Carbon nitrides and metal nanoparticles: from controlled synthesis to design principles for improved photocatalysis

IF Teixeira, ECM Barbosa, SCE Tsang… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of sunlight to drive chemical reactions via photocatalysis is of paramount
importance towards a sustainable future. Among several photocatalysts, earth-abundant …

[HTML][HTML] On the origin of enhanced photocatalytic activity of copper-modified titania in the oxidative reaction systems

M Janczarek, E Kowalska - Catalysts, 2017 - mdpi.com
Modification of titania with copper is a promising way to enhance the photocatalytic
performance of TiO2. The enhancement means the significant retardation of charge carriers' …

Synergistic Effect of Cu Single Atoms and Au–Cu Alloy Nanoparticles on TiO2 for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

Y Yu, X Dong, P Chen, Q Geng, H Wang, J Li, Y Zhou… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The synergy between metal alloy nanoparticles (NPs) and single atoms (SAs) should
maximize the catalytic activity. However, there are no relevant reports on photocatalytic CO2 …

Modulating the Active Sites of Oxygen‐Deficient TiO2 by Copper Loading for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia

WP Utomo, H Wu, YH Ng - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) provides a sustainable route for NH3
synthesis. However, the process is plagued by the strong N N triple bond and high reaction …

Charge-Mediated Stable Low-Valence Cu on TiO2 for Photocatalytic CO2-to-Ethylene Production

Y Cho, KH Kim, P Dhak, Z Wang, H Jeong… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cu is a key element for many photo-and electro-driven catalyst systems, but it readily
undergoes natural oxidation in air and electron-mediated support interactions when in …

MXene coupled graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets based plasmonic photocatalysts for removal of pharmaceutical pollutant

A Kumar, P Majithia, P Choudhary, I Mabbett… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous rise in the amount of industrial and pharmaceutical waste in water sources is
an alarming concern. Effective strategies should be developed for the treatment of …

Non-noble metals applied to solar water splitting

SS Yi, XB Zhang, BR Wulan, JM Yan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The generation of hydrogen (H2) induced by solar water splitting over semiconductors has
been regarded as one of the most promising strategies for providing clean and renewable …

Superior Interfacial Contact Yields Efficient Electron Transfer Rate and Enhanced Solar Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in M/C3N4 Schottky Junctions

SA Rawool, MR Pai, AM Banerjee, S Nath… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Various literature studies (Table 6) have reported that dispersion of metal nanoparticles
(NPs) on graphitic carbon nitride g-C3N4 (M/CN) has considerably improved the …

A critical review on enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen production by molybdenum disulfide: from growth to interfacial activities

C Wu, J Zhang, X Tong, P Yu, JY Xu, J Wu, ZM Wang… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrathin 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is the flagship of 2D transition‐metal
dichalcogenide nanomaterials, has drawn much attention in the last few years. 2D MoS2 …

Ag–CeO2 Composite Aerogels as Photocatalysts for CO2 Reduction

M Wu, C Ouyang, Z Ye, S Li, Z Hong… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Composite aerogels with a metallic Ag phase and a semiconductor CeO2 phase are
prepared using a conventional epoxide assistant sol–gel method and ethanol supercritical …