A critical review on energy conversion and environmental remediation of photocatalysts with remodeling crystal lattice, surface, and interface

J Luo, S Zhang, M Sun, L Yang, S Luo, JC Crittenden - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solar energy is a renewable resource that can supply our energy needs in the long term. A
semiconductor photocatalysis that is capable of utilizing solar energy has appealed to …

Spinel photocatalysts for environmental remediation, hydrogen generation, CO 2 reduction and photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Chandrasekaran, C Bowen, P Zhang, Z Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, owing to their unique functional properties such as physical,
chemical, optical and electronic properties, spinel materials have attracted significant …

Porous two-dimensional materials for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications

H Wang, X Liu, P Niu, S Wang, J Shi, L Li - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Two-dimensional materials with abundant in-plane pores (porous 2D materials) have shown
high performances as catalysts, especially for photocatalysis and electrocatalysis, owing to …

Performance of ZIF-67–Derived fold polyhedrons for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Y Li, Z Jin, T Zhao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-organic framework (MOF) is one of the most promising precursors for the fabrication of
advanced photo-semiconductors or cocatalysts due to its diverse structures and unique …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in regulation strategies for electronic structure and performance of two-dimensional photocatalytic materials

P Chen, Y Zhou, F Dong - Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin, 2021 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Two-dimensional photocatalytic materials have potential applications in the fields of
environmental purification and energy conversion owing to their rich surface active sites …

Mesoporous and macroporous Ag-doped Co3O4 nanosheets and their superior photo-catalytic properties under solar light irradiation

M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, MF Warsi, PO Agboola, I Shakir… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
An ideal photocatalyst should have a wider absorption capacity, a larger surface area, a
narrow optical band gap, a better electronic conductivity, a lower load transfer resistance …

Mesoporous octahedron-shaped tricobalt tetroxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of toxic dyes

VN Sonkusare, RG Chaudhary, GS Bhusari… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The present article reports a facile approach to fabrication of mesoporous octahedron-
shaped tricobalt tetroxide nanoparticles (Co3O4 NPs) with a very narrow size distribution for …

CeO2/Co3O4 porous nanosheet prepared using rose petal as biotemplate for photo-catalytic degradation of organic contaminants

B Wu, C Shan, X Zhang, H Zhao, S Ma, Y Shi… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract CeO 2/Co 3 O 4 porous nanosheets were prepared by biotemplate for photo-
catalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline (TC). The samples were …

Room-temperature solid state synthesis of Co3O4/ZnO p–n heterostructure and its photocatalytic activity

GM Reda, H Fan, H Tian - Advanced Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
A facile solid state reaction route was employed to synthesize the Co 3 O 4/ZnO pn
heterostructure by grinding zinc acetate, Co 3 O 4 and sodium hydroxide with appropriate …

Physical modifications and algorithmic predictions behind further advancing 2D water splitting photocatalyst: an overview

I Chakraborty, Z Guo, B Anirban, P Sahoo - Engineered Science, 2022 - espublisher.com
It is becoming increasingly important to consider physical dimensions in addition to chemical
capabilities when designing material for a specific feature. The physical dimensions, optical …