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 …

A critical review on energy conversion and environmental remediation of photocatalysts with remodeling crystal lattice, surface, and interface

J Luo, S Zhang, M Sun, L Yang, S Luo, JC Crittenden - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solar energy is a renewable resource that can supply our energy needs in the long term. A
semiconductor photocatalysis that is capable of utilizing solar energy has appealed to …

Wide band gap chalcogenide semiconductors

R Woods-Robinson, Y Han, H Zhang, T Ablekim… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Wide band gap semiconductors are essential for today's electronic devices and energy
applications because of their high optical transparency, controllable carrier concentration …

Photocatalytic Applications of Two-Dimensional Ti3C2 MXenes: A Review

K Huang, C Li, H Li, G Ren, L Wang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2 MXenes have aroused tremendous attention as frontier
materials for energy storage, solar energy conversion, and environmental remediation …

Graphene in photocatalysis: a review

X Li, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi, J Xie - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has received much research interest because
of its powerful potential applications in tackling many important energy and environmental …

Boosting the activity and stability of Ag-Cu2O/ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

F Zhang, YH Li, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
To construct semiconductor-based photocatalysts for carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction with
high activity and stability remains a long-term goal. Herein, we report a ternary Ag-Cu 2 …

Hierarchical photocatalysts

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
As a green and sustainable technology, semiconductor-based heterogeneous
photocatalysis has received much attention in the last few decades because it has potential …

Synthesis, properties and applications of ZnO nanomaterials with oxygen vacancies: A review

J Wang, R Chen, L Xiang, S Komarneni - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
ZnO nanomaterials have attracted tremendous interest in the fields of photocatalysis,
sensors, solar cells, supercapacitors, etc. However, the performance of intrinsic ZnO is …

Semiconductor quantum dots: a versatile platform for photoredox organic transformation

HL Wu, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), as a newfashioned light-absorbing material with great
promise in artificial photosystems, generally exhibit attractive photoactivity and selectivity in …

Selective organic transformations over cadmium sulfide-based photocatalysts

JY Li, YH Li, MY Qi, Q Lin, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient catalyst for photoredox-catalyzed selective organic synthesis
has consitently been an attractive objective in recent years. Regarding semiconductor …