Application of plasmonics in solar cell efficiency improvement: a brief review on recent progress

P Mandal - Plasmonics, 2022 - Springer
We need electrical energy for our various daily life activities, and the existing fossil fuel will
serve the purpose for a limited period only. Therefore, we need to look at alternate energy …

Metallic nanoparticles and hybrids of metallic nanoparticles/graphene nanomaterials for enhanced photon harvesting and charge transport in polymer and dye …

TA Amollo - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Solar energy is a sustainable option in the provision of affordable and clean energy.
Conversion of solar energy to electricity requires the development of materials and …

Fabrication of TiO2 nanofibers/MXene Ti3C2 nanocomposites for photocatalytic H2 evolution by electrostatic self-assembly

Y Zhuang, Y Liu, X Meng - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Semiconductor based photocatalytic water splitting as a most bright method to solve the
energy crisis has been widely studied in the past decade. Among them, MXene has become …

Step-scheme NiO/BiOI heterojunction photocatalyst for rhodamine photodegradation

X Hu, G Wang, J Wang, Z Hu, Y Su - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, a step-scheme heterostructure photocatalyst formed by macroporous NiO foams and
BiOI microspheres is successfully fabricated. The as-obtained NiO/BiOI heterostructure can …

Construction of Ti3C2 MXene/O-doped g-C3N4 2D-2D Schottky-junction for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

P Lin, J Shen, X Yu, Q Liu, D Li, H Tang - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract construction of the Schottky-junction is considered to be a valid route to boost the
spatial charge separation and transfer of the photocatalytic system. Herein, two-dimensional …

Build-in electric field induced step-scheme TiO2/W18O49 heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation

R Wang, J Shen, W Zhang, Q Liu, M Zhang, H Tang - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial Z-scheme heterostructure photocatalysts, inspired by the natural photosynthesis,
have been explored for water contamination owing to the efficiency of charge carriers …

Ag2O nanoparticles decorated TiO2 nanofibers as a pn heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic decomposition of RhB under visible light irradiation

G Liu, G Wang, Z Hu, Y Su, L Zhao - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
TiO 2 nanofibers were successfully prepared by electrospinning method using tetrabutyl
titanate, glacial acetic acid, PVP and methanol as the precursors. Ag 2 O/TiO 2 composite …

Au-NPs embedded Z–scheme WO3/TiO2 nanocomposite for plasmon-assisted photocatalytic glycerol-water reforming towards enhanced H2 evolution

M Tahir, M Siraj, B Tahir, M Umer, H Alias… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Au-NPs-embedded Z-scheme WO 3/TiO 2 hetero-junction for boosting photocatalytic H 2
evolution from glycerol-water mixture under visible light has been investigated. The …

rGO-wrapped Ag-doped TiO2 nanofibers for photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light

S Kang, J Hwang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of uniform graphene/noble-metal/semiconductor ternary nanocomposites
without agglomeration or restacking of graphene for robust CO 2 photoreduction is still …

A novel and facile synthesis of Ag-doped TiO2 nanofiber for airborne virus/bacteria inactivation and VOC elimination under visible light

S Kang, J Choi, GY Park, HR Kim, J Hwang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
There are strong demands for high biocidal and degassing performance of fibrous air filters,
and the development of photocatalytic nanofiber operating under visible-light remains a …