Heterophase Polymorph of TiO2 (Anatase, Rutile, Brookite, TiO2 (B)) for Efficient Photocatalyst: Fabrication and Activity

DR Eddy, MD Permana, LK Sakti, GAN Sheha… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
TiO2 exists naturally in three crystalline forms: Anatase, rutile, brookite, and TiO2 (B). These
polymorphs exhibit different properties and consequently different photocatalytic …

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 …

Photocatalytic water splitting with a quantum efficiency of almost unity

T Takata, J Jiang, Y Sakata, M Nakabayashi, N Shibata… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Overall water splitting, evolving hydrogen and oxygen in a 2: 1 stoichiometric ratio, using
particulate photocatalysts is a potential means of achieving scalable and economically …

Dual Cocatalysts in TiO2 Photocatalysis

A Meng, L Zhang, B Cheng, J Yu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis is recognized as a promising strategy to simultaneously
address energy needs and environmental pollution. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been …

Integration of redox cocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis

B Qiu, M Du, Y Ma, Q Zhu, M Xing… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar fuels and chemical production using photosynthetic devices by harnessing solar
energy remains an attractive prospect owing to its being a potential alternative to fossil …

Crystal facet engineering of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Wang, G Liu, L Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising approach for solar-driven
hydrogen production with zero emissions, and it has been intensively studied over the past …

Why five decades of massive research on heterogeneous photocatalysis, especially on TiO2, has not yet driven to water disinfection and detoxification applications …

JA Rengifo-Herrera, C Pulgarin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
For fifty years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has been considered as having potential to
remove organic and microbiological pollutants from water under either artificial UV light or …

Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems: similarities and differences

H Wu, HL Tan, CY Toe, J Scott, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical processes are two key systems in harvesting
sunlight for energy and environmental applications. As both systems are employing …

Charge Carrier Processes and Optical Properties in TiO2 and TiO2-Based Heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Review

S Lettieri, M Pavone, A Fioravanti, L Santamaria Amato… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis based technologies have a key role in addressing important challenges of
the ecological transition, such as environment remediation and conversion of renewable …

A review on the synthesis of the various types of anatase TiO2 facets and their applications for photocatalysis

R Katal, S Masudy-Panah, M Tanhaei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anatase titanium dioxide, as one of the most well-known functional materials, is widely
utilized in various fields of the environment and energy. In recent decades, much attention …