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 …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants

U Chakraborty, G Kaur, HG Rubahn, A Kaushik… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The excessive inlet of contaminants into water is affecting its quality adversely which is not
recommended for quality health. Therefore, investigating economical, scalable, efficient, and …

Microwave Synthesis of Pt Clusters on Black TiO2 with Abundant Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Acidic Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Z Wu, P Yang, Q Li, W ** the technology for high yielding photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions is
an important challenge. Development and optimization of photocatalytic junctions is a likely …

Vacancy engineering in semiconductor photocatalysts: implications in hydrogen evolution and nitrogen fixation applications

A Kumar, V Krishnan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is a well‐known fact that the pronounced photogenerated charge recombination and poor
light absorption are the main bottlenecks of photocatalysis applications. The conventional …

Tailoring surface defects in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) treated 2-D black TiO2: post-treatment role, and intensification by peroxymonosulfate activation in …

R Hosseini, A Fattah-alhosseini, M Karbasi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we have developed a visible light-responsive black TiO 2 photocatalytic coating with
controlled formation of oxygen vacancies (OV) and Ti 3+ species, crucial for enhancing …

Visible‐Light Responsive TiO2‐Based Materials for Efficient Solar Energy Utilization

W Zhang, H He, H Li, L Duan, L Zu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic properties of TiO2 have aroused a broad range of research interest since
1972 due to its abundance, chemical stability, and easily available nature. To increase its …

Titanium dioxide: from engineering to applications

X Kang, S Liu, Z Dai, Y He, X Song, Z Tan - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterials have garnered extensive scientific interest since
1972 and have been widely used in many areas, such as sustainable energy generation …

Photocatalytically recovering hydrogen energy from wastewater treatment using MoS2@ TiO2 with sulfur/oxygen dual-defect

Y Wu, X Chen, J Cao, Y Zhu, W Yuan, Z Hu, Z Ao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is a promising technology for energy and environment applications. Herein, a
dual-defect heterojunction system of TiO 2 hierarchical microspheres with oxygen vacancies …

Oxygen vacancy engineering in photocatalysis

Y Huang, Y Yu, Y Yu, B Zhang - Solar Rrl, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis, which converts natural solar energy into chemical energy, has emerged as
one of the most appealing technologies in the past decades. However, photocatalytic …