Electronic defects in metal oxide photocatalysts

E Pastor, M Sachs, S Selim, JR Durrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
A deep understanding of defects is essential for the optimization of materials for solar energy
conversion. This is particularly true for metal oxide photo (electro) catalysts, which typically …

Atomic‐level charge separation strategies in semiconductor‐based photocatalysts

F Chen, T Ma, T Zhang, Y Zhang… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis as a productive technology furnishes a prospective
solution to environmental and renewable energy issues, but its efficiency greatly relies on …

Ta3N5/CdS Core–Shell S-scheme Heterojunction Nanofibers for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Antibiotic Tetracycline and Cr(VI): Performance and Mechanism …

S Li, M Cai, C Wang, Y Liu - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Ta3N5/CdS core–shell S-scheme heterojunction nanofibers are fabricated by in situ
growing CdS nanodots on Ta3N5 nanofibers via a simple wet-chemical method. These …

A novel organic/inorganic S-scheme heterostructure of TCPP/Bi12O17Cl2 for boosting photodegradation of tetracycline hydrochloride: kinetic, degradation …

C Wang, R Yan, M Cai, Y Liu, S Li - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploration of environment-friendly and efficacious materials with eminent
photocatalytic efficacy is critical for the elimination of pharmaceutical antibiotics. Herein, a …

Tracking the Role of Defect Types in Co3O4 Structural Evolution and Active Motifs during Oxygen Evolution Reaction

R Zhang, L Pan, B Guo, ZF Huang, Z Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic reconstruction of catalyst active sites is particularly important for metal oxide-
catalyzed oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the mechanism of how vacancy …

Quasi-Covalently Coupled Ni–Cu Atomic Pair for Synergistic Electroreduction of CO2

J Zhu, M Xiao, D Ren, R Gao, X Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Developing highly active, selective, and stable electrocatalysts for the carbon dioxide
reduction reaction (CO2RR) is crucial to establish a CO2 conversion system for industrial …

Spin-Polarized Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction of Mn-Doped Perovskite Nanoplates

CC Lin, TR Liu, SR Lin, KM Boopathi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
“Spin” has been recently reported as an important degree of electronic freedom to improve
the performance of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. This work demonstrates the …

Favorable Energy Band Alignment of TiO2 Anatase/Rutile Heterophase Homojunctions Yields Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Quantum Efficiency Exceeding …

X Ruan, X Cui, Y Cui, X Fan, Z Li, T Xie… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Developing the technology for high yielding photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions is
an important challenge. Development and optimization of photocatalytic junctions is a likely …

Spin selection in atomic-level chiral metal oxide for photocatalysis

M Ai, L Pan, C Shi, ZF Huang, X Zhang, W Mi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The spin degree of freedom is an important and intrinsic parameter in boosting carrier
dynamics and surface reaction kinetics of photocatalysis. Here we show that chiral structure …

Modulating electronic metal‐support interactions to boost visible‐light‐driven hydrolysis of ammonia borane: nickel‐platinum nanoparticles supported on phosphorus …

C Wan, G Li, J Wang, L Xu, D Cheng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia borane (AB) is a promising material for chemical H2 storage owing to its high H2
density (up to 19.6 wt%). However, the development of an efficient catalyst for driving H2 …