Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis

MB Gawande, A Goswami, FX Felpin, T Asefa… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-
abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent …

[HTML][HTML] Composite titanium dioxide nanomaterials

M Dahl, Y Liu, Y Yin - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (titania, TiO 2) has been fervently researched over the past few decades
due to its potential applications across many different areas. Thanks to its bulk properties …

Advanced nanoarchitectures for solar photocatalytic applications

A Kubacka, M Fernandez-Garcia, G Colon - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1.1. Scope of the Review Since they were first described in the scientific literature,
photoinduced processes have been studied with a view to developing several industrially …

A surface science perspective on TiO2 photocatalysis

MA Henderson - Surface Science Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
The field of surface science provides a unique approach to understanding bulk, surface and
interfacial phenomena occurring during TiO 2 photocatalysis. This review highlights, from a …

Dye-sensitized nanoparticles for heterogeneous photocatalysis: Cases studies with TiO2, ZnO, fullerene and graphene for water purification

Z Youssef, L Colombeau, N Yesmurzayeva, F Baros… - Dyes and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, the use of dye-sensitized nanoparticles (NPs) for heterogeneous
photocatalysis related to water purification is considered. The dye-sensitization by the mean …

Titania-based photocatalysts—crystal growth, doping and heterostructuring

G Liu, L Wang, HG Yang, HM Cheng… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor photocatalysts have important applications in renewable energy and
environment fields. To overcome the serious drawbacks of low efficiency and narrow light …

In-situ reduction synthesis of nano-sized Cu2O particles modifying g-C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

J Chen, S Shen, P Guo, M Wang, P Wu, X Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cu 2 O nanoparticles (NPs) were directly formed on gC 3 N 4 via a one-pot in-situ reduction
method. The physical and photophysical properties of these Cu 2 O NPs modified gC 3 N 4 …

Graphene-wrapped hierarchical TiO 2 nanoflower composites with enhanced photocatalytic performance

G Lui, JY Liao, A Duan, Z Zhang, M Fowler… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene-wrapped titanium dioxide nanoflower composites (G–TiO2) consisting of
nanosheets and nanoparticles were synthesized using a two-step solvo/hydrothermal …

Nanoheterostructured photocatalysts for improving photocatalytic hydrogen production

H Du, YN Liu, CC Shen, AW Xu - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization has accordingly increased the demand for energy. This has resulted
in the increasingly severe energy and environmental crises. Hydrogen production, based on …

In situ preparation of novel p–n junction photocatalyst BiOI/(BiO) 2CO3 with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

J Cao, X Li, H Lin, S Chen, X Fu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Novel p–n junction photocatalysts BiOI/(BiO) 2CO3 with different contents of BiOI were in situ
synthesized by etching (BiO) 2CO3 precursor with hydroiodic acid (HI) solution. X-ray …