Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics investigations on the excited carriers in condensed matter systems

Q Zheng, W Chu, C Zhao, L Zhang… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ultrafast dynamics of photoexcited charge carriers in condensed matter systems play an
important role in optoelectronics and solar energy conversion. Yet it is challenging to …

Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Dimension‐Matched Zinc Phthalocyanine/BiVO4 Ultrathin Nanocomposites for CO2 Reduction as Efficient Wide‐Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts via a Cascade …

J Bian, J Feng, Z Zhang, Z Li, Y Zhang, Y Liu… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cascade charge transfer was realized by a H‐bond linked zinc phthalocyanine/BiVO4
nanosheet (ZnPc/BVNS) composite, which subsequently works as an efficient wide‐visible …

Photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanoparticles: a theoretical aspect

Y Nam, JH Lim, KC Ko, JY Lee - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
TiO2 photocatalysts have been widely used in the field of renewable energy and
environmental clean-up. However, the large band gap of TiO2, along with the fast …

The PYXAID program for non-adiabatic molecular dynamics in condensed matter systems

AV Akimov, OV Prezhdo - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This work introduces the PYXAID program, developed for non-adiabatic molecular dynamics
simulations in condensed matter systems. By applying the classical path approximation to …

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 …

Theoretical Studies on Anatase and Less Common TiO2 Phases: Bulk, Surfaces, and Nanomaterials

F De Angelis, C Di Valentin, S Fantacci… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Driven by growing concerns for environmental and energy issues, interest in semiconductor-
based heterogeneous photocatalysis has increased considerably over the last decades …

Ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics of charge carriers in metal halide perovskites

W Li, Y She, AS Vasenko, OV Prezhdo - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoinduced nonequilibrium processes in nanoscale materials play key roles in
photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. This review summarizes recent theoretical …

Theoretical insights into photoinduced charge transfer and catalysis at oxide interfaces

AV Akimov, AJ Neukirch, OV Prezhdo - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
As the world's population increases and substantial industrial growth continues, the energy
demands of society increase rapidly. Although the earth's oil, natural gas, and coal deposits …