Surface Defect Engineering in 2D Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis

Catalysis of Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction on Nanosheets: Fundamentals and Challenges

(2018) Zhenyu Sun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Defect enhances photocatalytic activity of ultrathin TiO 2 (B) nanosheets for hydrogen production by plasma engraving method

(2018) Xiangchen Kong et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over monolayer H 1.07 Ti 1.73 O 4 ·H 2 O nanosheets: Roles of metal defects and greatly enhanced performances

(2018) Yujie Song et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4

(2017) Ran Long et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Defect-Mediated Electron–Hole Separation in One-Unit-Cell ZnIn2S4 Layers for Boosted Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction

(2017) Xingchen Jiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Efficient and Exceptionally Durable CO2 Photoreduction to Methanol over Freestanding Defective Single-Unit-Cell Bismuth Vanadate Layers

(2017) Shan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Defect engineering in atomically-thin bismuth oxychloride towards photocatalytic oxygen evolution

(2017) Jun Di et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Simultaneously efficient light absorption and charge transport of phosphate and oxygen-vacancy confined in bismuth tungstate atomic layers triggering robust solar CO 2 reduction

(2017) Jungang Hou et al.   Nano Energy

Freestanding atomically-thin two-dimensional materials beyond graphene meeting photocatalysis: Opportunities and challenges

(2017) Jun Di et al.   Nano Energy

Solar Water Splitting and Nitrogen Fixation with Layered Bismuth Oxyhalides

(2016) Jie Li et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Giant Enhancement of Internal Electric Field Boosting Bulk Charge Separation for Photocatalysis

(2016) Jie Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Plasma-Engraved Co3 O4 Nanosheets with Oxygen Vacancies and High Surface Area for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

(2016) Lei Xu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocatalytic performance of BiPO 4 nanorods adjusted via defects

(2016) Yanyan Zhu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Constructing confined surface carbon defects in ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalytic free radical manipulation

(2016) Jun Di et al.   CARBON

Two-Dimensional Colloidal Nanocrystals

(2016) Michel Nasilowski et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Ultrathin two-dimensional layered metal hydroxides: an emerging platform for advanced catalysis, energy conversion and storage

(2016) Huajie Yin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

CO2 photo-reduction: insights into CO2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts

(2016) Xiaoxia Chang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Oxide Defect Engineering Enables to Couple Solar Energy into Oxygen Activation

(2016) Ning Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Defect Chemistry for Thermoelectric Materials

(2016) Zhou Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalysis with two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures

(2016) Dehui Deng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Superior visible light hydrogen evolution of Janus bilayer junctions via atomic-level charge flow steering

(2016) Jie Li et al.   Nature Communications

Vacancy Engineering for Tuning Electron and Phonon Structures of Two-Dimensional Materials

(2016) Youwen Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Macroscopic Foam-Like Holey Ultrathin g-C3N4Nanosheets for Drastic Improvement of Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity

(2016) Yunfeng Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Promoting Photogenerated Holes Utilization in Pore-Rich WO3Ultrathin Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen-Evolving Photoanode

(2016) Youwen Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Bidirectional acceleration of carrier separation spatially via N-CQDs/atomically-thin BiOI nanosheets nanojunctions for manipulating active species in a photocatalytic process

(2016) Jun Di et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Nanotube-confinement induced size-controllable g-C 3 N 4 quantum dots modified single-crystalline TiO 2 nanotube arrays for stable synergetic photoelectrocatalysis

(2016) Guisheng Li et al.   Nano Energy

Formation of Bi2WO6Bipyramids with Vacancy Pairs for Enhanced Solar-Driven Photoactivity

(2015) Gong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Holey Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets with Carbon Vacancies for Highly Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

(2015) Qinghua Liang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

State-of-the-Art Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts toward Promoting Photocatalytic Performance

(2015) Haijin Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Defect-Rich Ultrathin ZnAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO2to CO with Water

(2015) Yufei Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An Amorphous Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst with Greatly Extended Visible-Light-Responsive Range for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

(2015) Yuyang Kang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Graphene-Based Photocatalysts for Solar-Fuel Generation

(2015) Quanjun Xiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocatalytic performance enhanced via surface bismuth vacancy of Bi6S2O15 core/shell nanowires

(2015) Jun Wang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Black titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterials

(2015) Xiaobo Chen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Atomically-thin two-dimensional sheets for understanding active sites in catalysis

(2015) Yongfu Sun et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Defect chemistry and defect engineering of TiO2-based semiconductors for solar energy conversion

(2015) Janusz Nowotny et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Solar-Light-Driven Pure Water Splitting with Ultrathin BiOCl Nanosheets

(2015) Ling Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Electrochemical tuning of olivine-type lithium transition-metal phosphates as efficient water oxidation catalysts

