Engineering BiOX (X= Cl, Br, I) nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic applications

H Cheng, B Huang, Y Dai - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous photocatalysis that employs photo-excited semiconductor materials to
reduce water and oxidize toxic pollutants upon solar light irradiation holds great prospects …

Templated synthesis of nanostructured materials

Y Liu, J Goebl, Y Yin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Templating is one of the most important techniques for the controlled synthesis of
nanostructured materials. This powerful tool uses a pre-existing guide with desired …

Nanowires in energy storage devices: structures, synthesis, and applications

K Yu, X Pan, G Zhang, X Liao, X Zhou… - Advanced energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accompanied by the development and utilization of renewable energy sources, efficient
energy storage has become a key topic. Electrochemical energy storage devices are …

Boosting thermo-photocatalytic CO2 conversion activity by using photosynthesis-inspired electron-proton-transfer mediators

Y Li, D Hui, Y Sun, Y Wang, Z Wu, C Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis proceeded by sequential water splitting and CO2 reduction reactions
is an efficient strategy for CO2 conversion. Here, mimicking photosynthesis to boost CO2-to …

The {001} facets-dependent high photoactivity of BiOCl nanosheets

L Ye, L Zan, L Tian, T Peng, J Zhang - Chemical Communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The {001} facets-dependent high photoactivity of BiOCl nanosheets - Chemical Communications
(RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CC11015B Royal Society of Chemistry …

In-situ topotactic synthesis and photocatalytic activity of plate-like BiOCl/2D networks Bi2S3 heterostructures

Y Shi, X Xiong, S Ding, X Liu, Q Jiang, J Hu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
We herein demonstrate the uniform porous hierarchical plate-like BiOCl/2D networks Bi 2 S
3 heterostructures realized by a facile two-step hydrothermal technique. The synthesis …

Bismuth chalcogenide compounds Bi2× 3 (X= O, S, Se): Applications in electrochemical energy storage

J Ni, X Bi, Y Jiang, L Li, J Lu - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Bismuth chalcogenides Bi 2× 3 (X= O, S, Se) represent a unique type of materials in
diverse polymorphs and configurations. Multiple intrinsic features of Bi 2× 3 such as narrow …

Rational construction of heterostructured core-shell Bi2S3@ Co9S8 complex hollow particles toward high-performance Li-and Na-ion storage

Y Huang, X Hu, J Li, J Zhang, D Cai, B Sa, H Zhan… - Energy Storage …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of hollow structures with structural and composition complexity are highly
attractive in the field of energy storage. In the present work, we demonstrate the rational …

Heterostructured Bi2S3–Bi2O3 Nanosheets with a Built-In Electric Field for Improved Sodium Storage

W Luo, F Li, Q Li, X Wang, W Yang… - ACS applied materials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Constructing novel heterostructures has great potential in tuning the physical/chemical
properties of functional materials for electronics, catalysis, as well as energy conversion and …

Single Crystalline Co3O4 Nanocrystals Exposed with Different Crystal Planes for Li-O2 Batteries

D Su, S Dou, G Wang - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Single crystalline Co3O4 nanocrystals exposed with different crystal planes were
synthesised, including cubic Co3O4 nanocrystals enclosed by {100} crystal planes, pseudo …