Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage

F Liu, Z Fan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the global trend towards carbon neutrality, sustainable energy conversion and storage
technologies are of vital significance to tackle the energy crisis and climate change …

ZnIn2S4-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via water splitting

X Zheng, Y Song, Y Liu, Y Yang, D Wu, Y Yang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) via water splitting can effectively solve the current
energy crisis and environmental pollution issues, in which the key factor is the development …

Defect engineering of layered double hydroxide nanosheets as inorganic photosensitizers for NIR-III photodynamic cancer therapy

W Shen, T Hu, X Liu, J Zha, F Meng, Z Wu, Z Cui… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Although two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been
widely used as efficient nanoagents for biological diagnosis and treatment, they have been …

Oxygen vacant semiconductor photocatalysts

L Hao, H Huang, Y Zhang, T Ma - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis acts as a sustainable green technology to convert solar
energy for environmental purification and production of renewable energy. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning oxygen vacancies in Bi4Ti3O12 nanosheets to boost piezo-photocatalytic activity

Q Tang, J Wu, XZ Chen, R Sanchis-Gual, A Veciana… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezo-photocatalysis has emerged as a promising strategy to address environmental
pollution and the fast-growing energy shortage. Unfortunately, current efficiencies of piezo …

Solar energy catalysis

X Sun, S Jiang, H Huang, H Li, B Jia… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When it comes to using solar energy to promote catalytic reactions, photocatalysis
technology is the first choice. However, sunlight can not only be directly converted into …

Recent advances in noncontact external-field-assisted photocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

X Li, W Wang, F Dong, Z Zhang, L Han, X Luo… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The effective separation of photogenerated carriers plays a vital role in photocatalytic
reactions. In addition to the intrinsic driving force of photocatalysis, an external field …

Pt single atoms on CrN nanoparticles deliver outstanding activity and CO tolerance in the hydrogen oxidation reaction

Z Yang, C Chen, Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The large‐scale application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells is currently hampered
by high cost of commercial Pt catalysts and their susceptibility to poisoning by CO impurities …

Synthesis and nano-engineering of MXenes for energy conversion and storage applications: Recent advances and perspectives

T Najam, SSA Shah, L Peng, MS Javed, M Imran… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
MXenes, with general formula M n+ 1 X n T x,(where n= 1–4; M= early transition metals; X=
C, N, or a combination of both; T x= surface functional groups like–OH,-O,-F, or-Cl) are a …

In-situ fabrication of Bi2S3/BiVO4/Mn0. 5Cd0. 5S-DETA ternary S-scheme heterostructure with effective interface charge separation and CO2 reduction performance

Z Zhao, X Li, K Dai, J Zhang, G Dawson - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring new and efficient photocatalysts to boost photocatalytic CO 2 reduction is of critical
importance for solar-to-fuel conversion. In this study, through the in-situ growth method, a …