The photovoltaic and photocatalytic systems generally use at least one semiconductor in
their architecture which role is to absorb the light or to transport the charge carriers. Despite …

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 …

The positions of electronic band edges are one important metric for determining a material's
capability to function in a solar energy conversion device that produces fuels from sunlight …

The quest for efficient utilization of solar light for the generation of hydrogen through water
splitting has provided motivation to find new dopant elements for the wide band gap …

Heterogenous photocatalysis is regarded as a holy grail in relation to the energy and
environmental issues with which our society is currently struggling. In this context, the …

First-principles density functional theory calculations were performed on the electronic
properties of substitutional Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb-doped rutile and anatase TiO2, where Ti was …

The exploration of advanced photocatalysts has been attracting wide attention, especially in
facing the recent growing challenges of energy and environment. Among the various …

Driven by growing concerns for environmental and energy issues, interest in semiconductor-
based heterogeneous photocatalysis has increased considerably over the last decades …

The world's energy consumption is predicted to grow by 56% by the year 2040, from 520
quadrillion Btu pa in 2010 to 820 quadrillion Btu/pa, as reported by the US Energy …

The beneficial effects on ZnO and TiO2 photocatalytic activity resulting from a suitable
combination of doping and heterojunctions were proposed and investigated by a synergistic …