Nano-photocatalytic Materials: Possibilities and Challenges

Enhanced Incident Photon-to-Electron Conversion Efficiency of Tungsten Trioxide Photoanodes Based on 3D-Photonic Crystal Design

(2011) Xiaoqing Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Mechanism of Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped TiO2

(2011) J. B. Varley et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ion-exchange synthesis of a micro/mesoporous Zn2GeO4 photocatalyst at room temperature for photoreduction of CO2

(2011) Ning Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Visible light photoactivity from a bonding assembly of titanium oxide nanocrystals

(2011) Hua Tong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Electronic coupling assembly of semiconductor nanocrystals: self-narrowed band gap to promise solar energy utilization

(2011) Hua Tong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Theoretical study on the electronic and optical properties of (N, Fe)-codoped anatase TiO2 photocatalyst

(2011) Lichao Jia et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Effect of Metal Doping on Electronic Structure and Visible Light Absorption of SrTiO3 and NaTaO3 (Metal = Mn, Fe, and Co)

(2011) Xin Zhou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Origin of Photocatalytic Activation of Silver Orthophosphate from First-Principles

(2011) Xinguo Ma et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

β-AgAl1-xGaxO2Solid-Solution Photocatalysts: Continuous Modulation of Electronic Structure toward High-Performance Visible-Light Photoactivity

(2011) Shuxin Ouyang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facet Effect of Single-Crystalline Ag3PO4Sub-microcrystals on Photocatalytic Properties

(2011) Yingpu Bi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Plasmon Resonant Enhancement of Photocatalytic Water Splitting Under Visible Illumination

(2011) Zuwei Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Facile synthesis of rhombic dodecahedral AgX/Ag3PO4 (X = Cl, Br, I) heterocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic properties and stabilities

(2011) Yingpu Bi et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Doping properties of monoclinic BiVO4studied by first-principles density-functional theory

(2011) Wan-Jian Yin et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Theoretical study of high photocatalytic performance of Ag3PO4

(2011) Naoto Umezawa et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Nanoarchitectonics of a Au nanoprism array on WO3film for synergistic optoelectronic response

(2011) Xiaoqing Chen et al.   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

Toward Solar Fuels: Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Hydrocarbons

(2010) Somnath C. Roy et al.   ACS Nano

Nanosheets of Oxides and Hydroxides: Ultimate 2D Charge-Bearing Functional Crystallites

(2010) Renzhi Ma et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multidimensional Architectures for Functional Optical Devices

(2010) Kevin A. Arpin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reversible Gelation of II-VI Nanocrystals: The Nature of Interparticle Bonding and the Origin of Nanocrystal Photochemical Instability

(2010) Irina R. Pala et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Room-Temperature Reactive-Template Route to Mesoporous ZnGa2O4 with Improved Photocatalytic Activity in Reduction of CO2

(2010) Shi Cheng Yan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Light-induced photocatalytic degradation of stearic acid by c-axis oriented ZnO nanowires

(2010) G. Kenanakis et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over SiO2-pillared and nitrogen-doped titanic acid under visible light irradiation

(2010) Xiukai Li et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Oxygen vacancies in N doped anatase TiO2: Experiment and first-principles calculations

(2010) Abdul K. Rumaiz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Heteroepitaxial growth of platinum nanocrystals on AgCl nanotubes via galvanic replacement reaction

(2010) Yingpu Bi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis of bismuth vanadate nanoplates with exposed {001} facets and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties

(2010) Guangcheng Xi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

WO3 modified titanate network film: highly efficient photo-mineralization of 2-propanol under visible light irradiation

(2010) Qiuye Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Theoretical study on the electronic and optical properties of Ce3+-doped TiO2 photocatalysts

(2010) Chuan Fu et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of TaO3Nanosheet/Polycation Composite Nanostructures: Multilayer Film, Hollow Sphere, and Its Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution

(2010) Jianhua Huang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Direct Conversion of Commercial Silver Foils into High Aspect Ratio AgBr Nanowires with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties

