Atomic‐level charge separation strategies in semiconductor‐based photocatalysts

F Chen, T Ma, T Zhang, Y Zhang… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis as a productive technology furnishes a prospective
solution to environmental and renewable energy issues, but its efficiency greatly relies on …

Borate particulate photocatalysts for photocatalytic applications: a review

J Yang, X Sun - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Borate is a kind of wide-bandgap semiconducting material with rich structure and variety,
which is usually used in optical properties research. Its unique crystal structure has essential …

Synergistic Polarization Engineering on Bulk and Surface for Boosting CO2 Photoreduction

L Liu, H Huang, Z Chen, H Yu, K Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sluggish charge kinetics and low CO2 affinity seriously inhibit CO2 photoreduction. Herein,
the synchronous promotion of charge separation and CO2 affinity of Bi4Ti3O12 is realized …

The role of polarization in photocatalysis

F Chen, H Huang, L Guo, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis as a desirable technology shows great potential in
environmental remediation and renewable energy generation, but its efficiency is severely …

Strain‐engineered nano‐ferroelectrics for high‐efficiency piezocatalytic overall water splitting

R Su, Z Wang, L Zhu, Y Pan, D Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Developing nano‐ferroelectric materials with excellent piezoelectric performance for
piezocatalysts used in water splitting is highly desired but also challenging, especially with …

Polar Fluorooxoborate, NaB4O6F: A Promising Material for Ionic Conduction and Nonlinear Optics

Z Zhang, Y Wang, B Zhang, Z Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The search of new borates with improved functional properties has attracted considerable
attention. Herein, a new polar fluorooxoborate, NaB4O6F (NBF) was prepared by high …

High‐Performance Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia Driven by Oxygen Vacancy and Ferroelectric Polarization Field of SrBi4Ti4O15 Nanosheets

S Gao, H Ji, P Yang, M Guo, J Tressel, S Chen… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photo‐responsive semiconductors can facilitate nitrogen activation and ammonia
production, but the high recombination rate of photogenerated carriers represents a …

A full-spectrum ZnS photocatalyst with gradient distribution of atomic copper dopants and concomitant sulfur vacancies for highly efficient hydrogen evolution

L Bao, S Ali, C Dai, Q Zeng, C Zeng, Y Jia, X Liu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A rarely discussed phenomenon in the realm of photocatalytic materials involves the
presence of gradient distributed dopants and defects from the interior to the surface. This …

Polarization-enhanced photocatalytic activity in non-centrosymmetric materials based photocatalysis: A review

Q Zhu, K Zhang, D Li, N Li, J Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The conversion of solar energy into chemical energy through semiconductor-based
photocatalysis technology is an appealing strategy towards resolving the energy crisis and …

Internal electric field driving separation and migration of charge carriers via Z-scheme path in AgIn5S8/ZnO heterojunction for efficient decontamination of …

X Xu, F Deng, P Shao, DD Dionysiou, X Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Z-scheme heterojunctions are considered as prospective photocatalysts for elimination of
organic pollutants. However, the origin of enhanced oxidation ability of Z-scheme …