herein, three novel photoactive lead-free hybrid perovskites based on bismuth and triazolium cations (denoted as IEF-15, IEF-16, and IEF-17 (IEF stands for IMDEA energy frameworks)) were synthesized and fully characterized (structural, compositional, optical, etc.). Further, these solids were proposed as photocatalysts for the challenging gas phase overall water splitting (OWS) reaction. Accordingly, IEF-16 thin films exhibited a remarkable photocatalytic activity in both H2 and O2 evolution, as a consequence of its appropriate bandgap and energy-band alignment, achieving hydrogen evolution rates of 846 and 360 μmol⋅gH2−1 after 24 h under ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) irradiation or simulated solar irradiation, respectively. This study additionally highlights the remarkable structural and photochemical stability of IEF-16 under different operational conditions (i.e. water volume, irradiation and temperature), paving the way for green hydrogen production from OWS using perovskite-based photocatalysts.

Keywords

bismuth-based hybrid perovskitesthin filmsphotocatalysisoverall water splittinggreen hydrogen

Electronic Supplementary Material

Download File(s)
12274_2023_6254_MOESM1_ESM.pdf (2.5 MB)

References

[1]
European Comission. 2050 long-term strategy [Online]. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en (accessed Oct 9, 2023).
[2]

Hosseini, S. E.; Wahid, M. A. Hydrogen production from renewable and sustainable energy resources: Promising green energy carrier for clean development. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2016, 57, 850–866.
Crossref Google Scholar
[3]

Guerra, O. J.; Eichman, J.; Kurtz, J.; Hodge, B. M. Cost competitiveness of electrolytic hydrogen. Joule 2019, 3, 2425–2443.
Crossref Google Scholar
[4]

Megía, P. J.; Vizcaíno, A. J.; Calles, J. A.; Carrero, A. Hydrogen production technologies: From fossil fuels toward renewable sources. A mini review. Energy Fuels 2021, 35, 16403–16415.
Crossref Google Scholar
[5]

Song, H.; Luo, S. Q.; Huang, H. M.; Deng, B. W.; Ye, J. H. Solar-driven hydrogen production: Recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 1043–1065.
Crossref Google Scholar
[6]

Corredor, J.; Rivero, M. J.; Rangel, C. M.; Gloaguen, F.; Ortiz, I. Comprehensive review and future perspectives on the photocatalytic hydrogen production. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2019, 94, 3049–3063.
Crossref Google Scholar
[7]

Cao, S.; Piao, L. Y.; Chen, X. B. Emerging photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. Trends Chem. 2020, 2, 57–70.
Crossref Google Scholar
[8]

Zhang, H. L.; Ji, X.; Yao, H. Y.; Fan, Q. H.; Yu, B. W.; Li, J. S. Review on efficiency improvement effort of perovskite solar cell. Sol. Energy 2022, 233, 421–434.
Crossref Google Scholar
[9]
Best research-cell efficiencies. NREL 2023 [Online]. https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html (accessed Oct 9, 2023).
[10]

Chin, X. Y.; Cortecchia, D.; Yin, J.; Bruno, A.; Soci, C. Lead iodide perovskite light-emitting field-effect transistor. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 7383.
Crossref Google Scholar
[11]

Xiao, Z. G.; Kerner, R. A.; Zhao, L. F.; Tran, N. L.; Lee, K. M.; Koh, T. W.; Scholes, G. D.; Rand, B. P. Efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes featuring nanometre-sized crystallites. Nat. Photonics 2017, 11, 108–115.
Crossref Google Scholar
[12]

Fu, X. W.; Jiao, S. L.; Dong, N.; Lian, G.; Zhao, T. Y.; Lv, S.; Wang, Q. L.; Cui, D. L. A CH3NH3PbI3 film for a room-temperature NO2 gas sensor with quick response and high selectivity. RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 390–395.
Crossref Google Scholar
[13]

Zhao, Z. J.; Wu, J. J.; Zheng, Y. Z.; Li, N.; Li. X. T.; Ye, Z. L.; Lu, S. Y.; Tao, X.; Chen, C. C. Stable hybrid perovskite MAPb(I1− x Br x )3 for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2019, 253, 41–48.
Crossref Google Scholar
[14]

Ren, M.; Qian, X. F.; Chen, Y. T.; Wang, T. F.; Zhao, Y. X. Potential lead toxicity and leakage issues on lead halide perovskite photovoltaics. J. Hazard. Mater. 2022, 426, 127848.
Crossref Google Scholar
[15]