(2010) Yingpu Bi et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis of Hierarchical Macro-/Mesoporous Solid-Solution Photocatalysts by a Polymerization-Carbonization-Oxidation Route: The Case of Ce0.49Zr0.37Bi0.14O1.93

(2010) Guangcheng Xi et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of phenols in wastewater: A review on current status and developments

(2010) Saber Ahmed et al.   DESALINATION

Titanoniobate and niobate nanosheet photocatalysts: superior photoinduced hydrophilicity and enhanced thermal stability of unilamellar Nb3O8nanosheet

(2010) Tatsuo Shibata et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Building Niobate Nanoparticles with Hexaniobate Lindqvist Ions

(2010) Hua Tong et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Structural features of p-type semiconducting NiO as a co-catalyst for photocatalytic water splitting

(2010) Che-Chia Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

PbS/CdS nanocrystal-sensitized titanate network films: enhanced photocatalytic activities and super-amphiphilicity

(2010) Qiuye Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

SrNb2O6 nanotubes with enhanced photocatalytic activity

(2010) In-Sun Cho et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synergistic effect of different phase on the photocatalytic activity of visible light sensitive silver antimonates

(2010) Tetsuya Kako et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Carbon Nitride Polymers Sensitized with N-Doped Tantalic Acid for Visible Light-Induced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2010) Qiuye Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photocatalytic Properties of One-Dimensional Nanostructured Titanates

(2010) S. Chatterjee et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activities of NaNbO3 Rods Modified by In2O3 Nanoparticles

(2010) Jun Lv et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Interface Water on TiO2 Anatase (101) and (001) Surfaces: First-Principles Study with TiO2 Slabs Dipped in Bulk Water

(2010) Masato Sumita et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

(2010) Kazuhiko Maeda et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

A first-principles theoretical simulation on the electronic structures and optical absorption properties for O vacancy and Ni impurity in TiO2 photocatalysts

(2010) Zhaohui Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS

Shape-Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Single-Crystalline Anatase TiO2(101) Nanobelts

(2010) Nianqiang Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Yield Synthesis of Ultralong and Ultrathin Zn2GeO4Nanoribbons toward Improved Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuel

(2010) Qi Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Nonsacrificial Water Splitting through Two-Step Photoexcitation by Visible Light using a Modified Oxynitride as a Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst

(2010) Kazuhiko Maeda et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tunable Photocatalytic Selectivity of Hollow TiO2Microspheres Composed of Anatase Polyhedra with Exposed {001} Facets

(2010) Shengwei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hydroxide Ions at the Water/Anatase TiO2(101) Interface: Structure and Electronic States from First Principles Molecular Dynamics

(2010) Hongzhi Cheng et al.   LANGMUIR

Facile synthesis of core–shell SnO2/V2O5 nanowires and their efficient photocatalytic property

(2010) Muhammad Shahid et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Theoretical and experimental study of La/Ni co-doped SrTiO3 photocatalyst

(2010) Fei Li et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

Double-Sided CdS and CdSe Quantum Dot Co-Sensitized ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation

(2010) Gongming Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Synergistic Effect of CdSe Quantum Dot Sensitization and Nitrogen Doping of TiO2Nanostructures for Photoelectrochemical Solar Hydrogen Generation

(2010) Jennifer Hensel et al.   NANO LETTERS

An orthophosphate semiconductor with photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation

(2010) Zhiguo Yi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Theoretical insight into the electronic, optical and photocatalytic properties of InMO4(M = V, Nb, Ta) photocatalysts

(2010) Guo-Ling Li et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Recent advances in visible light-responsive titanium oxide-based photocatalysts

(2010) Pengfei Ji et al.   RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES

Photocatalytic mechanisms of modified titania under visible light

(2010) Ying Yang et al.   RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES

Light-Controlled Self-Assembly of Semiconductor Nanoparticles into Twisted Ribbons

