Interfacial assembly and applications of functional mesoporous materials

L Duan, C Wang, W Zhang, B Ma, Y Deng, W Li… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive
properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and …

Well-defined materials for heterogeneous catalysis: from nanoparticles to isolated single-atom sites

Z Li, S Ji, Y Liu, X Cao, S Tian, Y Chen, Z Niu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new
opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in …

High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts

H Wang, H Qi, X Sun, S Jia, X Li, TJ Miao, L Xiong… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Methanol with 12.5 wt% H2 content is widely considered a liquid hydrogen medium.
Taking into account water with 11.1 wt% H2 content, H2 synthesis from the mixture of water …

Recent advances in vacancy engineering of metal‐organic frameworks and their derivatives for electrocatalysis

Y Wu, Y Li, J Gao, Q Zhang - SusMat, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient electrocatalysis plays the key role in the development of electrochemical
energy conversion technologies to alleviate energy crisis. Given their multiple active sites …

Zinc oxide nanorods for light-activated gas sensing and photocatalytic applications

Q Zhang, G Xie, M Duan, Y Liu, Y Cai… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The demand for environmental monitoring and remediation stimulates tremendous research
efforts to develop highly efficient and advanced functional nanomaterials capable of …

Vacancy engineering in semiconductor photocatalysts: implications in hydrogen evolution and nitrogen fixation applications

A Kumar, V Krishnan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is a well‐known fact that the pronounced photogenerated charge recombination and poor
light absorption are the main bottlenecks of photocatalysis applications. The conventional …

Crystallinity engineering for overcoming the activity–stability tradeoff of spinel oxide in Fenton-like catalysis

ZY Guo, R Sun, Z Huang, X Han… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
A precise modulation of heterogeneous catalysts in structural and surface properties
promises the development of more sustainable advanced oxidation water purification …

Oxygen Vacancy-Rich 2D TiO2 Nanosheets: A Bridge Toward High Stability and Rapid Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of Nano-Confined MgH2

L Ren, W Zhu, Y Li, X Lin, H Xu, F Sun, C Lu, J Zou - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
MgH2 has attracted intensive interests as one of the most promising hydrogen storage
materials. Nevertheless, the high desorption temperature, sluggish kinetics, and rapid …

Engineering the atomic interface with single platinum atoms for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

Y Chen, S Ji, W Sun, Y Lei, Q Wang, A Li… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is highly desirable but challenging to optimize the structure of photocatalysts at the atomic
scale to facilitate the separation of electron–hole pairs for enhanced performance. Now, a …

Oxygen vacancies in Co3O4 promote CO2 photoreduction

Q Zhang, P Yang, H Zhang, J Zhao, H Shi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The introduction of oxygen vacancies (OVs) in metal oxides has been proved to be a
powerful means for promoting the activation of CO 2. However, the lack of effective methods …