Surface plasmonic‐assisted photocatalysis and optoelectronic devices with noble metal nanocrystals: design, synthesis, and applications

A Zada, P Muhammad, W Ahmad… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of noble metals is known to improve the efficiency of
various processes and devices. The photocatalytic process is the production of fuels and …

[HTML][HTML] Computational modeling of green hydrogen generation from photocatalytic H2S splitting: Overview and perspectives

Y Li, D Bahamon, M Sinnokrot, K Al-Ali… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen plays an important role in developing a clean and sustainable future energy
scenario. Substantial efforts to produce green hydrogen from water splitting, biomass and …

Why do we use the materials and operating conditions we use for heterogeneous (photo) electrochemical water splitting?

A Govind Rajan, JMP Martirez, EA Carter - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Water splitting through the use of (photo) electrocatalysts is a carbon-free route to
sustainably produce hydrogen gas for use in various applications, such as ammonia and …

Water Structure in the First Layers on TiO2: A Key Factor for Boosting Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Performances

R Verduci, F Creazzo, F Tavella, S Abate… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The water hydrogen-bonded network is strongly perturbed in the first layers in contact with
the semiconductor surface. Even though this aspect influences the outer-sphere electron …

Efficient singlet oxygen generation by excitonic energy transfer on ultrathin g-C3N4 for selective photocatalytic oxidation of methyl-phenyl-sulfide with O2

F Yang, X Chu, J Sun, Y Zhang, Z Li, H Liu, L Bai… - Chinese Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Efficient generation of singlet oxygen (1 O 2) by an excitonic energy transfer process is
highly desired on a semiconductor photocatalyst for selective oxidation of methyl phenyl …

Study of the Bulk Charge Carrier Dynamics in Anatase and Rutile TiO2 Single Crystals by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

P Maity, OF Mohammed, K Katsiev… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding of the fundamentals behind charge carrier dynamics of photocatalytic
materials is still illusive, hindering progress in our quest for renewable energy. TiO2 anatase …

Toward large‐scale hydrogen production from water: what have we learned and what are the main research hurdles to cross for commercialization?

H Idriss - Energy Technology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The focus of this study is evaluating the status of the most promising methods for water
splitting to H2 and O2 with their implementation in mind. These are thermochemical water …

[HTML][HTML] Diffusion and reaction pathways of water near fully hydrated TiO2 surfaces from ab initio molecular dynamics

L Agosta, EG Brandt, AP Lyubartsev - The Journal of chemical physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are reported for water-embedded TiO 2 surfaces to
determine the diffusive and reactive behavior at full hydration. A three-domain model is …

Polymer photocatalysts for water splitting: insights from computational modeling

P Guiglion, C Butchosa… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Based on insights from computational chemistry calculations, the ability of polymers to act as
water splitting photocatalysts for the production of renewable hydrogen from water and …

Effect of Size and Structure on the Ground-State and Excited-State Electronic Structure of TiO2 Nanoparticles

D Cho, KC Ko, O Lamiel-García… - Journal of Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We investigated the influence of size and structure on the electronic structure of TiO2
nanoparticles 0.5–3.2 nm in diameter, in both vacuum and water, using density functional …