Rare-earth doping in nanostructured inorganic materials

B Zheng, J Fan, B Chen, X Qin, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …

Visible‐to‐NIR photon harvesting: progressive engineering of catalysts for solar‐powered environmental purification and fuel production

MQ Yang, M Gao, M Hong, GW Ho - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of diffusive solar energy through photocatalytic processes for environmental
purification and fuel production has long been pursued. However, efficient capture of visible …

From UV to near-infrared, WS2 nanosheet: a novel photocatalyst for full solar light spectrum photodegradation.

Y Sang, Z Zhao, M Zhao, P Hao, Y Leng… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2014 - europepmc.org
From UV to near-infrared, WS2 nanosheet: a novel photocatalyst for full solar light spectrum
photodegradation. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe …

Nanostructured bismuth vanadate-based materials for solar-energy-driven water oxidation: a review on recent progress

ZF Huang, L Pan, JJ Zou, X Zhang, L Wang - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Water oxidation is the key step for both photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction, but
its efficiency is very low compared with the photocatalytic reduction of water. Bismuth …

Ag2O nanoparticle/TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures with remarkable photo-response and photocatalytic properties under UV, visible and near-infrared irradiation

N Wei, H Cui, Q Song, L Zhang, X Song, K Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Finding a novel photocatalyst that can operate over a broad range of wavelengths from UV
to near-infrared (NIR) holds great potential for diverse uses. Here, an Ag 2 O …

Lanthanide doped near infrared active upconversion nanophosphors: fundamental concepts, synthesis strategies, and technological applications

K Lingeshwar Reddy, R Balaji, A Kumar, V Krishnan - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Near infrared (NIR) light utilization in a range of current technologies has gained huge
significance due to its abundance in nature and nondestructive properties. NIR active …

High-Efficiency Broadband C3N4 Photocatalysts: Synergistic Effects from Upconversion and Plasmons

Q Zhang, J Deng, Z Xu, M Chaker, D Ma - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
A plasmon and upconversion enhanced broadband photocatalyst based on Au nanoparticle
(NP) and NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+ (NYF) microsphere loaded graphitic C3N4 (g-C3N4) …

NIR light-activated upconversion semiconductor photocatalysts

Q Tian, W Yao, W Wu, C Jiang - Nanoscale horizons, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Harvesting of near infrared (NIR) light in the abundant and environmentally friendly solar
spectrum is particularly significant to enhance the utilization rate of the cleanest energy on …

Strategies based review on near-infrared light-driven bismuth nanocomposites for environmental pollutants degradation

A Sudhaik, AAP Khan, P Raizada, VH Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, solar energy has been considered the most vulnerable source to resolve
environmental pollution and energy scarcity problems. Researchers have made intense …

In2S3 nanomaterial as a broadband spectrum photocatalyst to display significant activity

W Gao, W Liu, Y Leng, X Wang, X Wang, B Hu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2015 - Elsevier
We, herein, report the synthesis of the first photocatalyst, tetragonal In 2 S 3 nanoparticles, to
display broad-spectrum photocatalytic properties under ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near …