Semiconductor photocatalysts: A critical review highlighting the various strategies to boost the photocatalytic performances for diverse applications

I Ahmad, Y Zou, J Yan, Y Liu, S Shukrullah… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic technology illustrates an eco-friendly and sustainable route to overcome
environmental and energy issues. The successful construction of a photocatalyst depends …

Particulate photocatalysts for light-driven water splitting: mechanisms, challenges, and design strategies

Q Wang, K Domen - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven water splitting provides a leading approach to store the abundant yet
intermittent solar energy and produce hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy carrier. A …

ZnSe Nanorods–CsSnCl3 Perovskite Heterojunction Composite for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

N Li, X Chen, J Wang, X Liang, L Ma, X Jing, DL Chen… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Utilizing sunlight to convert CO2 into chemical fuels could simultaneously address the
greenhouse effect and fossil fuel crisis. ZnSe nanocrystals are promising candidates for …

High-efficient charge separation driven directionally by pyridine rings grafted on carbon nitride edge for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

C Li, H Wu, D Zhu, T Zhou, M Yan, G Chen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intramolecular doping of conjugated nitrogen heterocycles in carbon nitride (CN) has been
used to promote charge separation, but it also causes recombination of photogenerated …

Supporting Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets on Co/N‐Doped Graphitic Carbon Nanocages for Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Generation

S Wang, Y Wang, SL Zhang, SQ Zang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 nanosheets (NSs) are grown on Co/N‐doped graphitic carbon
(NGC) nanocages, composed of Co nanoparticles surrounded by few‐layered NGC, to …

Spatially Separating Redox Centers on Z‐Scheme ZnIn2S4/BiVO4 Hierarchical Heterostructure for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

J Hu, C Chen, Y Zheng, G Zhang, C Guo, CM Li - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis technology using solar energy for hydrogen (H2) production still faces great
challenges to design and synthesize highly efficient photocatalysts, which should realize the …

Step-scheme porous g-C3N4/Zn0. 2Cd0. 8S-DETA composites for efficient and stable photocatalytic H2 production

F Mei, Z Li, K Dai, J Zhang, C Liang - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, environmental pollution and energy crisis have become increasingly serious
issues owing to the burning of fossil fuels. Among the many technologies, decomposition of …

Semiconductor nanocrystals for small molecule activation via artificial photosynthesis

XB Li, ZK Xin, SG Xia, XY Gao, CH Tung… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Facile activation and conversion of small molecules (eg, H2O, CO2, N2, CH4, and C6H6)
into solar fuels or value-added chemicals under mild conditions is an attractive pathway in …

Point‐to‐face contact heterojunctions: Interfacial design of 0D nanomaterials on 2D g‐C3N4 towards photocatalytic energy applications

XQ Tan, SF Ng, AR Mohamed, WJ Ong - Carbon Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green energy generation is an indispensable task to concurrently resolve fossil fuel
depletion and environmental issues to align with the global goals of achieving carbon …

Dual vacancies induced local polarization electric field for high-performance photocatalytic H2 production

R Zeng, C Cheng, F Xing, Y Zou, K Ding… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Charge separation and transfer from bulk to the redox sites of surface limits the
photocatalytic process. Herein, we prepared a novel NiSeS cocatalyst with Ni–Se dual …