Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

Semiconductor quantum dots: a versatile platform for photoredox organic transformation

HL Wu, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), as a newfashioned light-absorbing material with great
promise in artificial photosystems, generally exhibit attractive photoactivity and selectivity in …

Selective organic transformations over cadmium sulfide-based photocatalysts

JY Li, YH Li, MY Qi, Q Lin, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient catalyst for photoredox-catalyzed selective organic synthesis
has consitently been an attractive objective in recent years. Regarding semiconductor …

Layer-by-layer assembly of versatile nanoarchitectures with diverse dimensionality: a new perspective for rational construction of multilayer assemblies

FX **ao, M Pagliaro, YJ Xu, B Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of multilayer thin films has
garnered considerable interest on account of its ability to modulate nanometer control over …

Structural diversity of graphene materials and their multifarious roles in heterogeneous photocatalysis

C Han, N Zhang, YJ Xu - Nano Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen the rocket rise of graphene as the unique two-dimensional carbon
nanosheets and its outstanding promise in materials science. In particular, because of its …

Strategies for improving the efficiency of semiconductor metal oxide photocatalysis

AB Djurišić, YH Leung, AMC Ng - Materials Horizons, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is of significant interest for a wide range of applications related to energy and
environment, such as pollutant degradation and hydrogen production. We will provide a …

Insight into the Effect of Highly Dispersed MoS2 versus Layer-Structured MoS2 on the Photocorrosion and Photoactivity of CdS in Graphene–CdS–MoS2 …

MQ Yang, C Han, YJ Xu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015 - ACS Publications
Designing a semiconductor CdS-based photocatalyst for H2 evolution from water with high
activity and stability is extremely desirable for practical application. We report the important …

Microbial fuel cells for remediation of environmental pollutants and value addition: special focus on coupling diatom microbial fuel cells with photocatalytic and …

V Vinayak, MJ Khan, S Varjani, GD Saratale… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the advent of global industrialisation and adaptation of smart life there is rise in
anthropogenic pollution especially in water. Remediation of the pollutants (such as metals …

Interpreting the enhanced photoactivities of 0D/1D heterojunctions of CdS quantum dots/TiO2 nanotube arrays using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

Z Yan, W Wang, L Du, J Zhu, DL Phillips, J Xu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterojunctions of CdS quantum dots (QDs)/TiO 2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) were
synthesized via a simple vapor transport approach. The 0D/1D QDs/NTAs electrodes …

One‐dimensional hybrid nanostructures for heterogeneous photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis

FX **ao, J Miao, HB Tao, SF Hung, HY Wang, HB Yang… - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis have received considerable
attention as alternative approaches for solar energy harvesting and storage. The …