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 …

Oxygen vacant semiconductor photocatalysts

L Hao, H Huang, Y Zhang, T Ma - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis acts as a sustainable green technology to convert solar
energy for environmental purification and production of renewable energy. However, the …

Synthesis, properties and applications of ZnO nanomaterials with oxygen vacancies: A review

J Wang, R Chen, L **ang, S Komarneni - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
ZnO nanomaterials have attracted tremendous interest in the fields of photocatalysis,
sensors, solar cells, supercapacitors, etc. However, the performance of intrinsic ZnO is …

Defect engineering in photocatalysis: formation, chemistry, optoelectronics, and interface studies

D Maarisetty, SS Baral - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has recently attracted substantial attention
owing to the profound influence of defects on light absorption, charge separation, and …

Strategies to enhance ZnO photocatalyst's performance for water treatment: a comprehensive review

A Hezam, QA Drmosh, D Ponnamma… - The Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the photocatalytic organic pollutant degradation using ZnO started in 1910–1911,
many challenges are still ahead, and several critical issues have to be addressed. Large …

Defect-mediated electron–hole separation in semiconductor photocatalysis

W Zhou, H Fu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Defects play important roles in semiconductor photocatalysis, which not only can act as
active sites but also serve as recombination centers for electrons and holes. The rational …

Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation properties of bimetallic Ag/MgO/biochar nanocomposites

R Venkatesh, PR Sekaran… - Adsorption Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The Ag/MgO/biochar nanostructures were fabricated using a solvent-free ball milling
process as an effective adsorbent. Development of functional materials capable of …