Recently, layered oxychalcogenides have been extensively studied as promising
thermoelectric materials. These materials have ionic oxide with alternative covalent …

Towards the engineering of semiconductors for improved visible light photoelectrochemical
degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater, we present the preparation of a Z-scheme …

Here, we propose a simple germanium plated ZnO local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)
nanostructure to achieve broadband high absorption of solar radiation visible spectrum. This …

Bismuth-based binary compounds, including Bi 2 Se 3 and Bi 2 Te 3, have attracted
increasing attention as well-known topological insulators. On the other hand, bismuth-based …

MXenes, a novel intriguing family of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and
nitrides, have a wide spectrum of applications owning to their unique optical and electronic …

Fabricating oxygen vacancies (Vo) is an effective approach to enhance photocatalytic
performance, but its effect on the interfacial charge transfer pathway remains unelucidated to …

The excessive energy loss (Eloss) mainly resulting from the energetic offsets between
different layers and defect state-induced charge trapping and recombination limits the further …

Improving the separation efficiency of charge carriers and abilities for CO 2 adsorption and
activation of photocatalysts is still a challenge. Herein, we successfully introduced Ni 2+ into …

The defect passivation and interface energetics‐modification between perovskite and
transport layers are significant for the further improvement of efficiency and stability of …

Abstract Bismuth oxysulfide (Bi 2 O 2 S) is a layered material with high carrier mobility,
excellent light absorption characteristic and good stability. However, there are few reports …