The discovery of graphene has stimulated dramatic research interest on other 2D materials
including transition metal oxide (TMO) monolayers in order to realize novel functionalization …

In the current global energy crises, green H 2-production via photocatalytic water splitting is
one of the emerging and sustainable techniques. Accordingly, engineering a promising …

The atomistic structures of solid–solid interfaces are of fundamental interests for
understanding physical properties of interfacial materials. However, determination of …

This topical review focuses on the recently active debate on the band alignment between
two polymorphs of TiO 2, rutile and anatase. A summary is given to the popular methods for …

Most of the paradigms in materials science and technology firmly rely on equilibrium
materials, ie, phases with the lowest Gibbs energy under thermodynamic conditions. In …

Crystalline silicon is dominating the current solar cell market due to the significant efficiency
improvement and cost reduction in last decades. However, its indirect band gap nature …

Hexavalent chromium is very carcinogenic, and it is, therefore, important to remove it from
wastewater prior to disposal. This study reports the photoreduction of Cr (VI) under …

Adsorption is a fundamental step in catalysis on a solid surface, and therefore, its
understanding is important for explaining its behavior. This work investigated the adsorption …

Recently fabricated two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorene (BP) is considered to be a
promising optoelectronic sheet, but its applications are hindered by the poor stability in air …

As novel “post lithium-ion batteries” and promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
suffering from the limited Li resources, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are nowadays emerging …