Strong metal–support interaction in heterogeneous catalysts

Z Luo, G Zhao, H Pan, W Sun - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) in supported metal catalysts, typically accompanied
by the formation of encapsulation layers over metal nanoparticles, has drawn intense …

Oxygen vacant semiconductor photocatalysts

L Hao, H Huang, Y Zhang, T Ma - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis acts as a sustainable green technology to convert solar
energy for environmental purification and production of renewable energy. However, the …

Interpretation of oxygen 1s X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of ZnO

TJ Frankcombe, Y Liu - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is widely used to determine the chemical and
electronic states of atoms within a material. However, it is often complex to interpret the O 1s …

Functional metal/carbon composites derived from metal–organic frameworks: insight into structures, properties, performances, and mechanisms

W **ao, M Cheng, Y Liu, J Wang, G Zhang, Z Wei… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have extensively emerged as promising
templates/precursors to prepare functional derivatives for various purposes because of their …

Fabricating cattle dung-derived nitrogen-doped biochar supported oxygen-deficient ZnO and Cu2O-based novel step-scheme photocatalytic system for aqueous …

V Soni, P Singh, S Thakur, P Thakur, T Ahamad… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The photoactive O-ZnO/Cu 2 O/NCDB heterojunction was fabricated by co-
precipitation route to illustrate the advantage of utilizing photoinduced e--h+ pair in …

Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Recent advances on preparation and environmental applications of MOF-derived carbons in catalysis

M Hao, M Qiu, H Yang, B Hu, X Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon materials derived from metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have excellent properties
of high surface area, high porosity, adjustable pore size, high conductivity and stability, and …

Zinc oxide nanorods for light-activated gas sensing and photocatalytic applications

Q Zhang, G **e, M Duan, Y Liu, Y Cai… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The demand for environmental monitoring and remediation stimulates tremendous research
efforts to develop highly efficient and advanced functional nanomaterials capable of …

Layered bismuth-based photocatalysts

N Tian, C Hu, J Wang, Y Zhang, T Ma… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis has received considerable interdisciplinary attentions and
research interests owing to its versatile applications. Layered bismuth-based (LBB) …

An overview of photocatalytic degradation: photocatalysts, mechanisms, and development of photocatalytic membrane

WS Koe, JW Lee, WC Chong, YL Pang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Photocatalysis is an ecofriendly technique that emerged as a promising alternative for the
degradation of many organic pollutants. The weaknesses of the present photocatalytic …