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Non-metal doping of transition metal oxides for visible-light photocatalysis
Roland Marschall,Lianzhou Wang +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present the recent progress in non-metal doping of transition metal oxides and mixed oxides, one of the major strategies to reduce the large band gap of semiconductor materials into the visible light range.About:
This article is published in Catalysis Today.The article was published on 2014-04-15. It has received 296 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Band gap & Doping.read more
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Engineering heterogeneous semiconductors for solar water splitting
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review highlights some key factors influencing the efficiency of heterogeneous semiconductors for solar water splitting (i.e. improved charge separation and transfer, promoted optical absorption, optimized band gap position, lowered cost and toxicity, and enhanced stability and water splitting kinetics).
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Applications of 2D MXenes in energy conversion and storage systems
Jinbo Pang,Rafael G. Mendes,Rafael G. Mendes,Alicja Bachmatiuk,Alicja Bachmatiuk,Alicja Bachmatiuk,Liang Zhao,Huy Q. Ta,Thomas Gemming,Hong Liu,Hong Liu,Zhongfan Liu,Zhongfan Liu,Mark H. Rümmeli,Mark H. Rümmeli,Mark H. Rümmeli +15 more
TL;DR: The potential of MXenes for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in water, such as dye waste, is addressed, along with their promise as catalysts for ammonium synthesis from nitrogen.
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An Amorphous Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst with Greatly Extended Visible-Light-Responsive Range for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation.
TL;DR: Amorphous carbon nitride (ACN) with a bandgap of 1.90 eV shows an order of magnitude higher photocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution under visible light than partially crystalline graphitic carbon Nitride with abandgap of 2.82 eV.
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Recent advances in 2D materials for photocatalysis
Bin Luo,Gang Liu,Lianzhou Wang +2 more
TL;DR: Recent progress on the emerging strategies for tailoring 2D material-based photocatalysts to improve their photo-activity including elemental doping, heterostructure design and functional architecture assembly is discussed.
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Comparison of modification strategies towards enhanced charge carrier separation and photocatalytic degradation activity of metal oxide semiconductors (TiO2, WO3 and ZnO)
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the surface-bulk electronic structure of metal oxide semiconductors (TiO2, WO3 and ZnO) is presented.
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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode
Akira Fujishima,Kenichi Honda +1 more
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides
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