Role of oxygen vacancy in metal oxides for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

W Jiang, H Loh, BQL Low, H Zhu, J Low… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic conversion of greenhouse gas CO 2 into valuable solar fuels represents a
promising technology for addressing the global energy crisis and environmental issues …

Recent progress of metal sulfide photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

Q Zhu, Q Xu, M Du, X Zeng, G Zhong, B Qiu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial photosynthetic solar‐to‐chemical cycles enable an entire environment to operate in
a more complex, yet effective, way to perform natural photosynthesis. However, such …

Formation, detection, and function of oxygen vacancy in metal oxides for solar energy conversion

Z Wang, R Lin, Y Huo, H Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen vacancy (VO) is one of the most common defects in metal oxides (MOs), which
endow the MOs with many unique physiochemical properties. Even though VO engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinspired metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: A road map to potential applications

PB Chouke, T Shrirame, AK Potbhare, A Mondal… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Manufacturing of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (M/MO NPs) in large quantities
needed a strong reliable, sustainable, and eco-friendly protocol. Present work represents on …

Historical development and prospects of photocatalysts for pollutant removal in water

Z Long, Q Li, T Wei, G Zhang, Z Ren - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis, as a low-cost and environment friendly technology, has demonstrated a
significant potential for water pollution purification; it has received extensive attention in …

Boosting photocatalytic activity using carbon nitride based 2D/2D van der Waals heterojunctions

P Kumar, D Laishram, RK Sharma, A Vinu… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The surging demand for energy and staggering pollutants in the environment have geared
the scientific community to explore sustainable pathways that are economically feasible and …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and computational study of metal oxide nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: a review

FT Geldasa, MA Kebede, MW Shura, FG Hone - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is a more proficient technique that involves the breakdown or decomposition
of different organic contaminants, various dyes, and harmful viruses and fungi using UV or …

Synthesis, properties and applications of ZnO nanomaterials with oxygen vacancies: A review

J Wang, R Chen, L Xiang, S Komarneni - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
ZnO nanomaterials have attracted tremendous interest in the fields of photocatalysis,
sensors, solar cells, supercapacitors, etc. However, the performance of intrinsic ZnO is …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Eucalyptus globulus Labill. leaf extract and zinc nitrate hexahydrate salt

AA Barzinjy, HH Azeez - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
This study consists of a reliable process for synthesizing ZnO NPs by green method. Here,
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. leaf extract is utilized as an efficient chelating and capping agent …

Heterogeneous photodegradation of industrial dyes: An insight to different mechanisms and rate affecting parameters

I Khan, K Saeed, N Ali, I Khan, B Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of wastes through solar-induced technologies is gaining extensive momentum
over the last few years. Photocatalytic (PC) removal of dyes and other waste products from …