Advances in the design of plasmonic photocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

G Gan, Y Li, G Zhang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
CO 2 reduction into high chemical value products via photocatalysts is one of the promising
approaches to cope with the growing energy challenges and environmental problems …

A full-spectrum ZnS photocatalyst with gradient distribution of atomic copper dopants and concomitant sulfur vacancies for highly efficient hydrogen evolution

L Bao, S Ali, C Dai, Q Zeng, C Zeng, Y Jia, X Liu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A rarely discussed phenomenon in the realm of photocatalytic materials involves the
presence of gradient distributed dopants and defects from the interior to the surface. This …

Regulating the transfer of photogenerated carriers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution coupled with furfural synthesis

B Liu, Y Li, Y Guo, Y Tang, C Wang, Y Sun, X Tan… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
How to simultaneously utilize photogenerated electrons and holes still remains a critical
challenge in the field of artificial photosynthesis, especially in the process of photocatalytic …

Active Hydrogen-Switchable Dynamic Oxygen Vacancies in MoO3–x upon Ru Nanoparticle Decoration for Boosting Photocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis Performance

L Zhang, R Li, L Guo, L Cui, X Zhang, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Simultaneous promotion of N2 adsorption and NH3 desorption, which is referred to as
breaking the scaling relationship, is a major challenge in the photocatalytic ammonia …

Mechanistic insights into methanol steam reforming on copper catalysts: Dynamics of active sites and reaction pathway

D Liu, M Zhang, L Zhao, X Guo, G Xu, H He - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Methanol steam reforming (MSR) is essential for in-situ hydrogen production, providing a
clean fuel alternative for sustainable energy applications. Copper catalysts are widely …

High-content graphitized N-doped carbon encapsulated Cu catalyst in aqueous phase reforming of methanol for efficient hydrogen production

B Chen, Z Zheng, C Hu, Z Zengcai, Z Liu, M Lu… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of a highly efficient non-noble catalyst for rapid releasing of hydrogen from
methanol/water at low temperature is urgent, but challenge. In this paper, the high content of …

Promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by modulating the electron-transfer in an ultrafast timescale through Mo-S6 configuration

Y Li, S Yu, Y Cao, Y Huang, Q Wang, Y Duan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Maximizing ultrafast electron-transfer kinetics in semiconductor is pivotal but challenging for
high-efficiency solar-to-energy during the photocatalytic reaction process due to the intrinsic …

In situ construction of Schottky junctions on MOF-derived defective TiO2 oval nanocages for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Q Zhang, Y Chen, X Yu, Y Yin, Y Ru, G Tian - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing and preparing efficient photocatalysts for CO 2 reduction remains a significant
challenge. Herein, Cu/TiO 2 oval nanocage Schottky junctions with surface defects (oxygen …

Iron sulfide-catalyzed gaseous CO2 reduction and prebiotic carbon fixation in terrestrial hot springs

J Nan, S Luo, QP Tran, AC Fahrenbach, WN Lu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding abiotic carbon fixation provides insights into early Earth's carbon cycles and
life's emergence in terrestrial hot springs, where iron sulfide (FeS), similar to cofactors in …

Vacancy-Induced Symmetry Breaking in Titanium Dioxide Boosts the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Methanol Aqueous Solution

L Liu, Y Sun, Z Ma, Q Liu, R Zhang, L Wu, H Pan… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The key to optimizing photocatalysts lies in the efficient separation and oriented migration of
the photogenerated carriers. Herein, we report that breaking continuous TiO6 tetragonal (D …