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Z-scheme assisted ZnO/Cu2O-CuO photocatalysts to increase photoactive electrons in hydrogen evolution by water splitting
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In this article, cuprous and cupric oxides are used to enhance photoactive electrons for reductive water splitting in conduction bands of the photocatalyst system, and the optimum content of cuprous oxides in the z-scheme components is a critical factor.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2020-01-01. It has received 55 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water splitting & Hydrogen production.read more
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Recent development in band engineering of binary semiconductor materials for solar driven photocatalytic hydrogen production
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent developments in binary semiconductor materials and their application for photocatalytic water splitting toward hydrogen production are systematically discoursed, and the role of sacrificial reagents for efficient photocatalysis through reforming and hole-scavenger are elaborated.
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Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting: Recent Advances in Theory and Experiments.
Jamal Abdul Nasir,Jamal Abdul Nasir,Akhtar Munir,Naveed Ahmad,Naveed Ahmad,Tanveer ul Haq,Zaibunisa Khan,Ziaur Rehman,Ziaur Rehman +8 more
TL;DR: A critical review of the fundamentals of Z-scheme photocatalysis, including both theoretical and experimental advancements in the field of photocatalytic water splitting, is given in this paper.
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Constructing NiFe-LDH wrapped Cu2O nanocube heterostructure photocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation and CO2 reduction via Z-scheme mechanism
Yujie Wu,Yinyan Gong,Jiahao Liu,Tianyu Chen,Quan Liu,Yeting Zhu,Lengyuan Niu,Can Li,Xinjuan Liu,Chang Q. Sun,Shiqing Xu +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of NiFe-LDH/Cu2O heterostructure photocatalysts was evaluated by methyl blue degradation and CO2 reduction under visible-light illumination.
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Waste PET plastic derived ZnO@NMC nanocomposite via MOF-5 construction for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions
Mohd Ubaidullah,Abdullah M. Al-Enizi,Shoyebmohammed Shaikh,Mohamed A. Ghanem,Rajaram S. Mane +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, waste PET plastic is used to synthesize nitrogen doped mesoporous carbon functionalized zinc oxide (ZnO@NMC) nanocomposite through MOF-5 construction by low temperature solvothermal method for the first time.
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Few-layer WS2–MoS2 in-plane heterostructures for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Guan-Jie Lai,Lian-Ming Lyu,Yu-Sheng Huang,Guan-Chi Lee,Ming-Pei Lu,Tsong-Pyng Perng,Ming-Yen Lu,Lih-Juann Chen +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the electron-hole carriers underwent rapid separation upon irradiation with light, such that the H2 generation yield rate reached as high as 9.83mmolg−1 h−1.
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