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 …

Density functional theory for transition metals and transition metal chemistry

CJ Cramer, DG Truhlar - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
We introduce density functional theory and review recent progress in its application to
transition metal chemistry. Topics covered include local, meta, hybrid, hybrid meta, and …

Synergistic effects for enhanced catalysis in a dual single-atom catalyst

J Fu, J Dong, R Si, K Sun, J Zhang, M Li, N Yu… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synergistic effects have been discussed extensively in bimetallic heterogeneous catalysis,
but it remains unclear how the effects function at the atomic scale. Here, we report a dual …

Achieving overall water splitting using titanium dioxide-based photocatalysts of different phases

R Li, Y Weng, X Zhou, X Wang, Y Mi… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is regarded as the benchmark semiconductor in photocatalysis,
which possesses a suitable band structure and makes the overall water splitting reaction …

Titanium dioxide (anatase and rutile): surface chemistry, liquid–solid interface chemistry, and scientific synthesis of supported catalysts

K Bourikas, C Kordulis, A Lycourghiotis - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Solid catalysts are very useful functional materials, which are used in 90% of industrial
processes. The most important are the supported ones. In these catalysts, nanoparticles of …

A DFT+ U description of oxygen vacancies at the TiO2 rutile (1 1 0) surface

BJ Morgan, GW Watson - Surface Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Experimental observations indicate that removing bridging oxygen atoms from the TiO2
rutile (110) surface produces a localised state approximately 0.7 eV below the conduction …

Toward a design of active oxygen evolution catalysts: insights from automated density functional theory calculations and machine learning

S Back, K Tran, ZW Ulissi - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Develo** active and stable oxygen evolution catalysts is a key to enabling various future
energy technologies, and the state of the art catalysts are Ir-containing oxide materials …

Surface reconstructions of metal oxides and the consequences on catalytic chemistry

F Polo-Garzon, Z Bao, X Zhang, W Huang, Z Wu - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Catalysts are inherently dynamic in nature, as they respond to the environment by changing
their local and extended structures. Surface reconstruction is among such dynamic …

Environmental fate and toxicity of sunscreen-derived inorganic ultraviolet filters in aquatic environments: A review

S Yuan, J Huang, X Jiang, Y Huang, X Zhu, Z Cai - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
An increasing number of inorganic ultraviolet filters (UVFs), such as nanosized zinc oxide
(nZnO) and titanium dioxide (nTiO2), are formulated in sunscreens because of their broad …

Confined Fe single atomic sites on (100) plane of anatase TiO2 nanofibers boost white LED driven Fenton-like norfloxacin degradation

Z Ji, R Cai, W Ye, P Lu, CL Dong, YC Huang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Develo** efficient and sustainable photocatalyst is crucial for antibiotic degradation in
water treatment. Iron (Fe) species modified semiconductor photocatalysts have been widely …