(2015) Yayuan Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Synthesis of black ultrathin BiOCl nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic H 2 production under visible light irradiation

(2015) Liqun Ye et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Titanium-Defected Undoped Anatase TiO2 with p-Type Conductivity, Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism, and Remarkable Photocatalytic Performance

(2015) Songbo Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Visible Light Nitrogen Fixation with BiOBr Nanosheets of Oxygen Vacancies on the Exposed {001} Facets

(2015) Hao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Dual Vacancies: An Effective Strategy Realizing Synergistic Optimization of Thermoelectric Property in BiCuSeO

(2015) Zhou Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Activating and optimizing MoS2 basal planes for hydrogen evolution through the formation of strained sulphur vacancies

(2015) Hong Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Surface Defects Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic H2Production for Zn-Cd-S Solid Solution

(2015) Xiaoyan Zhang et al.   Small

Well-defined BiOCl colloidal ultrathin nanosheets: synthesis, characterization, and application in photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of secondary amines

(2015) Yihui Wu et al.   Chemical Science

Bifunctional non-noble metal oxide nanoparticle electrocatalysts through lithium-induced conversion for overall water splitting

(2015) Haotian Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Increasing the Visible Light Absorption of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (Melon) Photocatalysts by Homogeneous Self-Modification with Nitrogen Vacancies

(2014) Ping Niu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

In Situ Preparation of a Ti3+Self-Doped TiO2Film with Enhanced Activity as Photoanode by N2H4Reduction

(2014) Chengyu Mao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Oxygen Reduction Reaction in a Droplet on Graphite: Direct Evidence that the Edge Is More Active than the Basal Plane

(2014) Anli Shen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new approach to prepare Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 via NaBH4 reduction and hydrochloric acid treatment

(2014) Wenzhang Fang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Composite Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials

(2014) Michael Dahl et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Titanium Dioxide Crystals with Tailored Facets

(2014) Gang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Titanium Dioxide-Based Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Fuel Generations

(2014) Yi Ma et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Influence of Defects on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO

(2014) Daimei Chen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Oxygen Vacancies Confined in Ultrathin Indium Oxide Porous Sheets for Promoted Visible-Light Water Splitting

(2014) Fengcai Lei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Low Overpotential in Vacancy-Rich Ultrathin CoSe2 Nanosheets for Water Oxidation

(2014) Youwen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Spatial Location Engineering of Oxygen Vacancies for Optimized Photocatalytic H2Evolution Activity

(2014) Wentuan Bi et al.   Small

Atomically-thin non-layered cobalt oxide porous sheets for highly efficient oxygen-evolving electrocatalysts

(2014) Yongfu Sun et al.   Chemical Science

Undoped ZnO abundant with metal vacancies

(2014) Lun Pan et al.   Nano Energy

Vacancy Associates Promoting Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Ultrathin Bismuth Oxychloride Nanosheets

(2013) Meili Guan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface Structure-Dependent Molecular Oxygen Activation of BiOCl Single-Crystalline Nanosheets

(2013) Kun Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Self-doping and surface plasmon modification induced visible light photocatalysis of BiOCl

(2013) Jing Jiang et al.   Nanoscale

Defect identification in semiconductors with positron annihilation: Experiment and theory

(2013) Filip Tuomisto et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

NiTi-Layered double hydroxides nanosheets as efficient photocatalysts for oxygen evolution from water using visible light

(2013) Yufei Zhao et al.   Chemical Science

Pits confined in ultrathin cerium(IV) oxide for studying catalytic centers in carbon monoxide oxidation

(2013) Yongfu Sun et al.   Nature Communications

All-Surface-Atomic-Metal Chalcogenide Sheets for High-Efficiency Visible-Light Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2013) Yongfu Sun et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Freestanding Tin Disulfide Single-Layers Realizing Efficient Visible-Light Water Splitting

(2012) Yongfu Sun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Characterization of Oxygen Vacancy Associates within Hydrogenated TiO2: A Positron Annihilation Study

(2012) Xudong Jiang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides under Electron Irradiation: Defect Production and Doping

(2012) Hannu-Pekka Komsa et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Fabrication of flexible and freestanding zinc chalcogenide single layers

(2012) Yongfu Sun et al.   Nature Communications

An economic method to prepare vacuum activated photocatalysts with high photo-activities and photosensitivities

(2011) Mingyang Xing et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The {001} facets-dependent high photoactivity of BiOCl nanosheets

(2011) Liqun Ye et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Increasing visible-light absorption for photocatalysis with black BiOCl

(2011) Liqun Ye et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Increasing Solar Absorption for Photocatalysis with Black Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals

(2011) X. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Polaronic trapping of electrons and holes by native defects in anataseTiO2

(2009) Benjamin J. Morgan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

(2008) Akihiko Kudo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS