Differences and similarities of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in two-dimensional nanomaterials: strategies, traps, applications and challenges

W Qian, S Xu, X Zhang, C Li, W Yang, CR Bowen… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
Photocatalysis and electrocatalysis have been essential parts of electrochemical processes
for over half a century. Recent progress in the controllable synthesis of 2D nanomaterials …

Fabrication and regulation of vacancy-mediated bismuth oxyhalide towards photocatalytic application: Development status and tendency

J Guo, X Li, J Liang, X Yuan, L Jiang, H Yu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, layered bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX) have been a well-deserved hotspot in the field
of photocatalysis owning to their fascinating physicochemical properties derived from unique …

Engineering lattice disorder on a photocatalyst: photochromic BiOBr nanosheets enhance activation of aromatic C–H bonds via water oxidation

X Cao, A Huang, C Liang, HC Chen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven photocatalytic reactions can mildly activate hydrocarbon C–H bonds to produce
value-added chemicals. However, the inefficient utilization of photogenerated carriers …

Photochromic single atom Ag/TiO 2 catalysts for selective CO 2 reduction to CH 4

C Ban, Y Wang, Y Feng, Z Zhu, Y Duan, J Ma… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic production of CH4 from CO2 and H2O is recognized as one of the most
sustainable approaches to address the environmental and energy crises. However, this …

Microplastic degradation by hydroxy-rich bismuth oxychloride

R Jiang, G Lu, Z Yan, J Liu, D Wu, Y Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics, as a class of widely dispersed persistent pollutants, the main reactive oxygen
species is far from clarified in their photocatalytic degradation. In this study, a novel hydroxy …

Effective promotion of g–C3N4 photocatalytic performance via surface oxygen vacancy and coupling with bismuth-based semiconductors towards antibiotics …

F Hasanvandian, M Moradi, SA Samani, B Kakavandi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, the potential of bismuth chromate (BCO), a new bismuth-based
semiconductor belongs to the family of Bi 2 XO 6 (X= Mo, W, or Cr), was introduced by a …

Enhanced photocatalytic tetracycline degradation using N-CQDs/OV-BiOBr composites: Unraveling the complementary effects between N-CQDs and oxygen vacancy

H Yu, J Huang, L Jiang, Y Shi, K Yi, W Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Complementary effect of components in a hybrid photocatalyst is an essential factor for
improving solar energy-conversion efficiency, yet the underlying correlation between …

In-situ growth of all-solid Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst of Bi7O9I3/g-C3N4 and high efficient degradation of antibiotic under visible light

Z Zhang, Z Pan, Y Guo, PK Wong, X Zhou… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
To reduce the recombination of electron-hole pairs, broaden the response scope to visible
light, improve the synthesis method and enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of graphite …

Restructuring surface frustrated Lewis acid-base pairs of BiOBr through isomorphous Sn doping for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction

J Hao, Y Zhang, L Zhang, J Shen, L Meng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into valued chemicals has evoked broad interest.
However, the photocatalytic efficiency is limited by the adsorption and activation capability of …

Fast preparation of oxygen vacancy-rich 2D/2D bismuth oxyhalides-reduced graphene oxide composite with improved visible-light photocatalytic properties by solvent …

J Hou, T Zhang, T Jiang, X Wu, Y Zhang, M Tahir… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX, X= Cl, Br, I) exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity owing
to their distinctive layered structures and suitable bandgaps. However, BiOX and its derived …