Z-scheme systems: From fundamental principles to characterization, synthesis, and photocatalytic fuel-conversion applications

G Liao, C Li, SY Liu, B Fang, H Yang - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Z-scheme photocatalysts have recently received tremendous attention because of their
extraordinary light harvesting and utilization ability, spatially-separated reductive and …

A Comprehensive Review of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (gC3N4)–Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites: Potential for Photocatalysis and Sensing

A Alaghmandfard, K Ghandi - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
g-C3N4 has drawn lots of attention due to its photocatalytic activity, low-cost and facile
synthesis, and interesting layered structure. However, to improve some of the properties of g …

Hierarchically Porous ZnO/gC3N4 S-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Efficient H2O2 Production

B Liu, C Bie, Y Zhang, L Wang, Y Li, J Yu - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of photocatalysts with hierarchical pore sizes is an effective method to improve
mass transport, enhance light absorption, and increase specific surface area. Moreover, the …

Covalent organic framework photocatalysts: structures and applications

H Wang, H Wang, Z Wang, L Tang, G Zeng… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In the light of increasing energy demand and environmental pollution, it is urgently required
to find a clean and renewable energy source. In these years, photocatalysis that uses solar …

Z-scheme photocatalysts for visible-light-driven pollutants degradation: a review on recent advancements

A Hassani, S Krishnan, J Scaria, P Eghbali… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Harvesting solar energy for energy and environmental applications is an ever-fascinating
field of research. Although semiconductor photocatalysis is the potential tool for recalcitrant …

Nitrogen doped g-C3N4 with the extremely narrow band gap for excellent photocatalytic activities under visible light

D Zhu, Q Zhou - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, nitrogen doped gC 3 N 4 (NCN) with the extremely narrow band gap was
prepared and applied for the photodegradation of phenols. Experiments and DFT (the …

Direct Z-scheme photocatalysts: Principles, synthesis, and applications

Q Xu, L Zhang, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
The properly designed semiconductor photocatalysts are promising materials for solving the
current serious energy and environmental issues because of their ability of using sunlight to …

Photocorrosion inhibition of semiconductor-based photocatalysts: basic principle, current development, and future perspective

B Weng, MY Qi, C Han, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising strategy for addressing the worldwide
environmental pollution and energy shortage issues. However, unlike TiO2 with good …

Colloquium: Excitons in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides

G Wang, A Chernikov, MM Glazov, TF Heinz… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
Atomically thin materials such as graphene and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) exhibit remarkable physical properties resulting from their reduced dimensionality …

A review on TiO2/g-C3N4 visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for sustainable energy generation and environmental remediation

R Acharya, K Parida - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Semiconductor based photocatalysis has been considered as a propitious technology to
resolve sustainably energy scarcity and environmental pollution across the globe. Though …