(2010) S. Srivastava et al.   SCIENCE

Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanoparticle Clusters

(2010) J. A. Fan et al.   SCIENCE

Recent developments in photocatalytic water treatment technology: A review

(2010) Meng Nan Chong et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Molecular Approaches to the Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide for Solar Fuels

(2009) Amanda J. Morris et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Dual Tuning of the Photonic Band-Gap Structure in Soft Photonic Crystals

(2009) Masaki Honda et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effective decolorizations and mineralizations of organic dyes over a silver germanium oxide photocatalyst under indoor-illumination irradiation

(2009) Shuxin Ouyang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Preparation, characterization and visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity of Fe-doped titania nanorods and first-principles study for electronic structures

(2009) Jiaguo Yu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

First-principles calculation of nitrogen-tungsten codoping effects on the band structure of anatase-titania

(2009) Run Long et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

In situ oxidation synthesis of Ag/AgCl core–shell nanowires and their photocatalytic properties

(2009) Yingpu Bi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Nanosized anatase TiO2 single crystals for enhanced photocatalytic activity

(2009) Gang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Fundamental principles and application of heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of dyes in solution

(2009) M.A. Rauf et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Band gap engineering of (N,Ta)-codoped TiO2: A first-principles calculation

(2009) Run Long et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Selective-Synthesis of High-Performance Single-Crystalline Sr2Nb2O7Nanoribbon and SrNb2O6Nanorod Photocatalysts

(2009) Di Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solid Solution of GaN and ZnO as a Stable Photocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light†

(2009) Kazuhiko Maeda et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Comparison Study of Rhodamine B Photodegradation over Nitrogen-Doped Lamellar Niobic Acid and Titanic Acid under Visible-Light Irradiation

(2009) Xiukai Li et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of La-doped AgNbO3 under visible light irradiation

(2009) Guoqiang Li et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Development of alternative photocatalysts to TiO2: Challenges and opportunities

(2009) María D. Hernández-Alonso et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Visible-light-driven hydrogen production with extremely high quantum efficiency on Pt–PdS/CdS photocatalyst

(2009) Hongjian Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Water adsorption onto Y and V sites at the surface of the YVO4 photocatalyst and related electronic properties

(2009) Mitsutake Oshikiri et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Heterogeneous photocatalytic cleavage of water

(2009) Masaaki Kitano et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Boron-Doped Anatase TiO2: Pure and Hybrid DFT Calculations

(2009) Emanuele Finazzi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Hexaniobate Nanoscrolls and Calcium Niobate Nanosheets Sensitized by Ruthenium(II) Bipyridyl Complexes

(2009) Kazuhiko Maeda et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Excited-State Electron Transfer from CdS Quantum Dots to TiO2 Nanoparticles via Molecular Linkers with Phenylene Bridges

(2009) Rachel S. Dibbell et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Solar Water Splitting Using Powdered Photocatalysts Driven by Z-Schematic Interparticle Electron Transfer without an Electron Mediator

(2009) Yasuyoshi Sasaki et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Density Functional Characterization of the Visible-Light Absorption in Substitutional C-Anion- and C-Cation-Doped TiO2

(2009) Kesong Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

New Series of Solid-Solution Semiconductors (AgNbO3)1−x(SrTiO3)x with Modulated Band Structure and Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity

(2009) Defa Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A Systematical Study on Photocatalytic Properties of AgMO2 (M = Al, Ga, In): Effects of Chemical Compositions, Crystal Structures, and Electronic Structures

(2009) Shuxin Ouyang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Photocatalytic Activity of One-Dimensional CdS@ZnS Core-Shell Nanocomposites

(2009) Le Wang et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Electronic structures of N- and C-doped NiO from first-principles calculations

(2009) Run Long et al.   PHYSICS LETTERS A

Langmuir−Blodgettry of Nanocrystals and Nanowires

(2008) Andrea R. Tao et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

ZnO-Based Hollow Nanoparticles by Selective Etching: Elimination and Reconstruction of Metal−Semiconductor Interface, Improvement of Blue Emission and Photocatalysis

