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An orthophosphate semiconductor with photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation

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Ag(3)PO(4) semiconductor is reported, which can harness visible light to oxidize water as well as decompose organic contaminants in aqueous solution, and its potential as a photofunctional material for both water splitting and waste-water cleaning is suggested.
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The search for active semiconductor photocatalysts that split water directly under visible-light irradiation remains challenging for solar applications. An orthophosphate semiconductor, Ag3PO4, which is capable of harnessing visible light to oxidize water as well as decompose organic contaminants in aqueous solution is now reported.

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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode

TL;DR: Water photolysis is investigated by exploiting the fact that water is transparent to visible light and cannot be decomposed directly, but only by radiation with wavelengths shorter than 190 nm.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides

TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.
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A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light

TL;DR: It is shown that an abundant material, polymeric carbon nitride, can produce hydrogen from water under visible-light irradiation in the presence of a sacrificial donor.
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First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code

TL;DR: The basics of the suject are looked at, a brief review of the theory is given, examining the strengths and weaknesses of its implementation, and some of the ways simulators approach problems are illustrated through a small case study.
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Photoelectrochemical cells : Materials for clean energy

Michael Grätzel
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look into the historical background, and present status and development prospects for photoelectrochemical cells, based on nanocrystalline materials and conducting polymer films.
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