Photocatalytic materials and technologies for air purification

H Ren, P Koshy, WF Chen, S Qi, CC Sorrell - Journal of hazardous …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Since there is increasing concern for the impact of air quality on human health, the present
work surveys the materials and technologies for air purification using photocatalytic …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: self-structural modifications

L Liu, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2), white color, with a high brightness and refractive index, has been
widely used as a white pigment since its commercial production in the 1920s. 1 Its low cost …

Sub-10 nm rutile titanium dioxide nanoparticles for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production

L Li, J Yan, T Wang, ZJ Zhao, J Zhang, J Gong… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Titanium dioxide is a promising photocatalyst for water splitting, but it suffers from low visible
light activity due to its wide band gap. Do** can narrow the band gap of titanium dioxide; …

TiO2 Anatase with a Bandgap in the Visible Region

C Dette, MA Pérez-Osorio, CS Kley, P Punke… - Nano …, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
TiO2 anatase plays a central role in energy and environmental research. A major bottleneck
toward develo** artificial photosynthesis with TiO2 is that it only absorbs ultraviolet light …

Effect of Nature and Location of Defects on Bandgap Narrowing in Black TiO2 Nanoparticles

A Naldoni, M Allieta, S Santangelo… - Journal of the …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
The increasing need for new materials capable of solar fuel generation is central in the
development of a green energy economy. In this contribution, we demonstrate that black …

Hierarchical SnO2 Nanostructures: Recent Advances in Design, Synthesis, and Applications

H Wang, AL Rogach - Chemistry of Materials, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Complex three-dimensional hierarchical structures assembled from well-defined low-
dimensional nanosized building blocks are an interesting class of nanomaterials with a rich …

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 …

Anatase TiO2 with Dominant High-Energy {001} Facets: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

S Liu, J Yu, M Jaroniec - Chemistry of Materials, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
Control of the surface structure of inorganic materials, in particular titania (TiO2), by chemical
processes under nonequilibrium conditions is of growing interest from scientific and …

Thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of heterogeneous photocatalysis for semiconductor systems

B Liu, X Zhao, C Terashima, A Fujishima… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Since the report of the Honda–Fujishima effect, heterogeneous photocatalysis has attracted
much attention around the world because of its potential energy and environmental …

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 …