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 …

Recent advances in do** strategies to improve electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of molybdenum disulfide

Y Jia, Y Zhang, H Xu, J Li, M Gao, X Yang - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
The exhaustion of fossil fuels and resultant pollution issues have prompted the world to look
to clean, nonpolluting hydrogen energy. The promising approach of the electrocatalytic …

ZnO/biochar nanocomposites via solvent free ball milling for enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

F Yu, F Tian, H Zou, Z Ye, C Peng, J Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are challenges in develo** multifunctional materials that can not only effectively
adsorb but also completely eliminate organic contaminants in water. In this work, novel …

Current advancements on the fabrication, modification, and industrial application of zinc oxide as photocatalyst in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants …

FH Abdullah, NHHA Bakar, MA Bakar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial wastewaters contain hazardous contaminants that pollute the environment and
cause socioeconomic problems, thus demanding the employment of effective remediation …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Interface engineered metal oxide heterojunction nanostructures in photocatalytic CO2 reduction: Progress and prospects

JL Ortiz-Quiñonez, U Pal - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The current surge in atmospheric CO 2 poses a critical challenge to global climate stability.
To combat this, effective strategies for capturing and utilizing CO 2 are imperative. Among …

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 …