The construction of S-scheme heterojunctions is an effective approach to realize artificial
photocatalytic processes. For the higher solar energy conversion efficiency, current research …

Overall water splitting with photocatalyst particles presents a potentially cost-effective
pathway to hydrogen fuel, however, photocatalysts that can compete with the energy …

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction (PCO2RR) is regarded as a promising means to mitigate the
effects of climate change and current energy shortage. However, photocatalysis is not very …

Promoting charge separation and redox reaction kinetics of semiconductor photocatalysts
are crucial for enhancing the performance of overall water splitting (OWS). However, it is …

The synthesis of a mixed CeO2–ZnO oxide results in a photocatalyst active under visible
light. The characterization of the new material shows that Ce does not enter as a dopant in …

Metavanadates MV2O6− δ (M= Zn and Cu) are synthesized by using a deep eutectic solvent
(DES), a mixture of hydrogen bond donor and acceptor, as a reaction medium. Dissolution of …

A precipitation method involving a deep eutectic solvent (DES)─ a mixture of hydrogen
bond donor and acceptor─ is used to synthesize a ternary metal oxide. Without toxic …

Gallium nitride (GaN) nanowire arrays on silicon are able to drive the overall water-splitting
reaction with up to 3.3% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. Photochemical charge separation is …

The space charge region (SCR) is a majority carrier-depleted region in a semiconductor.
The width of this region and the size of the potential drop across it control photochemical …

Titanium oxynitride (TiO x N y) films capped with 10 nm titanium oxide (TiO 2) layer were
prepared using reactive direct current magnetron sputtering from pure Ti target. Part of the …