Defects in complex oxide thin films for electronics and energy applications: challenges and opportunities

W Li, J Shi, KHL Zhang, JL MacManus-Driscoll - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex transition-metal oxides (TMOs) are critical materials for cutting-edge electronics
and energy-related technologies, on the basis of their intriguing properties including …

Post‐illumination photoconductivity enables extension of photo‐catalysis after sunset

JYY Loh, G Sharma, NP Kherani… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cloud‐cover‐induced frequent and sharp dips in sunlight as well as diminished solar flux
during the evenings of peak energy demand are major challenges in solar energy …

Cobalt-doped tungsten suboxides for supercapacitor applications

MR Thalji, GAM Ali, JJ Shim, KF Chong - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
A crucial hurdle in developing supercapacitors is the creation of metal oxides with
nanoscale structures that possess improved chemically active surfaces, ion/charge transport …

Elucidating the electronic structure of CuWO 4 thin films for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

CM Tian, M Jiang, D Tang, L Qiao, HY Xiao… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
CuWO4 is an n-type oxide semiconductor with a bandgap of 2.2 eV which exhibits great
potential for photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels …

Oxygen defect-induced localized surface plasmon resonance at the WO 3− x quantum dot/silver nanowire interface: SERS and photocatalysis

W Wei, Y Yao, Q Zhao, Z Xu, Q Wang, Z Zhang, Y Gao - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen defects play a crucial role in a variety of functional transition metal oxides, ranging
from photocatalytic materials to photoelectric devices. Tungsten oxide (WO3− x) is a type of …

Strain‐Engineered Metal‐to‐Insulator Transition and Orbital Polarization in Nickelate Superlattices Integrated on Silicon

B Chen, N Gauquelin, D Jannis, DM Cunha… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Epitaxial growth of SrTiO3 (STO) on silicon greatly accelerates the monolithic integration of
multifunctional oxides into the mainstream semiconductor electronics. However, oxide …

Nanostructured tungsten oxide thin film devices: from optoelectronics and ionics to iontronics

Z Hai, Z Wei, C Xue, H Xu, F Verpoort - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Tungsten oxide, as a typical functional transition metal oxide semiconductor, has been
widely and intensively investigated for various applications. This review focuses on the …

Photocatalytic behaviors of epitaxial BiVO4 (010) thin films

G Li, Q Shen, Z Yang, S Kou, F Zhang, W Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic studies performed on well-defined epitaxial thin films and heterostructures
allow the direct investigation of crystallographic-dependent reactivity, and can provide …

Electron sensitization and chemical sensitization of ZnWO4/WO3 nanorod heterojunctions for high performance triethylamine sensor

ZY Wu, YF Liu, C Zhang, XH Zheng - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2025 - Elsevier
Real-time detecting of triethylamine gas is necessary and challenging in environmental
protection and industrial production. However, conventional sensing materials still suffer …

Oxygen Vacancy Engineering in Tin (IV) Oxide Based Anode Materials toward Advanced Sodium‐Ion Batteries

D Ma, Y Li, P Zhang, Z Lin - ChemSusChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A high theoretical capacity of approximately 1400 mA hg− 1 makes SnO2 a promising anode
material for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). However, large volume expansion, poor intrinsic …