Many facets of photonic crystals: from optics and sensors to energy storage and photocatalysis

A Lonergan, C O'Dwyer - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to selectively redirect specific wavelengths of light has attracted a lot attention for
photonic crystal materials. Presently, there is a wealth of research relating to the fabrication …

Novel structures and applications of graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts: faceted particles, photonic crystals, antimicrobial and magnetic properties

M Janczarek, M Endo-Kimura, Z Wei, Z Bielan… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and their composites with various
compounds/materials have high potential for substantial impact as cheap photocatalysts …

Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Ta2O5 and Ta3N5 Inverse Opals

Y Dong, F Ai, D Sun-Waterhouse, K Murai… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Colloidal crystal templating is a simple yet remarkably versatile synthetic strategy toward
inverse opal (IO) photonic crystals for optical sensing and catalytic applications. Herein, we …

TiO2/Au/TiO2 plasmonic photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability under visible-light irradiation

K Wang, K Yoshiiri, L Rosa, Z Wei, S Juodkazis… - Catalysis Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasmonic photocatalysis, ie, photocatalysis with activity under visible-light (vis) irradiation
due to plasmonic feature of noble metals (NMs), has been intensively studied as promising …

Insightful studies of AuCu nanostructures deposited on Ti platform: Effect of rapid thermal annealing on photoelectrochemical activity supported by synchrotron …

W Lipińska, Z Bielan, A Witkowska, J Karczewski… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we present the influence of annealing atmospheres during rapid thermal
annealing (40° C/s) on nanostructured Ti platforms modified by 10 nm layer of AuCu alloy …

Fabrication and characterization of inverse-opal titania films for enhancement of photocatalytic activity

L Wang, TR Mogan, K Wang, M Takashima, B Ohtani… - ChemEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Novel materials with a periodic structure have recently been intensively studied for various
photonic and photocatalytic applications due to an efficient light harvesting ability. Here …

Light concentration and electron transfer in plasmonic–photonic Ag, Au modified Mo-BiVO 4 inverse opal photoelectrocatalysts

M Pylarinou, E Sakellis, P Tsipas, S Gardelis… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonic photocatalysis based on metal–semiconductor heterojunctions is considered a
key strategy to evade the inherent limitations of poor light harvesting and charge separation …

Morphology-governed performance of multi-dimensional photocatalysts for hydrogen generation

Z Wei, TR Mogan, K Wang, M Janczarek, E Kowalska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the past few decades, extensive studies have been performed to utilize the solar energy
for photocatalytic water splitting; however, up to the present, the overall efficiencies reported …

Platinum-modified rod-like titania mesocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Z Wei, Y Ji, Z Bielan, X Yue, Y Xu, J Sun, S Chen, G Yi… - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis is considered as an environmentally friendly method for both solar energy
conversion and environmental purification of water, wastewater, air, and surfaces. Among …

Slow photon photocatalytic enhancement of H2 production in TaON inverse opal photonic crystals

T Maekawa, YS Huang, N Tateishi, A Nakanishi… - Journal of Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, tantalum oxynitride inverse opal (TaON IO) photonic crystals with different
macropore diameters (D) were synthesized in a two-step process involving colloidal crystal …