Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has been proven as a versatile approach to
maneuver their performance in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. In this article, the state …

This article presents an overview of the reports on the doping of TiO2 with carbon, nitrogen,
and sulfur, including single, co-, and tri-doping. A comparison of the properties of the …

TiO2 is an effective and well-known photocatalyst for water and air purification, but its
practical applications in visible light-assisted chemical reactions are hindered mainly by its …

In this study, a promising composite photocatalyst, Cu-doped ZnO coupled with gC 3 N 4
(Cu-ZnO/gC 3 N 4), was synthesized and applied for the enhanced degradation of a …

Nature evolved a variety of hierarchical structures that produce sophisticated functions.
Inspired by these natural materials, colloidal self-assembly provides a convenient way to …

Metal-free gC 3 N 4 is widely used in photocatalytic reactions owing to its suitable band
structure. However, it has low specific surface area and insufficient absorbance for visible …

Immobilized TiO 2 nanobelts modified by Au and CuS nanoparticles (Au–CuS–TiO 2 NBs)
were successfully synthesized and employed in environment purification. The analysis of …

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are promising supercapacitor electrode materials due to
their high specific capacitances. However, their electrochemical performances such as rate …

Solar light harvesting and charge separation are both critical to the solar-to-energy
conversion in photocatalysis, but it is difficult to simultaneously achieve both in a single …

In this study, a hybrid gC 3 N 4-SiO 2-N composite was successfully produced in three
stages by calcination and hydrothermal methods. The gC 3 N 4-based composite catalyst …