Black TiO2: A review of its properties and conflicting trends

TS Rajaraman, SP Parikh, VG Gandhi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Black titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been one of the most researched photocatalyst in recent
years. Its ability to overcome the limitations of pristine TiO 2 through enhanced visible light …

Single atom catalysts for selective methane oxidation to oxygenates

P Kumar, TA Al-Attas, J Hu, MG Kibria - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Direct conversion of methane (CH4) to C1–2 liquid oxygenates is a captivating approach to
lock carbons in transportable value-added chemicals, while reducing global warming …

Challenges of photocatalysis and their coping strategies

X Li, Y Chen, Y Tao, L Shen, Z Xu, Z Bian, H Li - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
The photocatalysis process comprises both the catalytic steps, such as diffusion, adsorption,
surface reaction, and desorption, and the photoelectric conversion steps, including light …

Doping strain induced bi-Ti3+ pairs for efficient N2 activation and electrocatalytic fixation

N Cao, Z Chen, K Zang, J Xu, J Zhong, J Luo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The electrochemical N2 fixation to produce ammonia is attractive but significantly
challenging with low yield and poor selectivity. Herein, we first used density function theory …

Tuning defects in oxides at room temperature by lithium reduction

G Ou, Y Xu, B Wen, R Lin, B Ge, Y Tang, Y Liang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Defects can greatly influence the properties of oxide materials; however, facile defect
engineering of oxides at room temperature remains challenging. The generation of defects …

Black TiO2 nanomaterials: a review of recent advances

SG Ullattil, SB Narendranath, SC Pillai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently reported black TiO 2 nanomaterials are the unequivocally accepted sun light
harvesters which facilitate the maximum solar energy absorption from ultraviolet (UV) to …

Broadband hot‐electron collection for solar water splitting with plasmonic titanium nitride

A Naldoni, U Guler, Z Wang, M Marelli… - Advanced Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The use of hot electrons generated from the decay of surface plasmons is a novel concept
that promises to increase the conversion yield in solar energy technologies. Titanium nitride …

Metal oxide semiconductors with highly concentrated oxygen vacancies for gas sensing materials: A review

C Zhang, G Liu, X Geng, K Wu, M Debliquy - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
The introduction of oxygen vacancies into metal oxide semiconductors is an effective way to
enhance their gas sensing performance. In this review paper, firstly, the roles of oxygen …

Amorphous MoOX-Stabilized single platinum atoms with ultrahigh mass activity for acidic hydrogen evolution

J Xu, C Zhang, H Liu, J Sun, R Xie, Y Qiu, F Lü, Y Liu… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
It is highly desirable to develop Pt single-atom (SA) catalysts with an optimized mass activity
for acidic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but it remains a significant challenge. In this …

Homojunction photocatalysts for water splitting

X Guan, S Zong, S Shen - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Charge-carrier separation is regarded as one of the critical issues of photocatalytic water
splitting and could be accelerated by constructing microscopic junctions in photocatalysts …