Z-scheme systems: From fundamental principles to characterization, synthesis, and photocatalytic fuel-conversion applications

G Liao, C Li, SY Liu, B Fang, H Yang - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Z-scheme photocatalysts have recently received tremendous attention because of their
extraordinary light harvesting and utilization ability, spatially-separated reductive and …

Z-scheme photocatalysts for visible-light-driven pollutants degradation: a review on recent advancements

A Hassani, S Krishnan, J Scaria, P Eghbali… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Harvesting solar energy for energy and environmental applications is an ever-fascinating
field of research. Although semiconductor photocatalysis is the potential tool for recalcitrant …

A critical review in strategies to improve photocatalytic water splitting towards hydrogen production

N Fajrina, M Tahir - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Water splitting for hydrogen production under light irradiation is an ideal system to provide
renewable energy sources and to reduce global warming effects. Even though significant …

Direct Z-scheme photocatalysts: Principles, synthesis, and applications

Q Xu, L Zhang, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
The properly designed semiconductor photocatalysts are promising materials for solving the
current serious energy and environmental issues because of their ability of using sunlight to …

Step-scheme porous g-C3N4/Zn0. 2Cd0. 8S-DETA composites for efficient and stable photocatalytic H2 production

F Mei, Z Li, K Dai, J Zhang, C Liang - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, environmental pollution and energy crisis have become increasingly serious
issues owing to the burning of fossil fuels. Among the many technologies, decomposition of …

Heterojunction Engineering of Multinary Metal Sulfide‐Based Photocatalysts for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Y Song, X Zheng, Y Yang, Y Liu, J Li, D Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) via water splitting using semiconductor
photocatalysts is an effective path to solve the current energy crisis and environmental …

Recent development in band engineering of binary semiconductor materials for solar driven photocatalytic hydrogen production

M Tahir, S Tasleem, B Tahir - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting is a promising approach to develop
sustainable renewable energy resources and limits the global warming simultaneously …

Recent Advances and Insights in Designing ZnxCd1–xS-Based Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production and Synergistic Selective Oxidation to Value-Added …

Z Wang, D Lu, KK Kondamareddy, Y He… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Combining the hydrogen (H2) extraction process and organic oxidation synthesis in
photooxidation–reduction reactions mediated by semiconductors is a desirable strategy …

2D/2D Z-scheme-based α-Fe2O3@ NGr heterojunction implanted with Pt single-atoms for remarkable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

V Dao, LA Cipriano, SW Ki, S Yadav, W Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct Z-scheme designs perform well in light-to-fuel conversion. Here, an active and stable
ternary Z-scheme core-shell heterojunction for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) is …

Three-dimensional flower-like phosphorus-doped gC 3 N 4 with a high surface area for visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Yang, Y Zhou, Y Wang, S Hu, B Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Flower-like P-doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with a high surface area and porosity
has been prepared via a facile, template-free, cost-effective and thermal copolymerization …