Perspective
Efficiency of thermo–photocatalytic production of hydrogen from biomolecules: a multifaceted perspective
Measuring and interpreting the efficiency of a thermo–photocatalytic reaction is key in the quest to define synergy for chemical reactions taking place under dual thermo–photo excitation.
Review Article
Nanostructured TiO2 for improving the solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency
Nanostructural engineering of TiO2 is an effective strategy to enhance its photoactivity. The different dimensional structured TiO2 and the effect of dimensionality on its photocatalytic performance were summarized.
Review Article
Understanding the role of metal supported on TiO2 in photoreforming of oxygenates
Oxygenate photo-reforming: A process of harnessing the redox ability of a photocatalyst to simultaneously drive the reduction of H+ into H2 and oxidation of organics.
Paper
Iridium complex modified MOFs for enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
A novel iridium complex modified MOF was designed, which enhances the photocatalytic activity of MOFs by 2.5 times with only 0.2% of iridium complex, and exhibits good stability. It can be conductive to efficient and stable photocatalysis.
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Ag/Pd bimetallic nanoparticle-loaded Zr-MOF: an efficacious visible-light-responsive photocatalyst for H2O2 and H2 production
A noble bimetallic nanoparticle-modified UiO-66-NH2 MOF (Ag/Pd@UiO-66-NH2) composite photocatalyst for efficient hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen production.
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Promoting water-splitting reaction on TiO2/gCN with Pd/SrO cocatalysts: H2 evolution in the absence of a sacrificial reagent
This study investigates Pd–SrO@TiO2/gCN photocatalysts for eco-friendly H2 generation through water splitting.
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Boosting interlayer charge transfer in polymeric carbon nitride by Mo ions for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution
Schematic illustration of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of Mo-doped g-C3N4.
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Light-driven hydrogen evolution via a novel pincer/no pincer mechanism including a possible concerted proton electron transfer
New water reduction catalysts containing secondary amines in the backbones show turnover numbers for photochemical hydrogen evolution up to 2237.
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Molybdenum sulfo-selenide nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
We report a facile method for the preparation of nanocomposites of molybdenum sulfo-selenide (MoSxSe1−x) with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) via a solvothermal approach.
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Colloidal synthesis of a heterostructured CuCo2S4/g-C3N4/In2S3 nanocomposite for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Hot injection induced heterostructured nanocomposite substantially boosts photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance.
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Liquid phase epitaxy of CuGaO2 on GaN: P–N heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting
A P–N heterostructure composed of CuGaO2 and GaN shows outstanding photocatalytic water splitting.
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Band structure engineering of a polyimide photocatalyst towards enhanced water splitting
Band structure engineering of polymide for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting has been demonstrated by tuning the donor/acceptor ratios in the polymer skeleton.
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The influence of trinuclear complexes on light-induced hydrogen production
New trinuclear water reduction catalysts show turnover numbers for photochemical water splitting of up to 8899, a turnover frequency of 2737 h−1 and an incident photon conversion efficiency of 2.1%, thus outperforming mononuclear analogues.
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CIS QDs nucleated on oxygen vacancy rich BOI microplates: a hybrid photocatalyst with enhanced green energy production via mediator free Z-scheme dynamics
Efficacious H2 and O2 evolution over mediator free direct Z-scheme oriented 0D-2D CIS-BOI heterostructure photocatalyst.
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of brown H4Nb6O17/g-C3N4 composite for visible-light driven H2O2 production
Novel, brown H4Nb6O17, was synthesised and a composite heterojunction with g-C3N4 was formed, showing enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2O2 production.
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Enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen generation performance and strain regulation of the vertical GeI2/C2N van der Waals heterostructure: insights from first-principles study
The band edges of GeI2/C2N vdW are favourable to generate H2 at pH 0 to 9 with transition from a type-II indirect to type-I direct bandgap semiconductor under tensile biaxial strain.
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