Modulation of interfacial charge dynamics of semiconductor heterostructures for advanced photocatalytic applications

CW Tsao, MJ Fang, YJ Hsu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As a topic of intensive research interest for decades, photocatalysis using semiconductor
heterostructures holds the potential to satisfy global energy demand, reduce greenhouse …

Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: Challenges and opportunities

YH Chiu, TH Lai, MY Kuo, PY Hsieh, YJ Hsu - APL Materials, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
As the Holy Grail to a carbon-free hydrogen economy, photoelectrochemical (PEC) water
splitting offers a promising path for sustainable production of hydrogen fuel from solar …

Visible-light-active doped metal oxide nanoparticles: review of their synthesis, properties, and applications

R Medhi, MD Marquez, TR Lee - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal oxide semiconductors with a bandgap between 2 and 4 eV are an important class of
compounds in the electronics industry and for photocatalysis. With the demand for these …

Corrosion and tribocorrosion behavior of equiatomic refractory medium entropy TiZr (Hf, Ta, Nb) alloys in chloride solutions

Z Wang, Y Yan, Y Wu, X Huang, Y Zhang, Y Su, L Qiao - Corrosion Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Equiatomic TiZr (Hf, Ta, Nb) medium entropy alloys (MEAs) were developed to
achieve higher corrosion resistance than pure Ti. Nb and Ta alloying can greatly improve …

Enhancement of Plasmon‐Induced Photoelectrocatalytic Water Oxidation over Au/TiO2 with Lithium Intercalation

H Li, S Wang, M Wang, Y Gao, J Tang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmon‐induced chemical reaction is an emerging field but its development faces huge
challenges because of low quantum efficiency. Herein, we report that the solar energy …

Ultrathin Z-scheme 2D/2D N-doped HTiNbO5 nanosheets/g-C3N4 porous composites for efficient photocatalytic degradation and H2 generation under visible light

C Liu, Z Han, Y Feng, H Dai, Y Zhao, N Han… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To realize highly efficient utilization of solar energy for solving problems of environmental
pollution and energy shortage has attracted increasing attention. Herein, a two-step …

Semiconductor nanoheterostructures for photoconversion applications

MJ Fang, CW Tsao, YJ Hsu - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The ever-growing energy crisis and environmental degradation have instigated scientists to
explore sophisticated, versatile energy conversion systems. Photoconversion, which …

Yolk–shell nanostructures: synthesis, photocatalysis and interfacial charge dynamics

YA Chen, YT Wang, HS Moon, K Yong, YJ Hsu - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy has long been regarded as a promising alternative and sustainable energy
source. In this regard, photocatalysts emerge as a versatile paradigm that can practically …

Anodization of titanium alloys for orthopedic applications

M İzmir, B Ercan - Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2019 - Springer
In recent years, nanostructured oxide films on titanium alloy surfaces have gained significant
interest due to their electrical, catalytic and biological properties. In literature, there is variety …

TiO2-Au-Cu2O Photocathodes: Au-Mediated Z-Scheme Charge Transfer for Efficient Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Reduction

JM Li, CW Tsao, MJ Fang, CC Chen… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An Au-mediated Cu2O-based Z-scheme heterostructure system is demonstrated for use as
efficient photocathodes in photoelectrochemical (PEC) reduction. The samples are prepared …