Nanostructured materials for photocatalysis

C Xu, PR Anusuyadevi, C Aymonier, R Luque… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is a green technology which converts abundantly available photonic energy
into useful chemical energy. With a rapid rise of flow photoreactors in the last decade, the …

Toward practical solar hydrogen production–an artificial photosynthetic leaf-to-farm challenge

JH Kim, D Hansora, P Sharma, JW Jang… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar water splitting is a promising approach to transform sunlight into renewable,
sustainable and green hydrogen energy. There are three representative ways of …

[HTML][HTML] Single-atomic-site platinum steers photogenerated charge carrier lifetime of hematite nanoflakes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

RT Gao, J Zhang, T Nakajima, J He, X Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although much effort has been devoted to improving photoelectrochemical water splitting of
hematite (α-Fe2O3) due to its high theoretical solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of …

Rationally designed Ta3N5/BiOCl S-scheme heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for elimination of tetracycline antibiotic and Cr (VI): Performance, toxicity evaluation …

S Li, M Cai, C Wang, Y Liu, N Li, P Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts have been the “stars” in the field of photocatalysis.
Herein, a novel S-scheme heterojunction of Ta 3 N 5/BiOCl with oxygen vacancies (OVs) …

Interface engineering of Ta3N5 thin film photoanode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

J Fu, Z Fan, M Nakabayashi, H Ju… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interface engineering is a proven strategy to improve the efficiency of thin film semiconductor
based solar energy conversion devices. Ta3N5 thin film photoanode is a promising …

Band structure engineering and defect control of Ta3N5 for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Y Xiao, C Feng, J Fu, F Wang, C Li, VF Kunzelmann… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Ta3N5 is a promising photoanode material with a theoretical maximum solar conversion
efficiency of 15.9% for photoelectrochemical water splitting. However, the highest applied …

Strategies for enhancing the photocurrent, photovoltage, and stability of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

W Yang, RR Prabhakar, J Tan, SD Tilley… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
To accelerate the deployment of hydrogen produced by renewable solar energy, several
technologies have been competitively developed, including photoelectrochemical (PEC) …

Photocatalysis: from fundamental principles to materials and applications

X Yang, D Wang - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis represents a unique class of chemical transformations. It utilizes the energy
delivered by light and drives reactions that are difficult, sometimes even impossible, to carry …

Recent advances in nanostructured metal nitrides for water splitting

N Han, P Liu, J Jiang, L Ai, Z Shao, S Liu - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The gradually dwindling resources of fossil fuels and the urgency to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions portray a globally concerning image of our contemporary energy infrastructure …

Photocatalysis: basic principles, diverse forms of implementations and emerging scientific opportunities

S Zhu, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis promises a solution to challenges associated with the intermittent nature of
sunlight which is considered as renewable and ultimate energy source to power activities on …