State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China.
Chem Soc Rev. 2015 Aug 7;44(15):5053-75. doi: 10.1039/c4cs00408f. Epub 2015 Apr 9.
The severe consequences of fossil fuel consumption have resulted in a need for alternative sustainable sources of energy. Conversion and storage of solar energy via a renewable method, such as photocatalysis, holds great promise as such an alternative. One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures have gained attention in solar energy conversion because they have a long axis to absorb incident sunlight yet a short radial distance for separation of photogenerated charge carriers. In particular, well-ordered spatially high dimensional architectures based on 1D nanostructures with well-defined facets or anisotropic shapes offer an exciting opportunity for bridging the gap between 1D nanostructures and the micro and macro world, providing a platform for integration of nanostructures on a larger and more manageable scale into high-performance solar energy conversion applications. In this review, we focus on the progress of photocatalytic solar energy conversion over controlled one-dimension-based spatially ordered architecture hybrids. Assembly and classification of these novel architectures are summarized, and we discuss the opportunity and future direction of integration of 1D materials into high-dimensional, spatially organized architectures, with a perspective toward improved collective performance in various artificial photoredox applications.
化石燃料消耗的严重后果导致人们需要寻找替代的可持续能源。通过可再生方法（如光催化）来转换和储存太阳能，具有广阔的前景。一维（1D）纳米结构在太阳能转换中受到关注，因为它们具有长轴来吸收入射的太阳光，同时短的径向距离来分离光生载流子。特别是，基于一维纳米结构的有序空间高维结构，具有明确的晶面或各向异性形状，为在一维纳米结构与微观和宏观世界之间架起桥梁提供了一个令人兴奋的机会，为在更大、更易于管理的尺度上将纳米结构集成到高性能太阳能转换应用中提供了一个平台。在这篇综述中，我们专注于在受控的基于一维的空间有序架构杂化体上进行光催化太阳能转换的进展。总结了这些新型架构的组装和分类，并讨论了将一维材料集成到高维、空间有序架构中的机会和未来方向，以期在各种人工光氧化还原应用中提高整体性能。
