A review of metal oxide-based Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts: actualities and developments

Y Yuan, R Guo, L Hong, X Ji, Z Lin, Z Li, W Pan - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal oxide-based Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst can effectually separate electrons
and holes and simultaneously ensure that photocatalysts can maintain appropriate …

Recent advances on energy and environmental application of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based photocatalysts: a review

W Zhu, Y Yue, H Wang, B Zhang, R Hou, J **ao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a typical two-dimensional metal-free material, graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) has
shown great potential in energy conversion/storage and environmental remediation due to …

Photo-Fenton degradation of tetracycline over Z-scheme Fe-g-C3N4/Bi2WO6 heterojunctions: Mechanism insight, degradation pathways and DFT calculation

C Liu, H Dai, C Tan, Q Pan, F Hu, X Peng - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, Fe-gC 3 N 4/Bi 2 WO 6 Z-scheme heterojunction is elaborately designed to
build a photo-Fenton system for the degradation of tetracycline (TC). In this study, the H 2 O …

Interfacial engineering boosting the piezocatalytic performance of Z-scheme heterojunction for carbamazepine degradation: Mechanism, degradation pathway and …

Y Cheng, J Chen, P Wang, W Liu, H Che, X Gao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a Z-scheme Bi 2 S 3-Bi 2 WO 6 (BS-BWO) heterojunction with interfacial Bi-S
bonds was constructed by in-situ growing Bi 2 S 3 nanorods on Bi 2 WO 6 nanosheets. The …

Co nanoparticles modified N-doped carbon nanosheets array as a novel bifunctional photothermal membrane for simultaneous solar-driven interfacial water …

L Cui, P Wang, H Che, X Gao, J Chen, B Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation is an effective way to produce clean freshwater.
However, it is still challenging that volatile organic compounds might enter the condensate …

Modulation of Z-scheme photocatalysts for pharmaceuticals remediation and pathogen inactivation: design devotion, concept examination, and developments

ME Malefane, PJ Mafa, TTI Nkambule… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent outbreak of Covid-19 guarantees overconsumption of different drugs as a
necessity to reduce the symptoms caused by this pandemic. This triggers the proliferation of …

Synthesis of novel direct Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst from WO3 nanoplates and SrTiO3 nanoparticles with abundant oxygen vacancies

G Hosseinzadeh, SM Sajjadi, L Mostafa, A Yousefi… - Surfaces and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Excessive use of insecticides in agriculture has raised a global concern owing to their
environmental pollution. Various techniques are utilized for removal these compounds …

Facile template-free fabrication of different micro/nanostructured In2O3 for photocatalytic H2 production from glucose solution

Y Tian, Y Hong, B Chen, K Zhang, D Hong, X Lin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Indium oxide (In 2 O 3) is a promising semiconductor used for various photocatalytic
reactions, yet the green and template-free synthesizing the different micro/nanostructured In …

Biological transformation of AgI on MOF-on-MOF-derived heterostructures: toward polarity-switchable photoelectrochemical biosensors for neuron-specific enolase

FZ Chen, XX Fu, XJ Yu, YH Qiu, SB Ren… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The sensitive detection of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) as a biomarker for lung cancer at
an early stage is critical but has long been a challenge. The emergence of polarity …

Rational copolymerization strategy engineered C self-doped g-C3N4 for efficient and robust solar photocatalytic H2 evolution

E Liu, X Lin, Y Hong, L Yang, B Luo, W Shi, J Shi - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) with unique physicochemical features has garnered
much attention in artificial photosynthesis, yet the photoactivity of pristine gC 3 N 4 (PCN) is …