Advances in hybrid composites for photocatalytic applications: a review

S Porcu, F Secci, PC Ricci - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heterogeneous photocatalysts have garnered extensive attention as a sustainable way for
environmental remediation and energy storage process. Water splitting, solar energy …

Mechanistic Understanding in Manipulating Energetics of TiO2 for Photocatalysis

R Hossain, MA Uddin, MA Khan - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a wide bandgap semiconductor that has a wide range of
applications including wastewater treatment, photocatalysis, solar cells, and sensors owing …

The Effect of La3+ on the Methylene Blue Dye Removal Capacity of the La/ZnTiO3 Photocatalyst, a DFT Study

X Jaramillo-Fierro, G Cuenca, J Ramón - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Theoretically, lanthanum can bond with surface oxygens of ZnTiO3 to form La-O-Ti bonds,
resulting in the change of both the band structure and the electron state of the surface. To …

Boosting photocatalytic activity of CF-TiO2 nanosheets derived from in-situ pyrolysis of MXene

Q Zhao, Y Yuan, L Zhang, L Qiao, C Ding, K Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nonmetal doping is widely used in the modification of titanium dioxides (TiO 2) for
photocatalytic applications. As a typical two-dimensional layered nanomaterial, the excellent …

Cu-doped TiO2 nanofibers coated with 1T MoSe2 nanosheets providing a conductive pathway for the electron separation in CO2 photoreduction

H Khan, RC Pawar, H Charles, CS Lee - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient solar-driven conversion of CO 2 into valuable chemical energy offers a promising
way to address the issues of energy shortage and climate change. However, the weak and …

Cyanide Removal by ZnTiO3/TiO2/H2O2/UVB System: A Theoretical-Experimental Approach

X Jaramillo-Fierro, J Ramón, E Valarezo - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyanide is a highly toxic substance present in wastewater from various industries. This study
investigates the removal of cyanide species (CS) from aqueous solutions using the …

Considerations about the determination of optical bandgap from diffuse reflectance spectroscopy using the Tauc plot

PR Jubu, OS Obaseki, DI Ajayi, E Danladi… - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
The optical diffuse reflectance data of a semiconductor material is usually converted into the
Kubelka–Munk function before proceeding to process the conventional Tauc's plot from …

Preparation of surface-decorated mesoporous dendritic fibrous nanosilica/TiO2 for use in phenol degradation

X Wang, Y Liu, H Xu, M Dai, P Qiao, W Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface-decorated three-dimensional dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS)/TiO 2 are novel
materials that may be used in degrading organic pollutants. The DFNS nanosphere …

La3+'s Effect on the Surface (101) of Anatase for Methylene Blue Dye Removal, a DFT Study

X Jaramillo-Fierro, S Gaona, E Valarezo - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used method for studying matter at the quantum
level. In this study, the surface (101) of TiO2 (anatase phase) was considered to develop …

Cu(C3H3N3S3)3 Adsorption onto ZnTiO3/TiO2 for Coordination-Complex Sensitized Photochemical Applications

X Jaramillo-Fierro, K Hernández, S González - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, the design of highly efficient materials for photochemical applications remains a
challenge. In this study, an efficient semiconductor was prepared, based on a coordination …