The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

A deep understanding of defects is essential for the optimization of materials for solar energy
conversion. This is particularly true for metal oxide photo (electro) catalysts, which typically …

Polarons are quasiparticles that easily form in polarizable materials due to the coupling of
excess electrons or holes with ionic vibrations. These quasiparticles manifest themselves in …

The development of machine learning models for electrocatalysts requires a broad set of
training data to enable their use across a wide variety of materials. One class of materials …

Single-atom catalysts are playing a pivotal-role in understanding atomic-level photocatalytic
processes. However, single-atoms are typically non-uniformly distributed on photocatalyst …

Abstract TiO 2 nanofibers (NFs,< 1000 nm) with the merits of one-dimensional (1D) structure,
adjustable surface active sites, excellent electro-and photochemical properties, nontoxicity …

Fossil-free ironmaking is indispensable for reducing massive anthropogenic CO 2 emissions
in the steel industry. Hydrogen-based direct reduction (HyDR) is among the most attractive …

Heterogeneous catalysts often undergo structural transformations when they operate under
thermal reaction conditions. These transformations are reflected in their evolving catalytic …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, and Kelvin probe
measurements on various TiO2 single-crystal surfaces show that the position of the Fermi …

The interaction of water with TiO2 surfaces is of crucial importance in various scientific fields
and applications, from photocatalysis for hydrogen production and the photooxidation of …