The energy crisis is one of the most serious issue that we confront today. Among different
strategies to gain access to reliable fuel, the production of hydrogen fuel through the water …

Mechanisms in heterogeneous photocatalysis have traditionally been interpreted by the
band-structure model and analogously to electrochemistry. This has led to the establishment …

The reactivity of O–H groups on titanium dioxide nanoparticle surfaces with gas-phase
carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide is compared. Carbon dioxide, sulfur …

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from methanol is a standard test reaction for photocatalyst
materials. Surprisingly, the exact chemical mechanism is still widely discussed in the …

Leakage of current in oxide layers is the main issue for higher speed and denser resistive
random-access memory. Defect engineering played a substantial role in meeting this …

The decomposition of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP,(CH3O) 2P (O)(CH3)), a
simulant to the toxic nerve agent Sarin, on the rutile TiO2 (110) surface has been studied …

The chemical state of a catalyst in operando is particularly important for catalysts that target
minority species, such as atmospheric CO2 which has a concentration of only 400 ppm. A …

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is among the most studied model (photo) catalyst materials. The
influence of surface point defects, like oxygen vacancies and particularly bulk defects such …

The nucleation and growth of Pt nanoparticles (NP's) on rutile TiO 2 (110) surfaces with O on-
top atoms (oxidized TiO 2), surface O vacancies, and H adatoms, respectively (reduced TiO …

The functionality of solid materials is defined by the type and ordering of the constituent
atoms. By introducing defects that perturb the ordered structure, new functionality is created …