Defect engineering in photocatalysis: formation, chemistry, optoelectronics, and interface studies

D Maarisetty, SS Baral - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has recently attracted substantial attention
owing to the profound influence of defects on light absorption, charge separation, and …

Fabrication and regulation of vacancy-mediated bismuth oxyhalide towards photocatalytic application: Development status and tendency

J Guo, X Li, J Liang, X Yuan, L Jiang, H Yu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, layered bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX) have been a well-deserved hotspot in the field
of photocatalysis owning to their fascinating physicochemical properties derived from unique …

Construction of BiOCl/CuBi2O4 S-scheme heterojunction with oxygen vacancy for enhanced photocatalytic diclofenac degradation and nitric oxide removal

S Wu, X Yu, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Zhu, M Zhu - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction of step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction with superior redox ability is
emerging to be an efficient way to develop high-efficiency photocatalysts for environmental …

Oxygen and Chlorine Dual Vacancies Enable Photocatalytic O2 Dissociation into Monatomic Reactive Oxygen on BiOCl for Refractory Aromatic Pollutant Removal

Z Yang, Y Shi, H Li, C Mao, X Wang, X Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Room-temperature molecular oxygen (O2) dissociation is challenging toward chemical
reactions due to its triplet ground-state and spin-forbidden characteristic. Herein, we …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking bimetallic active sites via a desalination strategy for photocatalytic reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide

X Feng, R Zheng, C Gao, W Wei, J Peng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) metal oxyhalides exhibit outstanding photocatalytic
properties with unique electronic and interfacial structures. Compared with monometallic …

Electron self-sufficient core-shell BiOCl@ Fe-BiOCl nanosheets boosting Fe (III)/Fe (II) recycling and synergetic photocatalysis-Fenton for enhanced degradation of …

Z Wu, J Shen, W Li, J Li, D Xia, D Xu, S Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Core-shell BiOCl@ Fe-BiOCl nanosheets with electron self-sufficient structure were
prepared as catalysts to promote degradation and mineralization of phenol through …

ZnO with controllable oxygen vacancies for photocatalytic nitrogen oxide removal

R Hailili, H Ji, K Wang, X Dong, C Chen, H Sheng… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor-based photocatalysis is an ideal method for air purification by eliminating
nitrogen oxide (NO). However, sluggish carrier separation, photocatalysts deactivation and …

Novel hierarchical carbon quantum dots-decorated BiOCl nanosheet/carbonized eggshell membrane composites for improved removal of organic contaminants from …

Q Zhou, W Huang, C Xu, X Liu, K Yang, D Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of carbon quantum dots (CQDs)-decorated BiOCl/carbonized eggshell membrane
(CEM) composites were synthesized with CEMs as bio-templates. The obtained composites …

Synergistically boosting highly selective CO2–to–CO photoreduction over BiOCl nanosheets via in-situ formation of surface defects and non-precious metal …

S Gong, G Zhu, R Wang, F Rao, X Shi, J Gao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hollow hierarchical BiOCl (BOC) assembled by nanosheets with highly exposed (001) facet
is synthesized via a gas-bubble-template strategy. The as-synthesized BOC is further …

Restructuring surface frustrated Lewis acid-base pairs of BiOBr through isomorphous Sn doping for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction

J Hao, Y Zhang, L Zhang, J Shen, L Meng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into valued chemicals has evoked broad interest.
However, the photocatalytic efficiency is limited by the adsorption and activation capability of …