Infrared irradiation: Toward green chemistry, a review

R Escobedo, R Miranda, J Martínez - International Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This review provides a comprehensive overview of where infrared irradiation has been
employed, mainly as regards activating green mode for natural products extractions, as well …

Pt–Au triangular nanoprisms with strong dipole plasmon resonance for hydrogen generation studied by single-particle spectroscopy

Z Lou, M Fujitsuka, T Majima - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Three anisotropic Pt-covered, Pt-edged, and Pt-tipped Au triangular nanoprisms (TNPs)
were prepared by controlling the overgrowth of Pt as photocatalysts for H2 generation. With …

CsxWO3 nanorods: realization of full-spectrum-responsive photocatalytic activities from UV, visible to near-infrared region

G Li, C Guo, M Yan, S Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016 - Elsevier
Effective utilization of solar energy in photocatalytic materials is one of most essential issues
what the photochemists are very concerned all along. In this work, full-spectrum-response …

UV–vis–infrared light driven thermocatalytic activity of octahedral layered birnessite nanoflowers enhanced by a novel photoactivation

F Liu, M Zeng, Y Li, Y Yang, M Mao… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoflowers of octahedral layered birnessite (OL‐NF) were synthesized and characterized
with a variety of techniques. Remarkably, OL‐NF exhibits a catalytic activity with a high …

WO 3− x sensitized TiO 2 spheres with full-spectrum-driven photocatalytic activities from UV to near infrared

M Yan, G Li, C Guo, W Guo, DD Ding, S Zhang, S Liu - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
To make full use of solar energy for photocatalytic reactions, in this work, we developed full-
spectrum-responsive photocatalysts with noteworthy photocatalytic activities under either …

Zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) rhombic dodecahedrons as full-spectrum light harvesting photocatalyst for environmental remediation

H Park, DA Reddy, Y Kim, R Ma, J Choi, TK Kim… - Solid State …, 2016 - Elsevier
The inferior utilization efficiency of light is the main obstacle to the practical application of
traditional photocatalysts such as TiO 2 and ZnO. In this regard, the development of novel …

Absorption and electrochromic modulation of near-infrared light: realized by tungsten suboxide

G Li, S Zhang, C Guo, S Liu - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, needle-like tungsten suboxide W18O49 nanocrystals were fabricated
as the optical active substance to realize the aim of optical control of near-infrared light. The …

Fabricating metallic circuit patterns on polymer substrates through laser and selective metallization

J Zhang, T Zhou, L Wen, A Zhang - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, with the rapid development of portable electronics, wearable electronics, LEDs,
microelectronics, and bioelectronics, the fabrication of metallic circuits onto polymer …

The mechanism and material aspects of a novel Ag 2 O/TiO 2 photocatalyst active in infrared radiation for water splitting

A Gannoruwa, B Ariyasinghe, J Bandara - Catalysis Science & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The Ag2O/TiO2 catalyst produces hydrogen with water and water/methanol mixture upon
irradiation with IR light. In this report, the material aspects and photocatalytic mechanism of …

Bio-inspired plasmonic nanoarchitectured hybrid system towards enhanced far red-to-near infrared solar photocatalysis

R Yan, M Chen, H Zhou, T Liu, X Tang, K Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Solar conversion to fuels or to electricity in semiconductors using far red-to-near infrared
(NIR) light, which accounts for about 40% of solar energy, is highly significant. One main …