Research progress in metal sulfides for photocatalysis: From activity to stability

S Zhang, X Ou, Q Xiang, SAC Carabineiro, J Fan, K Lv - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal sulfides are a type of reduction semiconductor photocatalysts with narrow bandgap
and negative conduction band potential, which make them have unique photocatalytic …

Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy investigation into the electron transfer mechanism in photocatalysis

J Zhang, B Zhu, L Zhang, J Yu - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (fs-TAS) is a powerful technique for
monitoring the electron transfer kinetics in photocatalysis. Several important works have …

Functional Group Modulation in Carbon Quantum Dots for Accelerating Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Z Liu, W Hou, H Guo, Z Wang, L Wang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the mechanism behind the enhanced photocatalytic performance of
carbon quantum dot (CQD)-induced photocatalysts. Red luminescent CQDs (R-CQDs) were …

Enhancing photodegradation of Methyl Orange by coupling piezo-phototronic effect and localized surface plasmon resonance

J Li, G Xie, J Jiang, Y Liu, C Chen, W Li, J Huang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezo-potential promoted photocatalysis enables a scalable and high-efficiency dye
decomposition by conjugating the photoexcitation and mechanical stimulus. However, its …

[HTML][HTML] In situ protonated-phosphorus interstitial doping induces long-lived shallow charge trapping in porous C 3− x N 4 photocatalysts for highly efficient H 2 …

W Wang, L Du, R Xia, R Liang, T Zhou… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient photocatalytic solar-to-H2 conversion is pivotal to zero-carbon energy supply.
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a promising visible-light photocatalyst but suffers from …

Ultrafast electron transfer from CdS quantum dots to atomically-dispersed Pt for enhanced H2 evolution and value-added chemical synthesis

X Xiang, L Zhang, C Luo, J Zhang, B Cheng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen production is enchanting in solar energy utilization. And
mechanism elucidation in interfacial electron transfer rate is a prerequisite for performance …

Increasing the photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity of CdS nanorods by introducing interfacial and polarization electric fields

Z Qi, J Chen, Q Li, N Wang, SAC Carabineiro, K Lv - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is a photocatalyst widely used for efficient H2 production under
visible light irradiation, due to its narrow bandgap and suitable conduction band position …

Schottky Junction and D–A1–A2 System Dual Regulation of Covalent Triazine Frameworks for Highly Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

L Wang, L Wang, Y Xu, G Sun, W Nie, L Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are emerging as a promising molecular platform for
photocatalysis. Nevertheless, the construction of highly effective charge transfer pathways in …

Modulation of electronic density in ultrathin g-C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through an efficient hydrogen spillover pathway

F Gao, H Xiao, J Yang, X Luan, D Fang, L Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high recombination of photoinduced electron-hole and deep charge trapping in
graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4)-based photocatalysts have limited the photocatalytic …

Revealing the importance of hole transfer: Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by delicate modulation of photogenerated holes

Y Li, S Yu, J Xiang, F Zhang, A Jiang, Y Duan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) has gained massive attention for the development
of renewable resources. Currently, prominent and stable PHE is still restricted by the limited …