Jin, Z. X.; Zhang, Z.; Xiu, J. W.; Song, H. S.; Gatti, T.; He, Z. B. A critical review on bismuth and antimony halide based perovskites and their derivatives for photovoltaic applications: Recent advances and challenges. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 16166–16188.
Crossref Google Scholar
[16]

Rajput, P. K.; Poonia, A. K.; Mukherjee, S.; Sheikh, T.; Shrivastava, M.; Adarsh, K. V.; Nag, A. Chiral methylbenzylammonium bismuth iodide with zero-dimensional perovskite derivative structure. J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 9889–9897.
Crossref Google Scholar
[17]

Li, M. Q.; Hu, Y. Q.; Bi, L. Y.; Zhang, H. L.; Wang, Y. Y.; Zheng, Y. Z. Structure tunable organic–inorganic bismuth halides for an enhanced two-dimensional lead-free light-harvesting material. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 5463–5467.
Crossref Google Scholar
[18]

Zhuang, R. Z.; Wang, X. J.; Ma, W. B.; Wu, Y. H.; Chen, X.; Tang, L. H.; Zhu, H. M.; Liu, J. Y.; Wu, L. L.; Zhou, W. et al. Highly sensitive X-ray detector made of layered perovskite-like (NH4)3Bi2I9 single crystal with anisotropic response. Nat. Photonics 2019, 13, 602–608.
Crossref Google Scholar
[19]

Zhao, H.; Li, Y. X.; Zhang, B.; Xu, T.; Wang, C. Y. PtI x /[(CH3)2NH2]3[BiI6] as a well-dispersed photocatalyst for hydrogen production in hydroiodic acid. Nano Energy 2018, 50, 665–674.
Crossref Google Scholar
[20]

Guo, Y. M.; Liu, G. N.; Li, Z. X.; Lou, Y. B.; Chen, J. X.; Zhao, Y. X. Stable lead-free (CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 perovskite for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 15080–15085.
Crossref Google Scholar
[21]

Zhao, H.; Chordiya, K.; Leukkunen, P.; Popov, A.; Kahaly, M. U.; Kordas K.; Ojala, S. Dimethylammonium iodide stabilized bismuth halide perovskite photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. Nano Res. 2021, 14, 1116–1125.
Crossref Google Scholar
[22]

Li, Y. L.; Zhuang, C. Q.; Qiu, S.; Gao, J. F.; Zhou, Q.; Sun, Z. C.; Kang, Z. H.; Han, X. D. Cs-Cu-Cl perovskite quantum dots for photocatalytic H2 evolution with super-high stability. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2023, 337, 122881.
Crossref Google Scholar
[23]

Liu, X. L.; Zhang, Q. Q.; Zhao, S. L.; Wang, Z. Y.; Liu, Y. Y.; Zheng, Z. K.; Cheng, H. F.; Dai, Y.; Huang, B. B.; Wang, P. Integrating mixed halide perovskite photocatalytic HI splitting and electrocatalysis into a loop for efficient and robust pure water splitting. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2208915.
Crossref Google Scholar
[24]

Wu, Y. Q.; Wu, Q.; Zhang, Q. Q.; Lou, Z. Z.; Liu, K. F.; Ma, Y. D.; Wang, Z. Y.; Zheng, Z. K.; Cheng, H. F.; Liu, Y. Y. et al. An organometal halide perovskite supported Pt single-atom photocatalyst for H2 evolution. Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 1271–1281.
Crossref Google Scholar
[25]

García, T.; García-Aboal, R.; Albero, J.; Atienzar, P.; García, H. Vapor-phase photocatalytic overall water splitting using hybrid methylammonium copper and lead perovskites. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 960.
Crossref Google Scholar
[26]
Bruker Apex2; Bruker AXS Inc.: Madison, USA, 2004.
[27]
Sheldrick GM; SADABS, Software for Empirical Absorption Correction; Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen: Göttingen, Germany, 1996.
[28]

Altomare, A.; Burla, M. C.; Camalli, M.; Cascarano, G. L.; Giacovazzo, C.; Guagliardi, A.; Moliterni, A. G. G.; Polidori, G.; Spagna, R. SIR97: a new tool for crystal structure determination and refinement. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 1999, 32, 115–119.
Crossref Google Scholar
[29]
Sheldrick GM; SHELX-2014, Program for Crystal Structure Refinement; Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen: Göttingen, Germany, 2014.
[30]

Farrugia, L. J. WinGX suite for small-molecule single-crystal crystallography. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 1999, 32, 837–838.
Crossref Google Scholar
[31]

