Contact electrification at the liquid–solid interface

S Lin, X Chen, ZL Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

The kinetics of metal oxide photoanodes from charge generation to catalysis

S Corby, RR Rao, L Steier, JR Durrant - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021‏ - nature.com
Generating charge carriers with lifetimes long enough to drive catalysis is a critical aspect for
photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems, and a key determinant of their efficiency …

Charge carrier dynamics and reaction intermediates in heterogeneous photocatalysis by time-resolved spectroscopies

J Ma, TJ Miao, J Tang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Sunlight as the most abundant renewable energy holds the promise to make our society
sustainable. However, due to its low power density and intermittence, efficient conversion …

Recent developments, advances and strategies in heterogeneous photocatalysts for water splitting

M Sohail, S Rauf, M Irfan, A Hayat, MM Alghamdi… - Nanoscale …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) is an up-and-coming technology for generating
sustainable fuel using light energy. Significant progress has been made in the develo** of …

Surface-plasmon-driven hot electron photochemistry

Y Zhang, S He, W Guo, Y Hu, J Huang… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Visible-light-driven photochemistry has continued to attract heightened interest due to its
capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy and its potential to solve the global energy crisis …

Time-resolved spectroscopic investigation of charge trap** in carbon nitrides photocatalysts for hydrogen generation

R Godin, Y Wang, MA Zwijnenburg… - Journal of the …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as a benchmark polymer photocatalyst is attracting significant
research interest because of its visible light photocatalytic performance combined with good …

Black TiO2 nanomaterials: a review of recent advances

SG Ullattil, SB Narendranath, SC Pillai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Recently reported black TiO 2 nanomaterials are the unequivocally accepted sun light
harvesters which facilitate the maximum solar energy absorption from ultraviolet (UV) to …

Hematite heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting: rational materials design and charge carrier dynamics

S Shen, SA Lindley, X Chen, JZ Zhang - Energy & Environmental …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Hematite (α-Fe2O3), with a bandgap suitable for absorption of the solar spectrum, is ideally
suited for use as a photoanode material in photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of solar …

Theory-guided materials design: two-dimensional MXenes in electro-and photocatalysis

AD Handoko, SN Steinmann, ZW Seh - Nanoscale Horizons, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have made a significant
impact on sustainable energy research in the fields of energy storage and conversion …

Photocatalytic water splitting by N-TiO2 on MgO (111) with exceptional quantum efficiencies at elevated temperatures

Y Li, YK Peng, L Hu, J Zheng, D Prabhakaran… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Photocatalytic water splitting is attracting enormous interest for the storage of solar energy
but no practical method has yet been identified. In the past decades, various systems have …