(2008) Haibo Zeng et al.   ACS Nano

Photocatalysis Using GaN Nanowires

(2008) Hye Seong Jung et al.   ACS Nano

Hierarchical WO3Hollow Shells: Dendrite, Sphere, Dumbbell, and Their Photocatalytic Properties

(2008) Di Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nitrogen-doped Lamellar Niobic Acid with Visible Light-responsive Photocatalytic Activity

(2008) Xiukai Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tailoring the Electrical Properties of Inverse Silicon Opals - A Step Towards Optically Amplified Silicon Solar Cells

(2008) Takashi Suezaki et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optimizing optical absorption of TiO2 by alloying with TiS2

(2008) Naoto Umezawa et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Efficient photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation over Ni doped Cd1−xZnxS microsphere photocatalysts

(2008) X ZHANG et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

First-principles study of the hydrogen doping influence on the geometric and electronic structures of N-doped TiO2

(2008) Lan Mi et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Cr/Sb co-doped TiO2 from first principles calculations

(2008) Cristiana Di Valentin et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Density Functional Theory and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study on the Effect of N−F Codoping of TiO2

(2008) C. Di Valentin et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Role of Sn2+in the Band Structure of SnM2O6and Sn2M2O7(M = Nb and Ta) and Their Photocatalytic Properties

(2008) Yasuhiro Hosogi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Density Functional Characterization of the Band Edges, the Band Gap States, and the Preferred Doping Sites of Halogen-Doped TiO2

(2008) Kesong Yang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

The effect of co-catalyst for Z-scheme photocatalysis systems with an Fe3+/Fe2+ electron mediator on overall water splitting under visible light irradiation

(2008) Y SASAKI et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Electronic Band Structures and Photochemical Properties of La−Ga-based Oxysulfides

(2008) Kiyonori Ogisu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photocatalytic Activities of Layered Titanates and Niobates Ion-Exchanged with Sn2+ under Visible Light Irradiation

(2008) Yasuhiro Hosogi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Correlation of Crystal Structures, Electronic Structures, and Photocatalytic Properties in a Series of Ag-based Oxides:  AgAlO2, AgCrO2, and Ag2CrO4

(2008) Shuxin Ouyang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Controllable Pt/ZnO Porous Nanocages with Improved Photocatalytic Activity

(2008) Haibo Zeng et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Generalized One-Pot Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of Hierarchical BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) Nanoplate Microspheres

(2008) Xi Zhang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Efficient Photocatalytic Decomposition of Acetaldehyde over a Solid-Solution Perovskite (Ag0.75Sr0.25)(Nb0.75Ti0.25)O3under Visible-Light Irradiation

(2008) Defa Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Electronic Origin of the Visible-Light Absorption Properties of C-, N- and S-Doped TiO2Nanomaterials

(2008) Xiaobo Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhancement of Photocatalytic H2Evolution on CdS by Loading MoS2as Cocatalyst under Visible Light Irradiation

(2008) Xu Zong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Anatase TiO2 single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets

(2008) Hua Gui Yang et al.   NATURE

Anatase shows its reactive side

(2008) Annabella Selloni   NATURE MATERIALS

A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light

(2008) Xinchen Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Slow light in photonic crystals

(2008) Toshihiko Baba   Nature Photonics

First-principles study of native defects and lanthanum impurities inNaTaO3

(2008) Minseok Choi et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots on TiO2 porous films by solvothermal method for absorption layer of solar cells

(2008) Jiamin Feng et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

Assembling Materials with DNA as the Guide

(2008) F. A. Aldaye et al.   SCIENCE

TiO2 photocatalysis and related surface phenomena

(2008) A FUJISHIMA et al.   SURFACE SCIENCE REPORTS

Novel Ag2ZnGeO4 photocatalyst for dye degradation under visible light irradiation

(2007) Xiukai Li et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Photocatalytic activities of AgSbO3 under visible light irradiation

(2007) Tetsuya Kako et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Inorganic Materials as Catalysts for Photochemical Splitting of Water

(2007) Frank E. Osterloh   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS