Fundamentals of TiO2 Photocatalysis: Concepts, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Q Guo, C Zhou, Z Ma, X Yang - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis has been widely applied in various areas, such as solar cells, water splitting,
and pollutant degradation. Therefore, the photochemical mechanisms and basic principles …

A surface science perspective on TiO2 photocatalysis

MA Henderson - Surface Science Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
The field of surface science provides a unique approach to understanding bulk, surface and
interfacial phenomena occurring during TiO 2 photocatalysis. This review highlights, from a …

Elementary photocatalytic chemistry on TiO 2 surfaces

Q Guo, C Zhou, Z Ma, Z Ren, H Fan… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic hydrogen production and pollutant degradation provided both great
opportunities and challenges in the field of sustainable energy and environmental science …

IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap

Y Wang, C Wöll - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we highlight recent progress (2008–2016) in infrared reflection absorption
spectroscopy (IRRAS) studies on oxide powders achieved by using different types of metal …

Structural motifs of water on metal oxide surfaces

R Mu, Z Zhao, Z Dohnálek, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding water/solid interactions is of great importance in a variety of fundamental and
technological processes, such as photocatalytic water splitting, heterogeneous catalysis …

Water-mediated proton hop** on an iron oxide surface

LR Merte, G Peng, R Bechstein, F Rieboldt… - Science, 2012 - science.org
The diffusion of hydrogen atoms across solid oxide surfaces is often assumed to be
accelerated by the presence of water molecules. Here we present a high-resolution, high …

Non‐fluorinated polymer composite proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications–A review

N Esmaeili, EMA Gray, CJ Webb - ChemPhysChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The critical component of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system is the
proton exchange membrane (PEM). Perfluorosulfonic acid membranes such as Nafion are …

Direct observation of accelerating hydrogen spillover via surface-lattice-confinement effect

Y Liu, R Zhang, L Lin, Y Wang, C Liu, R Mu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Uncovering how hydrogen transfers and what factors control hydrogen conductivity on solid
surface is essential for enhancing catalytic performance of H-involving reactions, which is …

Molecular-Level Insights into Photocatalysis from Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies on TiO2(110)

MA Henderson, I Lyubinetsky - Chemical Reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The field of heterogeneous photocatalysis has grown considerably in the decades since
Fujishima and Honda's ground-breaking publications on photoelectrochemistry on TiO2. 1 …

Thermally-driven processes on rutile TiO2 (1 1 0)-(1× 1): A direct view at the atomic scale

Z Dohnálek, I Lyubinetsky, R Rousseau - Progress in Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The technological importance of TiO2 has led to a broad effort aimed at understanding the
elementary steps that underlie catalytic and photocatalytic reactions. The most stable …