Photon upconversion for photovoltaics and photocatalysis: a critical review: focus review

BS Richards, D Hudry, D Busko, A Turshatov… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

Status and challenges in photocatalytic nanotechnology for cleaning air polluted with volatile organic compounds: visible light utilization and catalyst deactivation

S Weon, F He, W Choi - Environmental Science: Nano, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis that utilizes semiconductor nanoparticles is one of the most investigated
environmental nanotechnologies. It is a promising technology for air purification because it …

Recent advances in materials for and applications of triplet–triplet annihilation-based upconversion

SE Seo, HS Choe, H Cho, H Kim, JH Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) has been attracting attention in various
fields as a promising tool to efficiently generate a shorter-wavelength photon than incident …

Synthesis of nano-TiO2/diatomite composite and its photocatalytic degradation of gaseous formaldehyde

G Zhang, Z Sun, Y Duan, R Ma, S Zheng - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The TiO 2/diatomite composite was synthesized through a mild hydrolysis of titanyl sulfate.
The prepared composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, N 2 adsorption–desorption …

Synergistic photocatalytic decomposition of a volatile organic compound mixture: High efficiency, reaction mechanism, and long-term stability

J Li, R Chen, W Cui, X Dong, H Wang, KH Kim… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis technology has been extensively applied for the treatment of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) commonly based on the performance evaluation against a single target …

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of tungsten-based photocatalysts for degradation of volatile organic compounds: a review

Q Cheng, GK Zhang - Tungsten, 2020 - Springer
Photocatalytic oxidation process for the degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
contaminants is a promising technology. But until now, the low photocatalytic activity of the …

Nanodiamonds anchored on porous ZnSnO3 cubes as an efficient composite photocatalyst with improved visible-light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline

J Pan, F Guo, H Sun, Y Shi, W Shi - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Using sunlight to degrade organic pollutants is a promising and environmentally friendly
wastewater treatment strategy. Herein, nanodiamonds (NDs) anchored on ZnSnO 3 (ZSO) …

Photocatalytic reaction mechanisms at a gas–solid interface for typical air pollutant decomposition

R Chen, J Li, H Wang, P Chen, Y Sun, Y Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Various technologies have been developed towards air pollution control and mitigate its
adverse impact on human health and ecological environments. Photocatalysis is a …

Benign-by-design nature-inspired nanosystems in biofuels production and catalytic applications

C Xu, M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, M Maham… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural sources display a high potential for the production of sustainable materials because
of their exceptional structural and physical features, nontoxicity, biocompatibility, availability …

Recent signs of progress in polymer-supported silver complexes/nanoparticles for remediation of environmental pollutants

Y Orooji, R Akbari, Z Nezafat, M Nasrollahzadeh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic materials produced from diverse industries such as paint, leather, textile, etc.,
produce various challenging pollutants in the environment. Today, the development of …