Recent progress in defective TiO2 photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

Z Li, S Wang, J Wu, W Zhou - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent decades, TiO 2 nanomaterial photocatalysts for energy and environmental
applications have attracted extensive research interest. However, the main bottlenecks are …

Selectivity enhancement in heterogeneous photocatalytic transformations

J Kou, C Lu, J Wang, Y Chen, Z Xu, RS Varma - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has been invariably considered as an unselective process (especially in
water) for a fairly long period of time, and the investigation on selective photocatalysis has …

Titanium dioxide nanostructures for photoelectrochemical applications

S Shen, J Chen, M Wang, X Sheng, X Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review comprehensively summarized the progresses in the design and modification of
titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanostructures as photoelectrode materials for …

[HTML][HTML] TiO2 photocatalysis for the degradation of pollutants in gas phase: From morphological design to plasmonic enhancement

SW Verbruggen - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2015 - Elsevier
TiO 2-based photocatalysis has become a viable technology in various application fields
such as (waste) water purification, photovoltaics/artificial photosynthesis, environmentally …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis for selective formation of high-value-added molecules: Some chemical and engineering aspects

F Parrino, M Bellardita, EI García-López, G Marcì… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This review deals with the parameters that influence heterogeneous photocatalysis (PC) for
selective synthesis of high-value chemicals by itself or in combination with other …

Strategies for improving the efficiency of semiconductor metal oxide photocatalysis

AB Djurišić, YH Leung, AMC Ng - Materials Horizons, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is of significant interest for a wide range of applications related to energy and
environment, such as pollutant degradation and hydrogen production. We will provide a …

Defect-mediated electron–hole separation in semiconductor photocatalysis

W Zhou, H Fu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Defects play important roles in semiconductor photocatalysis, which not only can act as
active sites but also serve as recombination centers for electrons and holes. The rational …

Stable blue TiO 2− x nanoparticles for efficient visible light photocatalysts

Q Zhu, Y Peng, L Lin, CM Fan, GQ Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Tailored fabrication of non-stoichiometric semiconductors has attracted considerable interest
since the oxygen vacancy is the fundamental and intrinsic defect in reduced semiconductors …

Facet‐Dependent Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2‐Based Composites for Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation

WJ Ong, LL Tan, SP Chai, ST Yong… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most widely investigated metal oxides because of its
extraordinary surface, electronic, and photocatalytic properties. However, the large band …

Effect of band gap engineering in anionic-doped TiO2 photocatalyst

EM Samsudin, SB Abd Hamid - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
A simple yet promising strategy to modify TiO 2 band gap was achieved via dopants
incorporation which influences the photo-responsiveness of the photocatalyst. The …