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 …

Recent progress in metal-doped TiO2, non-metal doped/codoped TiO2 and TiO2 nanostructured hybrids for enhanced photocatalysis

PS Basavarajappa, SB Patil, N Ganganagappa… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide remains a benchmark photocatalyst with high stability, low cost, and less
toxicity, but it is active only under UV light; thus, in practical applications using visible light …

Rational Design of S‐Scheme Heterojunction toward Efficient Photocatalytic Cellulose Reforming for H2 and Formic Acid in Pure Water

Y You, S Chen, J Zhao, J Lin, D Wen, P Sha… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic cellulose reforming usually requires harsh conditions due to its sluggish
kinetics. Here, a hollow structural S‐scheme heterojunction of ZnSe and oxygen vacancy …

Application of tungsten oxide and its composites in photocatalysis

X Gu, S Lin, K Qi, Y Yan, R Li, V Popkov… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
WO 3-based photocatalysis has garnered significant interest among researchers worldwide.
With a band gap ranging between 2.5 and 2.7 eV, WO 3 emerges as a promising candidate …

A review of step-scheme photocatalysts

X Wang, M Sayed, O Ruzimuradov, J Zhang… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The meticulous design of semiconductor photocatalysts has been known as the key to
achieve a highly efficient and selective photocatalytic reaction toward solving the current …

Defect Engineering on CeO2‐Based Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalytic Applications

C Yang, Y Lu, L Zhang, Z Kong, T Yang, L Tao… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With abundant crystal defects, cerium oxide (CeO2), widely used in heterogeneous
catalysis, has attracted extensive attention. In recent years, researchers have investigated …

Oxygen vacancy engineering in photocatalysis

Y Huang, Y Yu, Y Yu, B Zhang - Solar Rrl, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis, which converts natural solar energy into chemical energy, has emerged as
one of the most appealing technologies in the past decades. However, photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene coupled TiO2 photocatalysts for environmental applications: A review

NT Padmanabhan, N Thomas, J Louis, DT Mathew… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanostructured photocatalysts have always offered opportunities to solve issues concerned
with the environmental challenges caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization. These …

Surface modification and enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance of TiO2: a review

J Low, B Cheng, J Yu - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, the excessive consumption of fossil fuels has caused high emissions of the
greenhouse gases, CO 2 into atmosphere and global energy crisis. Mimicking the natural …

Metal oxide nanostructures for sensor applications

D Nunes, A Pimentel, A Gonçalves… - Semiconductor …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Human health, environmental protection and safety are just a few examples of humankind's
current main concerns, that drive the scientific community to develop sensors able to monitor …