Charge Carrier Processes and Optical Properties in TiO2 and TiO2-Based Heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Review

S Lettieri, M Pavone, A Fioravanti, L Santamaria Amato… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis based technologies have a key role in addressing important challenges of
the ecological transition, such as environment remediation and conversion of renewable …

Review on polyaniline as reductive photocatalyst for the construction of the visible light active heterojunction for the generation of reactive oxygen species

OS Ekande, M Kumar - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyaniline (PANI), one of the P-type photocatalysts, has high reducing potential and low
band energy (E g); as a result, it can be activated in visible light. PANI based construction of …

Synthesis of TiO2, TiO2/PAni, TiO2/PAni/GO nanocomposites and photodegradation of anionic dyes Rose Bengal and thymol blue in visible light

A Kumar, CJ Raorane, A Syed, AH Bahkali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, fast-growing industrialization has resulted in the release of enormous amounts
of contaminants such as toxic dyes into water bodies and leading to cause health and …

Photoluminescence Mechanisms in Anatase and Rutile TiO2

DK Pallotti, L Passoni, P Maddalena… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescence (PL) represents a sensitive tool for probing molecular adsorption and
surface reactions in photocatalytic materials. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most …

Optimizing physico-chemical properties of hierarchical ZnO/TiO2 nano-film by the novel heating method for photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics and dye

M Li, R Zhang, Z Zou, L Zhang, H Ma - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The design of semiconductor catalysts with excellent photocatalytic properties, stability,
recyclability, and good separation for the treatment of polluted water is still challenging. In …

Surface-Enriched Boron-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles as Photocatalysts for Propene Oxidation

L Cano-Casanova, A Ansón-Casaos… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A series of nanostructured boron-TiO2 photocatalysts (BX-TiO2-T) were prepared by sol–gel
synthesis using titanium tetraisopropoxide and boric acid. The effects of the synthesis …

Waste ilmenite sludge-derived low-cost mesoporous Fe-doped TiO2: A versatile photocatalyst for enhanced visible light photocatalysis without a cocatalyst

A Mishra, V Verma, A Khan, D Kumar, TS Khan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ilmenite (FeTiO 3), a waste of the titania production industry, is proposed as a
potential candidate for visible-light-driven photocatalysis due to its narrow band gap (E g …

[HTML][HTML] Humic substance/metal-oxide multifunctional nanoparticles as advanced antibacterial-antimycotic agents and photocatalysts for the degradation of PLA …

S Russo, M Muscetta, P Amato, V Venezia, M Verrillo… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
As a result of the accumulation of plastic in the environment, microplastics have become part
of the food chain, boosting the resistance of fungi and bacteria which can frequently …

Defect-related multicolour emissions in ZnO smoke: from violet, over green to yellow

M Zhang, F Averseng, F Haque, P Borghetti, JM Krafft… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The nature of defects in ZnO smoke was studied at different stages of the material's history
by combining photoluminescence (PL) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …

Boosting Gas-Phase TiO2 Photocatalysis with Weak Electric Field Strengths of Volt/Centimeter

MN Tran, M Moreau, A Addad, A Teurtrie… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Among semiconductor nanomaterials, titanium dioxide is at the forefront of heterogeneous
photocatalysis, but its catalytic activity greatly suffers from the loss of photoexcited charge …