Heterojunction photocatalysts

J Low, J Yu, M Jaroniec, S Wageh… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis attracts wide attention because of its ability to directly
utilize solar energy for production of solar fuels, such as hydrogen and hydrocarbon fuels …

Titanium dioxide crystals with tailored facets

G Liu, HG Yang, J Pan, YQ Yang, GQ Lu… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been the most intensively investigated binary transition metal
oxide in the past four decades as indicated by Figure S1. Furthermore, the annual number of …

Elevating Photooxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde via TiO2 Crystal Phase Engineering

Y Jiang, W Zhao, S Li, S Wang, Y Fan… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic conversion of methane to value-added products under mild conditions, which
represents a long sought-after goal for industrial sustainable production, remains extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Brookite vs. rutile vs. anatase: Whats behind their various photocatalytic activities?

G Žerjav, K Žižek, J Zavašnik, A Pintar - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The results of investigating the morphological, optical and electronic properties of three
synthesized TiO 2 polymorphs (anatase (A and A2), brookite (B and B2) and rutile (R)) show …

Well-designed 2D/2D Ti3C2TA/R MXene coupled g-C3N4 heterojunction with in-situ growth of anatase/rutile TiO2 nucleates to boost photocatalytic dry-reforming of …

AA Khan, M Tahir - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Well-designed fabrication of 2D/2D gC 3 N 4/Ti 3 C 2 TA/R (CN/TCT) MXene heterojunction
with in-situ growth of TiO 2-nucleates for boosting photocatalytic dry reforming of methane …

Semiconductor composites: strategies for enhancing charge carrier separation to improve photocatalytic activity

R Marschall - Advanced Functional Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of semiconductor composites comprising multicomponent or multiphase
heterojunctions is a very effective strategy to design highly active photocatalyst systems …

Antibacterial effects of nanopillar surfaces are mediated by cell impedance, penetration and induction of oxidative stress

J Jenkins, J Mantell, C Neal, A Gholinia… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Some insects, such as dragonflies, have evolved nanoprotrusions on their wings that rupture
bacteria on contact. This has inspired the design of antibacterial implant surfaces with insect …

Band bending in semiconductors: chemical and physical consequences at surfaces and interfaces

Z Zhang, JT Yates Jr - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This is the age where the capture of solar energy for useful purposes has gained the
attention of the scientific and engineering world. The use of solar energy for the generation …

TiO2 assisted photocatalysts for degradation of emerging organic pollutants in water and wastewater

HK Paumo, S Dalhatou, LM Katata-Seru… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence of emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) in the aquatic environment
originating from point and diffuse sources, has been the subject of global apprehension in …

TiO2 Nanoparticles as Functional Building Blocks

L Sang, Y Zhao, C Burda - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
TiO2 has been commercially manufactured by the millions of tons to be widely utilized as
pigment, paint additive, and sunscreen to name a few uses, due to its photostability and light …