Dolomanov, O. V.; Bourhis, L. J.; Gildea, R. J.; Howard, J. A. K.; Puschmann, H. OLEX2: A complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 2009, 42, 339–341.
Crossref Google Scholar
[32]

Salcedo-Abraira, P.; Serrano-Nieto, R.; Biglione, C.; Cabrero-Antonino, M.; Vilela, S. M. F.; Babaryk, A. A.; Tilve-Martínez, D.; Rodriguez-Diéguez, A.; Navalón, S.; García, H. et al. Two Cu-based phosphonate metal-organic frameworks as efficient water-splitting photocatalysts. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 4211–4219.
Crossref Google Scholar
[33]

Oswald, I. W. H.; Ahn, H.; Neilson, J. R. Influence of organic cation planarity on structural templating in hybrid metal-halides. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 16340–16349.
Crossref Google Scholar
[34]

Shestimerova, T. A.; Mironov, A. V.; Bykov, M. A.; Starichenkova, E. D.; Kuznetsov, A. N.; Grigorieva, A. V.; Shevelkov, A. V. Reversal topotactic removal of acetone from (HMTH)2BiI5·(CH3)2C=O accompanied by rearrangement of weak bonds, from 1D to 3D patterns. Cryst. Growth Des. 2020, 20, 87–94.
Crossref Google Scholar
[35]

Li, T. Y.; Hu, Y.; Morrison, C. A.; Wu, W. J.; Han, H. W.; Robertson, N. Lead-free pseudo-three-dimensional organic–inorganic iodobismuthates for photovoltaic applications. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2017, 1, 308–316.
Crossref Google Scholar
[36]

Skorokhod, A.; Mercier, N.; Allain, M.; Manceau, M.; Katan, C.; Kepenekian, M. From zero- to one-dimensional, opportunities and caveats of hybrid iodobismuthates for optoelectronic applications. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 17123–17131.
Crossref Google Scholar
[37]

Ma, Z. J.; Peng, S.; Wu, Y. H.; Fang, X.; Chen, X.; Jia, X. G.; Zhang, K. Z.; Yuan, N. Y.; Ding, J. N.; Dai, N. Air-stable layered bismuth-based perovskite-like materials: Structures and semiconductor properties. Phys. B: Condens. Matter 2017, 526, 136–142.
Crossref Google Scholar
[38]

Jain, S. M.; Phuyal, D.; Davies, M. L.; Li, M.; Philippe, B.; De Castro, C.; Qui, Z.; Kim, J.; Watson, T.; Tsoi, W. C. et al. An effective approach of vapour assisted morphological tailoring for reducing metal defect sites in lead-free, (CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 bismuth-based perovskite solar cells for improved performance and long-term stability. Nano Energy 2018, 49, 614–624.
Crossref Google Scholar
[39]

Babaryk, A. A.; Pérez, Y.; Martínez, M.; Mosquera, M. E. G.; Zehender, M. H.; Svatek, S. A.; Antolín, E.; Horcajada, P. Reversible dehydration-hydration process in stable bismuth-based hybrid perovskites. J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 11358–11367.
Crossref Google Scholar
[40]

Albero, J.; Asiri, A. M.; García, H. Influence of the composition of hybrid perovskites on their performance in solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 4353–4364.
Crossref Google Scholar
[41]

Castelli, I. E.; García-Lastra, J. M.; Thygesen, K. S.; Jacobsen, K. W. Bandgap calculations and trends of organometal halide perovskites. APL Mater. 2014, 2, 081514.
Crossref Google Scholar
[42]

Kim, S. Y.; Yun, Y.; Shin, S.; Lee, J. H.; Heo, Y. W.; Lee, S. Wide range tuning of band gap energy of A3B2X9 perovskite-like halides. Scr. Mater. 2019, 166, 107–111.
Crossref Google Scholar
[43]

Jena, A. K.; Kulkarni, A.; Miyasaka, T. Halide perovskite photovoltaics: Background, status, and future prospects. Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 3036–3103.
Crossref Google Scholar
[44]

Zhang, H. Y.; Wei, Z. H.; Li, P. F.; Tang, Y. Y.; Liao, W. Q.; Ye, H. Y.; Cai, H.; Xiong, R. G. The narrowest band gap ever observed in molecular ferroelectrics: Hexane-1, 6-diammonium pentaiodobismuth(III). Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 526–530.
Crossref Google Scholar
[45]

