Cooperative coupling of oxidative organic synthesis and hydrogen production over semiconductor-based photocatalysts

MY Qi, M Conte, M Anpo, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Merging hydrogen (H2) evolution with oxidative organic synthesis in a semiconductor-
mediated photoredox reaction is extremely attractive because the clean H2 fuel and high …

Unraveling charge‐separation mechanisms in photocatalyst particles by spatially resolved surface photovoltage techniques

R Chen, F Fan, C Li - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic conversion of solar energy offers a potential route to renewable energy,
and its efficiency relies on effective charge separation in nanostructured photocatalysts …

Chemical interface damping of surface plasmon resonances

SA Lee, S Link - Accounts of chemical research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metal nanoparticles have been utilized for a vast amount of plasmon enhanced
spectroscopies and energy conversion devices. Their unique optical properties allow them …

Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes

C Kranz, M Wächtler - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on light-driven catalysis has gained tremendous importance due to the ever-
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …

The confusion about S-scheme electron transfer: critical understanding and a new perspective

F Li, Z Fang, Z Xu, Q Xiang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Charge separation is a crucial process that is closely related to the field of information and
energy applications such as optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and artificial photosynthesis. The …

Nanowire photoelectrochemistry

J Deng, Y Su, D Liu, P Yang, B Liu, C Liu - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recent applications of photoelectrochemistry at the semiconductor/liquid interface provide a
renewable route of mimicking natural photosynthesis and yielding chemicals from sunlight …

Internal electric field engineering for steering photogenerated charge separation and enhancing photoactivity

Y Guo, W Shi, Y Zhu - EcoMat, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis as a desirable technology shows great potential in environmental
remediation and renewable energy generation, but the recombination of photogenerated …

Enhanced photoactivity and oxidizing ability simultaneously via internal electric field and valence band position by crystal structure of bismuth oxyiodide

Y Guo, W Shi, Y Zhu, Y Xu, F Cui - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, the photoactivity and oxidizing ability of bismuth oxyiodide were enhanced
simultaneously via crystal structure regulation. The internal electric field is enhanced via unit …

Cd0. 5Zn0. 5S/Ti3C2 MXene as a Schottky catalyst for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in seawater

G Zeng, Y Cao, Y Wu, H Yuan, B Zhang, Y Wang… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is a developing technology that addresses the urgent
energy shortage, without greenhouse gas emissions. Despite tremendous efforts over the …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art advancements of crystal facet-exposed photocatalysts beyond TiO2: Design and dependent performance for solar energy conversion and …

W Tu, W Guo, J Hu, H He, H Li, Z Li, W Luo, Y Zhou… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Tailoring semiconductor crystals with optimized reactive facets is considered one of effective
strategies to improve photocatalytic activity and selectivity for energy conversion and …