Defect engineering and characterization of active sites for efficient electrocatalysis

X Yan, L Zhuang, Z Zhu, X Yao - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalysis plays a decisive role in various energy-related applications. Engineering the
active sites of electrocatalysts is an important aspect to promote their catalytic performance …

Tuning the Relative Concentration Ratio of Bulk Defects to Surface Defects in TiO2 Nanocrystals Leads to High Photocatalytic Efficiency

M Kong, Y Li, X Chen, T Tian, P Fang… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
TiO2 nanocrystals with tunable bulk/surface defects were synthesized and characterized
with TEM, XRD, BET, positron annihilation, and photocurrent measurements. The effect of …

Plasmonic silver incorporated silver halides for efficient photocatalysis

C An, S Wang, Y Sun, Q Zhang, J Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of visible-light-responsive photocatalysts is a promising challenge in the
management of environmental pollution. Silver–silver halide nano-photocatalysts have …

Understanding the effect of surface/bulk defects on the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2: anatase versus rutile

J Yan, G Wu, N Guan, L Li, Z Li, X Cao - Physical chemistry chemical …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The sole effect of surface/bulk defects of TiO2 samples on their photocatalytic activity was
investigated. Nano-sized anatase and rutile TiO2 were prepared by hydrothermal method …

Shape-dependent interplay between oxygen vacancies and Ag–CeO2 interaction in Ag/CeO2 catalysts and their influence on the catalytic activity

S Chang, M Li, Q Hua, L Zhang, Y Ma, B Ye… - Journal of Catalysis, 2012 - Elsevier
Ag/CeO2 catalysts employing CeO2 nanocubes (c-CeO2) and nanorods (r-CeO2) as the
support were prepared by conventional incipient wetness impregnation followed by …

Fabrication of S-scheme TiO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites for generation of hydrogen gas and removal of fluorescein dye

A Alsalme, AH Galal, EF El-Sherbeny, A Soltan… - Diamond and Related …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, an effective S-scheme heterojunctions were fabricated with ultrasonic aspects for
effective decomposition of fluorescein dye and evolution of green hydrogen gas …

Characterization and application of LDH with chitosan composites investigated by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and surface texture for the adsorption of …

EE Abdel-Hady, SHM Hafez, HFM Mohamed… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
With a rapid increase in industrial growth around the world, the demand for an entirely novel
category of nanoparticles and technologies for wastewater treatment has become a key …

Amorphous domains in black titanium dioxide

J Kang, Y Zhang, Z Chai, X Qiu, X Cao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although oxygen vacancies (Ovs) play a critical role for many applications of metal oxides, a
controllable synthetic strategy for anisotropic Ovs remains a great challenge. Here, a novel …

A surface defect-promoted Ni nanocatalyst with simultaneously enhanced activity and stability

S He, C Li, H Chen, D Su, B Zhang, X Cao… - Chemistry of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
How to achieve supported metal nanocatalysts with simultaneously enhanced activity and
stability is of vital importance in heterogeneous catalysis and remains a challenging goal. In …

Designing Z-scheme AgIO4 nanorod embedded with Bi2S3 nanoflakes for expeditious visible light photodegradation of congo red and rhodamine B

S Kokilavani, A Syed, AM Elgorban, AH Bahkali… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study describes the enhanced photodegradation of organic pollutant dyes,
congo red (CR) and rhodamine B (RhB) dyes under visible light irradiation. AgIO 4 nanorods …