Polarons are quasiparticles that easily form in polarizable materials due to the coupling of
excess electrons or holes with ionic vibrations. These quasiparticles manifest themselves in …

Photocatalysis has been widely applied in various areas, such as solar cells, water splitting,
and pollutant degradation. Therefore, the photochemical mechanisms and basic principles …

Polarons play a major role in determining the chemical properties of transition-metal oxides.
Recent experiments show that adsorbates can attract inner polarons to surface sites. These …

The polaron is a fundamental physical phenomenon in transition metal oxides (TMOs), and it
has been studied extensively for decades. However, the implication of a polaron on …

Polaron-based electron transport restricts the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting
efficiency of BiVO4. However, the location and dynamics of polarons are significantly …

The diffusion of water molecules and clusters across the surfaces of materials is important to
a wide range of processes. Interestingly, experiments have shown that on certain substrates …

Polaron is a composite quasiparticle derived from an excess carrier trapped by local lattice
distortion, and it has been studied extensively for decades both theoretically and …

Methanol has long been used as a hole scavenger in photocatalysis to improve charge
separation. Although the prototypical methanol/TiO2 (110) system shows salient adsorption …

The multifaceted physics of oxides is shaped by their composition and the presence of
defects, which are often accompanied by the formation of polarons. The simultaneous …

TiO2 is a famous wide-bandgap semiconductor which has important applications in
photocatalysis and photovoltaics. In the solar energy conversion process, photoexcited …