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ArticleNature communications2023

Spin selection in atomic-level chiral metal oxide for photocatalysis.

Minhua Ai, Lun Pan, Chengxiang Shi, Zhen-Feng Huang, Xiangwen Zhang, Wenbo Mi, Ji-Jun Zou

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Minhua AiKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Lun PanKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China. panlun76@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-4693
Chengxiang ShiKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Zhen-Feng HuangKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-9186
Xiangwen ZhangKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Wenbo MiTianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparation Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9108-9930
Ji-Jun ZouKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China. jj_zou@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9126-1251
Tianjin University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22121004National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22161142002National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22222808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spin degree of freedom is an important and intrinsic parameter in boosting carrier dynamics and surface reaction kinetics of photocatalysis. Here we show that chiral structure in ZnO can induce spin selectivity effect to promote photocatalytic performance. The ZnO crystals synthesized using chiral methionine molecules as symmetry-breaking agents show hierarchical chirality. Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopic and magnetic conductive-probe atomic force microscopic measurements demonstrate that chiral structure acts as spin filters and induces spin polarization in photoinduced carriers. The polarized carriers not only possess the prolonged carrier lifetime, but also increase the triplet species instead of singlet byproducts during reaction. Accordingly, the left- and right-hand chiral ZnO exhibit 2.0- and 1.9-times higher activity in photocatalytic O

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PMID37507418
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