Alexei V. Emeline

TL;DR: A glossary of terms covering phenomena considered under the very wide terms photocatalysis and radiation catalysis is presented in this article, where a clear distinction is made between phenomena related to either photochemistry and photosynthesis or radiation chemistry and radiation catalysts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of free carrier scavengers (CH3OH and O2) on the photophysics at solid/liquid interfaces was explored to explore the correlation between surface chemistry and the nature of preexisting or photogenerated defect centers (e.g., F-type and V-type color centers).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed some factors that have impacted heterogeneous photocatalysis with next generation photocatalysts, along with some issues of current debate in the fundamental understanding of the science that underpins the field.

TL;DR: This short article reexamines the a priori assumed validity of the LH kinetic model in heterogeneous photocatalysis, the recombination of photogenerated free charge carriers on the solid (metal oxide) photocatalyst by the band-to-band recombination pathway, and the mistaken assertion that the kinetics of a heterogeneous photoreaction are either only first-order dependent or half- order dependent on photon flow.