Catalytic conversion of CO2 to produce fuels and chemicals is attractive in prospect because
it provides an alternative to fossil feedstocks and the benefit of converting and cycling the …

Energy shortage and escalating pollution are major challenges globally. Heterogeneous
photocatalysis is one of the most cost-effective methods for producing renewable energy …

The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

In this Review, we aim to provide an updated summary of the research related to hollow
micro-and nanostructures, covering both their synthesis and their applications. After a brief …

The controlled synthesis of nanohybrids composed of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt and Pd, as
well as AuAg alloy) and metal oxides (ZnO, TiO2, Cu2O and CeO2) have received …

Hollow nanostructures offer promising potential for advanced energy storage and
conversion applications. In the past decade, considerable research efforts have been …

Hollow structures with high complexity in shell architecture and composition have attracted
tremendous interest because of their great importance for both fundamental studies and …

Biochar, produced by the thermal decomposition of various biomass sources, is applied in
different fields of research due to its distinctive properties. With the recent explosion of …

Recently, visible-light-driven photocatalysis is of great interest in the environmental pollutant
remediation. In the present study, a novel heterostructured photocatalyst AgI/BiVO4 was …

As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …