Siddique Fizza, Gonzalez-Cortes Sergio, Mirzaei Amir, Xiao Tiancun, Rafiq M A, Zhang Xiaoming
School of Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.
Nanoscale. 2022 Aug 25;14(33):11806-11868. doi: 10.1039/d2nr02714c.
The current developments and progress in energy and environment-related areas pay special attention to the fabrication of advanced nanomaterials green and sustainable paths to accomplish chemical circularity. The design and preparation methods of photocatalysts play a prime role in determining the structural, surface characteristics and optoelectronic properties of the final products. The solution combustion synthesis (SCS) technique is a relatively novel, cost-effective, and efficient method for the bulk production of nanostructured materials. SCS-fabricated metal oxides are of great technological importance in photocatalytic, environmental and energy applications. To date, the SCS route has been employed to produce a large variety of solid materials such as metals, sulfides, carbides, nitrides and single or complex metal oxides. This review intends to provide a holistic perspective of the different steps involved in the chemistry of SCS of advanced photocatalysts, and pursues several SCS metrics that influence their photocatalytic performances to establish a feasible approach to design advanced photocatalysts. The study highlights the fundamentals of SCS and the importance of various combustion parameters in the characteristics of the fabricated photocatalysts. Consequently, this work deals with the design of a concise framework to link the fine adjustment of SCS parameters for the development of efficient metal oxide photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications.
能源与环境相关领域的当前发展和进展特别关注先进纳米材料的制备以及实现化学循环性的绿色可持续途径。光催化剂的设计和制备方法在决定最终产品的结构、表面特性和光电性能方面起着首要作用。溶液燃烧合成（SCS）技术是一种相对新颖、具有成本效益且高效的大规模生产纳米结构材料的方法。通过SCS制备的金属氧化物在光催化、环境和能源应用中具有重要的技术意义。迄今为止，SCS路线已被用于生产多种固体材料，如金属、硫化物、碳化物、氮化物以及单一或复合金属氧化物。本综述旨在全面介绍先进光催化剂SCS化学过程中涉及的不同步骤，并探讨影响其光催化性能的几个SCS指标，以建立一种设计先进光催化剂的可行方法。该研究突出了SCS的基本原理以及各种燃烧参数对制备的光催化剂特性的重要性。因此，这项工作致力于设计一个简洁的框架，以将SCS参数的微调与开发用于能源和环境应用的高效金属氧化物光催化剂联系起来。
