Single Atom Cocatalysts in Photocatalysis

SM Wu, P Schmuki - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single‐atom (SA) cocatalysts (SACs) have garnered significant attention in
photocatalysis due to their unique electronic properties and high atom utilization efficiency …

Molten salt-assisted synthesis of carbon nitride with defective sites as visible-light photocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen evolution

Y Quan, J Li, X Li, R Chen, Y Zhang, J Huang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
The low light absorption capacity, fast recombination of photogenerated carriers and slow
H+ reduction kinetics of carbon nitride severely limit its application in photocatalytic …

Nitrogen vacancy-modified g-C3N4 nanosheets controlled by deep eutectic solvents for highly efficient photocatalytic atrazine degradation: Non-radical dominated …

Q Peng, L Ye, N Wen, H Chen, Y Zhu, H Niu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Metal-free photocatalysts like graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) can have their electronic
structures altered by vacancy defect engineering, greatly increasing their catalytic activity …

Floatable expanded perlite-loaded Z-scheme n-C3N5/Ag2CO3 core-shell structure with C-defects for enhanced adsorption and photodegradation of microcystin-LR …

G Li, G Zeng, N Tang, L Lu, M Li, J Yu, W Long… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Efficient in-situ treatment of high concentrations microcystin-LR in surface waters is
especially challenging. Herein, spherical floatable Z-scheme core-shell photocatalyst EP …

Aeration‐Free Photo‐Fenton‐Like Reaction Mediated by Heterojunction Photocatalyst toward Efficient Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Y Wang, L Li, P Zhou, Y Gan, W Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The regulation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by photo‐assisted heterogeneous
catalysis is under in‐depth investigation with potential as a replaceable advanced oxidation …

Recent achievements in noble metal-based oxide electrocatalysts for water splitting

F Wang, L ** carbon nitride with tailored defect structure for exceptional nonradical activation of peroxymonosulfate
P Yang, A Shen, Z Zhu, L Wang, K Yang, H Dai… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nonradical activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) over nonmetallic catalyst remains a
significant scientific challenge. Herein, we proposed a facile stepwise calcination approach …

Trace iron induced piezo-polarization field strength on piezo-promoted peroxymonosulfate activation for pollutant degradation

W Zhu, C Wang, X Li, W Shi, Q Chen, X Bai, F Fu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes based on piezo-promoted peroxymonosulfate (PMS)
activation in environmental remediation have been widely applied, but the treatment …

Improvement of the oxidation efficiency of photogenerated holes at ferric single-atom catalysts via ferric-nitrogen co-sculpted carbon defect engineering

F Chen, Z Liu, R Miao, H Zhou, L He, S Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Direct oxidation of organic pollutants by visible-light-generated holes is considered a
promising technique for remediating contaminated water bodies. However, random and …

Efficient accumulation of photogenerated holes on BiOI-modified TiO2 nn type heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic water treatment under visible light

J Luo, W Li, D Ma, K He, A Ahmad, X **n, Q Liu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Avoiding electron and hole recombination was always widely concerned during the design
and synthesis of photocatalyst in photocatalytic water treatment, while the laws and …