Abstract Photocatalytic (PC)/Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting under solar light
irradiation is considered as a prospective technique to support the sustainable and …

In recent decades, increasing interests have been put on improving the stability and
selectivity of nanocatalysts for clean energy production due to the decrease of fossil fuels …

Hybrid nanostructures and nanoarchitectures possess unique physicochemical properties
such as high activity/functionality, enhanced physicochemical stability, and improved …

Surface segregation phenomena dictate core–shell preference of bimetallic nanoparticles
and thus play a crucial role in the nanoparticle synthesis and applications. Although it is …

Commercial polymer separators usually have limited porosity, poor electrolyte wettability,
and poor thermal and mechanical stability, which can deteriorate the performance of battery …

Abstract The novel Na-SiO 2@ TiO 2 heterogeneous base catalyst was designed and
successfully applied to the trans-esterification reaction of waste cooking oil for sustainable …

Ti3+ self-doped blue TiO2 (B) single-crystalline nanorods (b-TR) are fabricated via a simple
sol–gelation method, cooperated with hydro-thermal treatment and subsequent in situ …

The self-cleaning coating has both superhydrophobic physical and photocatalytic chemical
self-cleaning properties, which has attracted the wide attention of researchers in recent …

Semiconductor photocatalysts are extensively applied in environmental treatment and
energy conversion. However, one of their major disadvantages is their relatively low …

A novel mesoporous TiO 2@ gC 3 N 4 hollow core@ shell heterojunction photocatalyst was
engineered for the first time by in situ calcining and growing of cyanamide (CY) on the …