An overview on WO3 based photocatalyst for environmental remediation

V Dutta, S Sharma, P Raizada, VK Thakur… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution and global energy demand require advanced photocatalytic
materials such as visible-light-driven semiconductor photocatalysts. In particular, Tungsten …

WO 3-based photocatalysts: morphology control, activity enhancement and multifunctional applications

P Dong, G Hou, X Xi, R Shao, F Dong - Environmental Science: Nano, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
WO3, a visible-light responsive photocatalyst, absorbs light up to 480 nm with several
intriguing advantages such as low cost, harmlessness, and stability in acidic and oxidative …

Status and challenges in photocatalytic nanotechnology for cleaning air polluted with volatile organic compounds: visible light utilization and catalyst deactivation

S Weon, F He, W Choi - Environmental Science: Nano, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis that utilizes semiconductor nanoparticles is one of the most investigated
environmental nanotechnologies. It is a promising technology for air purification because it …

ZnIn2S4‐Based Nanostructures in Artificial Photosynthesis: Insights into Photocatalytic Reduction toward Sustainable Energy Production

Y Ren, JJ Foo, D Zeng, WJ Ong - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most attractive technologies, photocatalysis arouses tremendous interest to
directly harvest, convert, and store renewable solar energy for solving the energy crisis. Zinc …

Heterojunction BiVO 4/WO 3 electrodes for enhanced photoactivity of water oxidation

SJ Hong, S Lee, JS Jang, JS Lee - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterojunction electrodes were fabricated by layer-by-layer deposition of WO3 and BiVO4
on a conducting glass, and investigated for photoelectrochemical water oxidation under …

Rational construction of oxygen vacancies onto tungsten trioxide to improve visible light photocatalytic water oxidation reaction

Y Wang, J Cai, M Wu, J Chen, W Zhao, Y Tian… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Defect engineering is a promising strategy to enhance light absorption and charge
separation of photocatalysts. Herein, we simply tailor the quantity and distribution of oxygen …

Surface oxygen vacancy and defect engineering of WO 3 for improved visible light photocatalytic performance

Q Liu, F Wang, H Lin, Y Xie, N Tong, J Lin… - Catalysis Science & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Lattice defects of semiconductors have a tremendous influence on the photo-absorption and
separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs; thus the photocatalytic performance of a …

Photonic crystal-assisted visible light activated TiO2 photocatalysis

V Likodimos - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Photonic crystals have been established as unique periodic structures to promote photon
capture and control over light-matter interactions. Their application in semiconductor, mainly …

Tungsten-based nanomaterials (WO3 & Bi2WO6): modifications related to charge carrier transfer mechanisms and photocatalytic applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is an ideal green energy technology for the purification of
wastewater. Although titania dominates as the reference photocatalyst, its wide band gap is …

Nanostructured-based WO3 photocatalysts: recent development, activity enhancement, perspectives and applications for wastewater treatment

MB Tahir, G Nabi, M Rafique, NR Khalid - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The growth of highly ordered architectures of semiconductor metallic oxide photocatalyst
has acknowledged great consideration due to natural growth along with exceptional …