Role of oxygen vacancy in metal oxides for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

W Jiang, H Loh, BQL Low, H Zhu, J Low… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic conversion of greenhouse gas CO 2 into valuable solar fuels represents a
promising technology for addressing the global energy crisis and environmental issues …

Inside‐and‐Out Semiconductor Engineering for CO2 Photoreduction: From Recent Advances to New Trends

S Wang, X Han, Y Zhang, N Tian, T Ma… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction attracts substantial interests for the production of chemical
fuels via solar energy conversion, but the activity, stability, and selectivity of products were …

Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials

S Bai, N Zhang, C Gao, Y **ong - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has been proven as a versatile approach to
maneuver their performance in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. In this article, the state …

Facile and green fabrication of flame-retardant Ti3C2Tx MXene networks for ultrafast, reusable and weather-resistant fire warning

M Mao, KX Yu, CF Cao, LX Gong, GD Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fire warning sensor capable of rapidly monitoring critical fire risk of combustible materials
growingly plays a crucial role in reducing or avioding fire disaster under complicated …

Engineered disorder in CO2 photocatalysis

Z Li, C Mao, Q Pei, PN Duchesne, T He, M **a… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Light harvesting, separation of charge carriers, and surface reactions are three fundamental
steps that are essential for an efficient photocatalyst. Here we show that these steps in the …

Vacancy engineering in semiconductor photocatalysts: implications in hydrogen evolution and nitrogen fixation applications

A Kumar, V Krishnan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is a well‐known fact that the pronounced photogenerated charge recombination and poor
light absorption are the main bottlenecks of photocatalysis applications. The conventional …

Nanoarchitectonics of MXene/semiconductor heterojunctions toward artificial photosynthesis via photocatalytic CO2 reduction

X Liu, T Chen, Y Xue, J Fan, S Shen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial photosynthesis via photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to transform CO 2 into C1/C2
hydrocarbon fuels represents a fundamental solution to energy shortage and global …

Formation, detection, and function of oxygen vacancy in metal oxides for solar energy conversion

Z Wang, R Lin, Y Huo, H Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen vacancy (VO) is one of the most common defects in metal oxides (MOs), which
endow the MOs with many unique physiochemical properties. Even though VO engineering …

Ultrastable and Efficient Visible‐light‐driven CO2 Reduction Triggered by Regenerative Oxygen‐Vacancies in Bi2O2CO3 Nanosheets

X Zu, Y Zhao, X Li, R Chen, W Shao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we first design a fast low‐pressure ultraviolet light irradiation strategy for easily
regenerating the nearly equivalent surface vacancies. Taking the defective Bi2O2CO3 …

An overview of advanced methods for the characterization of oxygen vacancies in materials

K Ye, K Li, Y Lu, Z Guo, N Ni, H Liu, Y Huang… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxygen vacancy plays an important role in many fields, such as photocatalysis, energy
storages, electro-catalysis, which has been widely investigated both by experiment and …