Novel rare earth metal–doped one-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures: Fundamentals and multifunctional applications

J Prakash, A Kumar, H Dai, BC Janegitz… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
In last few years, titanium dioxide (TiO 2)-based various dimensional (0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D)
nanostructures (NSs) have been extensively investigated because of their outstanding …

Advancement in upconversion nanoparticles based NIR-driven photocatalysts

AA Ansari, M Sillanpää - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
It is important to harness near-infrared (NIR) light in the plentiful and naturally sustainable
sunlight to maximize the consumption rate of the uncontaminated resources on the planet …

Visible-light photocatalytic activity of rare-earth-metal-doped TiO2: experimental analysis and machine learning for virtual design

A Mikolajczyk, E Wyrzykowska, P Mazierski… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modification with rare-earth (RE) metals has emerged as an important approach for
enhancing the properties of titanium dioxide. Herein, the visible-light photocatalytic activity of …

The role of lanthanides in TiO2-based photocatalysis: A review

P Mazierski, A Mikolajczyk, B Bajorowicz… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review provides an in-depth analysis of lanthanide-titania-modified semiconductor
photocatalysts (Er-, Ho-, Nd-and Tm-TiO 2) for the photocatalytic degradation of organic …

Visible light–driven advanced oxidation processes to remove emerging contaminants from water and wastewater: a review

P Zawadzki - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022 - Springer
The scientific data review shows that advanced oxidation processes based on the hydroxyl
or sulfate radicals are of great interest among the currently conventional water and …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and photocatalytic potential of Nd-doped TiO2 under UV and solar light irradiation using a sol-gel ultrasonication method

M Lal, P Sharma, C Ram - Results in Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sol-gel ultrasonication process was used to synthesize doped TiO 2 nanoparticles. Nd-
doped TiO 2 nanoparticles sample structures were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction …

Construction of highly efficient and stable ternary AgBr/Ag/PbBiO2Br Z-scheme photocatalyst under visible light irradiation: performance and mechanism insight

H Guo, CG Niu, XJ Wen, L Zhang, C Liang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, the novel ternary AgBr/Ag/PbBiO 2 Br Z-scheme photocatalysts were
synthesized via a CTAB-assisted calcination process. The AgBr/Ag/PbBiO 2 Br composites …

Regulating the electronic structure to construct root-soil-like S-scheme BiVO4/Nd-TiO2 heterojunction for visible degradation and hydrogen evolution

J Dai, C Wu, J Ma, T Zhang, Z Liang, J Zhang… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunctions offer a novel and practical approach to
drive electron migrating. However, matching semiconductor energy levels significantly …

Hydrothermally induced oxygen do** of graphitic carbon nitride with a highly ordered architecture and enhanced photocatalytic activity

C Wang, H Fan, X Ren, J Ma, J Fang… - ChemSusChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As an amorphous or semicrystalline material, graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) displays
poor photocatalytic activity owing to rapid recombination of the photogenerated charge …

Optical and photocatalytic properties of rare earth metal-modified ZnO quantum dots

J Sowik, M Miodyńska, B Bajorowicz… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of novel ZnO quantum dots modified with rare earth metals was successfully
prepared by a simple sol-gel approach. The effects of types (Eu, Er, Tb, Yb, Ho, La) and …