The field of photocatalysis can be traced back more than 80 years to early observations of
the chalking of titania-based paints and to studies of the darkening of metal oxides in contact …

Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) is an advanced oxidation water treatment technology which
combines the strengths of both heterogeneous photocatalysis and anodic oxidation for the …

Photoexcited semiconductor nanoparticles undergo charge equilibration when they are in
contact with metal nanoparticles. Such a charge distribution has direct influence in dictating …

Using reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as a two-dimensional support, we have succeeded in
selective anchoring of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles at separate sites …

This review is focused on the use of solid Lewis acids to promote catalytic oxidations. While
the concept of using Lewis acids to promote the reaction of organic substrates with oxidizing …

A set of polycrystalline TiO2 photocatalysts loaded with various ions of transition metals (Co,
Cr, Cu, Fe, Mo, V, and W) were prepared by using the wet impregnation method. The …

Primary intermediates of oxygen photoevolution (water photooxidation) reaction at the TiO2
(rutile)/aqueous solution interface were investigated by in situ multiple internal reflection …

The development of a high-efficiency TiO2 photocatalyst is of great importance to a variety of
solar light conversion and application fields; the desired high efficiency can be achieved by …

Platinum-ion-doped TiO2 (Ption− TiO2) was synthesized by a sol− gel method, and its
visible light photocatalytic activities were successfully demonstrated for the oxidative and …

A series of cerium ion-doped titanium dioxide (Ce3+–TiO2) catalysts with special 4f electron
configuration was prepared by a sol–gel process and characterized by Brunauer-Emmett …