Fundamentals and comprehensive insights on pulsed laser synthesis of advanced materials for diverse photo-and electrocatalytic applications

J Theerthagiri, K Karuppasamy, SJ Lee… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
The global energy crisis is increasing the demand for innovative materials with high purity
and functionality for the development of clean energy production and storage. The …

Pulsed laser in liquids made nanomaterials for catalysis

RC Forsythe, CP Cox, MK Wilsey, AM Muller - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalysis is essential to modern life and has a huge economic impact. The development of
new catalysts critically depends on synthetic methods that enable the preparation of tailored …

Fine-tuned local coordination environment of Pt single atoms on ceria controls catalytic reactivity

W Tan, S **e, D Le, W Diao, M Wang, KB Low… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Constructing single atom catalysts with fine-tuned coordination environments can be a
promising strategy to achieve satisfactory catalytic performance. Herein, via a simple …

A critical review on visible-light-response CeO2-based photocatalysts with enhanced photooxidation of organic pollutants

R Ma, S Zhang, T Wen, P Gu, L Li, G Zhao, F Niu… - Catalysis today, 2019 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants' treatment in wastewater has attracted extensive attention due to its
degradation-resistance and potentially hazardous to human health. Some organic matters …

Artificial Z-scheme photocatalytic system: What have been done and where to go?

D Huang, S Chen, G Zeng, X Gong, C Zhou… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial Z-scheme photocatalysis has become a potential solution for resisting
environmental degradation and to the worldwide energy shortage because they can …

A review on optical applications, prospects, and challenges of rare-earth oxides

MK Hossain, S Hossain, MH Ahmed… - ACS Applied …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In small-and large-scale industries, manipulable optical characteristics are desired. In this
regard, rare-earth oxides (REOs) have been providing pragmatic attributes in terms of …

Unraveling the fundamentals of pulsed laser-assisted synthesis of nanomaterials in liquids: Applications in energy and the environment

J Theerthagiri, K Karuppasamy, A Min… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Nanomaterials with high purity and functionality are in high demand for diverse applications
in the energy and environmental domains, making them an intensively researched issue …

Photoelectron spectroscopy of ceria: Reduction, quantification and the myth of the vacancy peak in XPS analysis

DJ Morgan - Surface and Interface Analysis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Primarily due to its inherent redox chemistry, ceria (CeO2) is of use in many diverse areas of
research. However, there is a wealth of misinterpretation of the oxygen spectra when …

Facile preparation of MgAl2O4/CeO2/Mn3O4 heterojunction photocatalyst and enhanced photocatalytic activity

J Li, S Wang, G Sun, H Gao, X Yu, S Tang… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel Mn 3 O 4-promoted double p− n junction MgAl 2 O 4/CeO 2/Mn 3 O 4 heterojunction
photocatalyst was constructed by one-step synthesis method and two-step synthesis …

Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic and Photoantibacterial Activities of Co-Doped CeO2

SN Matussin, F Khan, MH Harunsani, YM Kim… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As one of the most significant rare earth oxides, the redox ability of cerium oxide (CeO2) has
become the primary factor that has attracted considerable interest over the past decades. In …