Tao, K. W.; Li, Y. B.; Ji, C. M.; Liu, X. T.; Wu, Z. Y.; Han, S. G.; Sun, Z. H.; Luo, J. H. A lead-free hybrid iodide with quantitative response to X-ray radiation. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 5927–5932.
Crossref Google Scholar
[46]

Fan, Z.; Xiao, H.; Wang, Y. L.; Zhao, Z. P.; Lin, Z. Y.; Cheng, H. C.; Lee, S. J.; Wang, G. M.; Feng, Z. Y.; Goddard III, W. A. et al. Layer-by-layer degradation of methylammonium lead tri-iodide perovskite microplates. Joule 2017, 1, 548–562.
Crossref Google Scholar
[47]

Kotov, V. Y.; Ilyukhin, A. B.; Korlyukov, A. A.; Smol’yakov, A. F.; Kozyukhin, S. A. Black hybrid iodobismuthate containing linear anionic chains. New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 6354–6363.
Crossref Google Scholar
[48]

García-Fernández, A.; Marcos-Cives, I.; Platas-Iglesias, C.; Castro-García, S.; Vázquez-García, D.; Fernández, A.; Sánchez-Andújar, M. Diimidazolium halobismuthates [Dim]2[Bi2X10] (X = Cl−, Br−, or I−): A new class of thermochromic and photoluminescent materials. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 7655–7664.
Crossref Google Scholar
[49]

Dennington, A. J.; Weller, M. T. Synthesis and structure of pseudo-three dimensional hybrid iodobismuthate semiconductors. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 17974–17979.
Crossref Google Scholar
[50]

Hoye, R. L. Z.; Brandt, R. E.; Osherov, A.; Stevanović, V.; Stranks, S. D.; Wilson, M. W. B.; Kim, H.; Akey, A. J.; Perkins, J. D.; Kurchin, R. C. et al. Methylammonium bismuth iodide as a lead-free, stable hybrid organic–inorganic solar absorber. Chem.—Eur. J. 2016, 22, 2605–2610.
Crossref Google Scholar
[51]

Fu, W. F.; Ricciardulli, A. G.; Akkerman, Q. A.; John, R. A.; Tavakoli, M. M.; Essig, S.; Kovalenko, M. V.; Saliba, M. Stability of perovskite materials and devices. Mater. Today 2022, 58, 275–296
Crossref Google Scholar
[52]

Li, X. L.; Gao, L. L.; Ding, B.; Chu, Q. Q.; Li, Z.; Yang, G. H. (C6H5NH3)BiI4: A lead-free perovskite with > 330 days humidity stability for optoelectronic applications. J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 15722–15730.
Crossref Google Scholar
[53]

Han, L. Y.; Wang, P.; Wu, Q.; Wang, Z. Y.; Liu, Y. Y.; Zheng, Z. K.; Cheng, H. F.; Dai, Y.; Huang, B. B. Design the π-stacking type of perovskite-like iodobismuthates to enhance their optoelectronic properties. J. Mol. Struct. 2022, 1247, 131332.
Crossref Google Scholar
[54]

Ji, F. X.; Klarbring, J.; Wang, F.; Ning, W. H.; Wang, L. Q.; Yin, C. Y.; Figueroa, J. S. M.; Christensen, C. K.; Etter, M.; Ederth, T. et al. Lead-free halide double perovskite Cs2AgBiBr6 with decreased band gap. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15191–15194.
Crossref Google Scholar
[55]

Miodyńska, M.; Klimczuk, T.; Lisowski, W.; Zaleska-Medynska, A. Bi-based halide perovskites: Stability and opportunities in the photocatalytic approach for hydrogen evolution. Catal. Commun. 2023, 177, 106656.
Crossref Google Scholar
[56]

Ju, D. X.; Zheng, X. P.; Liu, J. L.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, J.; Cao, B. Q.; Xiao, H.; Mohammed, O. F.; Bakr, O. M.; Tao, X. T. Reversible band gap narrowing of Sn-based hybrid perovskite single crystal with excellent phase stability. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 14868–14872.
Crossref Google Scholar
Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 5,
May 2024
Pages 4593-4601
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6254-1
Cite this article:
Chacón-García AJ, Baldovi HG, Babaryk AA, et al. Robust hybrid bismuth perovskites as potential photocatalysts for overall water splitting. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 4593-4601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6254-1
Topics:
Hydrogen production

644

Views

1

Crossref

0

Web of Science

1

Scopus

0

CSCD

Altmetrics
Received: 28 July 2023
Revised: 09 October 2023
Accepted: 09 October 2023
Published: 24 November 2023
© Tsinghua University Press 2023
Return