Polarons are quasiparticles that easily form in polarizable materials due to the coupling of
excess electrons or holes with ionic vibrations. These quasiparticles manifest themselves in …

Photocatalysis has been widely applied in various areas, such as solar cells, water splitting,
and pollutant degradation. Therefore, the photochemical mechanisms and basic principles …

Ammonia (NH3) is an essential chemical in modern society. It is currently manufactured by
the Haber–Bosch process using H2 and N2 under extremely high-pressure (> 200 bar) and …

TiO2 and other titanium oxide-based nanomaterials have drawn immense attention from
researchers in different scientific domains due to their fascinating multifunctional properties …

The thriving field of atomic defect engineering towards advanced electrocatalysis relies on
the critical role of electric field polarization at the atomic scale. While this is proposed …

TiO2 anatase plays a central role in energy and environmental research. A major bottleneck
toward developing artificial photosynthesis with TiO2 is that it only absorbs ultraviolet light …

Recently, defect architectured photocatalysis is proved to be the most versatile choice for
high solar to chemical energy conversion processes. Defect engineering strategies are of …

A number of important reactions such as the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are catalyzed
by transition metal oxides (TMOs), the surface reactivity of which is rather elusive. Therefore …

A lot of studies on spinel ferrites (MFe 2 O 4, M= divalent metal ion) and their binary
nanocomposites as photocatalysts in the decontamination of wastewater have been …

The photocatalytic pathway to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2) to fuel, an artificial
photosynthesis process, is a futuristic and ultimate way to combat the energy crisis and CO 2 …