Semiconductor photocatalysts: A critical review highlighting the various strategies to boost the photocatalytic performances for diverse applications

I Ahmad, Y Zou, J Yan, Y Liu, S Shukrullah… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic technology illustrates an eco-friendly and sustainable route to overcome
environmental and energy issues. The successful construction of a photocatalyst depends …

Atomic-level coordination structures meet graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalysis: Energy conversion and environmental remediation

H Su, H Yin, R Wang, Y Wang, W Orbell… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Up to date, the single-atom catalysts (SACs) have provided a sustainable solution for
mitigating the energy crisis and improving environmental quality. The enhanced efficiency …

Charge separation via synergy of homojunction and electrocatalyst in BiVO4 for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Z **e, D Chen, J Zhai, Y Huang, H Ji - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) as oxygen evolution photoanodes in photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting is hampered by the severe charge recombination and sluggish kinetic …

Piezo‐Photocatalytic Synergy in BiFeO3@COF Z‐Scheme Heterostructures for High‐Efficiency Overall Water Splitting

ML Xu, M Lu, GY Qin, XM Wu, T Yu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven overall water splitting is an ideal way to generate renewable energy while still
challenging. For the first time, this work combined covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and …

[PDF][PDF] Overall utilization of photoexcited charges for simultaneous photocatalytic redox reactions

Z Wang, J Wang, J Zhang, K Dai - Acta Phys Chim Sin, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
The photoconversion of CO2 to carbon-containing fuels, splitting water into H2, selective
organic synthesis, reduction of N2 to NH3, and hazardous organic contaminant degradation …

Detecting and quantifying wavelength‐dependent electrons transfer in heterostructure catalyst via in situ irradiation XPS

Y Li, L Wang, F Zhang, W Zhang, G Shao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The identity of charge transfer process at the heterogeneous interface plays an important
role in improving the stability, activity, and selectivity of heterojunction catalysts. And, in situ …

Interface engineering of BiVO4/Zn3V2O8 heterocatalysts for escalating the synergism: Impact of Cu electron mediator for overall water splitting

MZ Abid, K Rafiq, A Rauf, RH Althomali, R **… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The risk of global warming is increasing due to excessive consumption of fossil fuels. To fill
the gap between production and consumption of conventional energy sources, modern …

Composite of lead-free halide perovskite Cs3Bi2Br9 with TiO2 as an efficient photocatalyst for C (sp3)− H bond activation

Z Cui, Q Zhang, H Fu, Q Liu, X Liu, Y Wu, P Gao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a facile anti-solvent preparation strategy is proposed to fabricate lead-free halide
perovskite Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 with TiO 2, which boosts photocatalytic activation of C (sp 3)− H …

Thermoelectric–photoelectrochemical water splitting under concentrated solar irradiation

C Pornrungroj, V Andrei, E Reisner - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical devices could play a crucial role toward fuel production in a circular
economy. Yet, light absorption suffers losses from thermalization and the inability to use low …

Hierarchical columnar ZnIn2S4/BiVO4 Z-scheme heterojunctions with carrier highway boost photocatalytic mineralization of antibiotics

X Yan, B Wang, J Zhao, G Liu, M Ji, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
How to achieve high-speed directional migration and separation of photogenerated carriers
at heterointerfaces is still an important factor restricting efficient photocatalytic reactions …