Recent progress in the synthesis and applications of composite photocatalysts: a critical review

M Humayun, C Wang, W Luo - Small Methods, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis is an advanced technique that transforms solar energy into sustainable fuels
and oxidizes pollutants via the aid of semiconductor photocatalysts. The main scientific and …

Do** and surface modification of carbon quantum dots for enhanced functionalities and related applications

VL John, Y Nair, TP Vinod - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a unique class of 0D nanomaterials, featured by a
graphitic core and shell layers saturated with hydrogen atoms and functional groups. CQDs …

Quantum dots and their applications: what lies ahead?

MA Cotta - ACS applied nano materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
It has been many years since the first works on the reduced dimensionality of
semiconductors, which led to the concept of “artificial atoms”, or quantum dots (QDs). 1, 2 …

Visible-light-promoted photocatalytic applications of carbon dots: a review

D Saini, AK Garg, C Dalal, SR Anand… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The same carbon-based nanomaterials have shown their potential photocatalytic
applications toward environmental and energy-related problems based on their excellent …

Traffic lights for catalysis: Stimuli‐responsive molecular and extended catalytic systems

GC Thaggard, J Haimerl, RA Fischer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The advances made in the field of stimuli‐responsive catalysis during the last five years with
a focus on the novel recently‐emerged directions and applications have been surveyed …

Improving the hydrogen production from water over MgO promoted Ni–Si/CNTs photocatalyst

A Islam, SH Teo, MR Awual, YH Taufiq-Yap - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The issues related to design a simple, low-cost and earth-abundant metal based
photocatalyst should be comprehensively considered for long-term global view of clean …

Carbon Dots Mediated In Situ Confined Growth of Bi Clusters on g‐C3N4 Nanomeshes for Boosting Plasma‐Assisted Photoreduction of CO2

X Zhao, J Li, X Kong, C Li, B Lin, F Dong, G Yang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesis of high‐efficiency, cost‐effective, and stable photocatalysts has long been a
priority for sustainable photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions (CRR), given its importance in …

The impact of Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 under UV and visible light

A Mozdbar, A Nouralishahi, S Fatemi… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the impact of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) on the photocatalytic performance
of TiO 2 in aqueous medium was investigated under UV and visible light. CQDs were …

Layered double hydroxides and their composites as high-performance photocatalysts for CO 2 reduction

G Ding, C Li, Y Ni, L Chen, L Shuai, G Liao - EES Catalysis, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have attracted much attention due
to their many advantages in the field of CO2 photoreduction, such as superior CO2 …

Carbon quantum dots-TiO2 nanocomposite as an efficient photocatalyst for the photodegradation of aromatic ring-containing mixed VOCs: an experimental and DFT …

A Mahmood, G Shi, Z Wang, Z Rao, W **ao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we have developed and optimized TiO 2 nanoparticles decorated with carbon
quantum dots to examine its potential use in the photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic ring …