Visible‐to‐NIR photon harvesting: progressive engineering of catalysts for solar‐powered environmental purification and fuel production

MQ Yang, M Gao, M Hong, GW Ho - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of diffusive solar energy through photocatalytic processes for environmental
purification and fuel production has long been pursued. However, efficient capture of visible …

Photocatalytic micro/nanomotors: from construction to applications

R Dong, Y Cai, Y Yang, W Gao… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Synthetic micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are a particular class of micrometer or
nanometer scale devices with controllable motion behavior in solutions by transferring …

Vacancy‐Rich Monolayer BiO2−x as a Highly Efficient UV, Visible, and Near‐Infrared Responsive Photocatalyst

J Li, X Wu, W Pan, G Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vacancy‐rich layered materials with good electron‐transfer property are of great interest.
Herein, a full‐spectrum responsive vacancy‐rich monolayer BiO2− x has been synthesized …

From UV to near‐infrared light‐responsive metal–organic framework composites: plasmon and upconversion enhanced photocatalysis

D Li, SH Yu, HL Jiang - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The exploitation of photocatalysts that harvest solar spectrum as broad as possible remains
a high‐priority target yet grand challenge. In this work, for the first time, metal–organic …

Highly efficient photocatalytic activity and mechanism of Yb3+/Tm3+ codoped In2S3 from ultraviolet to near infrared light towards chromium (VI) reduction and …

Z Wu, X Yuan, G Zeng, L Jiang, H Zhong, Y Xie… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yb 3+/Tm 3+ codoped flower− like tetragonal In 2 S 3 photocatalysts were
synthesized through a hydrothermal route, and the crystal phases, morphologies, chemical …

Noble metal-free near-infrared-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen production based on 2D hybrid of black Phosphorus/WS2

M Zhu, C Zhai, M Fujitsuka, T Majima - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Efficient production of H 2 from water using solar energy holds tremendous promise for
clean energy. The optimal photocatalysts require earth abundant elements for the cost …

Enhanced molecular oxygen activation of Ni2+-doped BiO2-x nanosheets under UV, visible and near-infrared irradiation: mechanism and DFT study

J Li, J Wang, G Zhang, Y Li, K Wang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Although molecular oxygen activation plays a significant role in photocatalytic process for
pollutants removal, it is still challenging to activate molecular oxygen into superoxide radical …

Efficient infrared light promoted degradation of volatile organic compounds over photo-thermal responsive Pt-rGO-TiO2 composites

JJ Li, SC Cai, EQ Yu, B Weng, X Chen, J Chen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infrared (IR) light photo-thermocatalysis has been motivated by the realization of prospects
that sunlight is an inexhaustible energy source where infrared photons most strongly emitted …

UV–vis-infrared light-driven photothermocatalytic abatement of CO on Cu doped ramsdellite MnO2 nanosheets enhanced by a photoactivation effect

Y Yang, Y Li, M Zeng, M Mao, L Lan, H Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cu doped ramsdellite MnO 2 nanosheet samples with different Cu/Mn molar
ratio were prepared by a facile hydrothermal redox reaction among Cu (NO 3) 2, Mn (NO 3) …

Defects lead to a massive enhancement in the UV-Vis-IR driven thermocatalytic activity of Co 3 O 4 mesoporous nanorods

L Lan, Z Shi, Q Zhang, Y Li, Y Yang, S Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A sample of Co3O4 mesoporous nanorods (Co3O4-MNR) with a considerable number of
Co2+ vacancy defects was prepared by a facile method. Co3O4-MNR exhibits highly …