Tungsten oxide by non-hydrolytic sol–gel: effect of molecular precursor on morphology, phase and photocatalytic performance

The synthesis, characterisation and photocatalytic water splitting activity of blue tungsten oxide materials prepared from W(vi) and W(iv) precursors is reported.

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Machine learning aided design of perovskite oxide materials for photocatalytic water splitting

Journal of Energy Chemistry ◽

10.1016/j.jechem.2021.01.035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. 351-359

Author(s):

Qiuling Tao ◽

Tian Lu ◽

Ye Sheng ◽

Long Li ◽

Wencong Lu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Water Splitting ◽

Perovskite Oxide ◽

Oxide Materials ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Aided Design

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Why does F-doping enhance the photocatalytic water-splitting performance of mBiVO4? – a density functional theory study

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c6nj02400a ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 1094-1102 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lili Wen ◽

Kaining Ding ◽

Shuping Huang ◽

Yongfan Zhang ◽

Yi Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Density Functional Theory ◽

Water Splitting ◽

Oxygen Evolution ◽

Density Functional ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Density Functional Theory Study ◽

Functional Theory ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Promising Strategy

F-Doping can be a promising strategy to modify the photocatalytic performance of mBiVO4 for hydrogen and oxygen evolution from water.

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Facile synthesis of porous hybrid materials based on Calix-3 dye and TiO2 for high photocatalytic water splitting performance with excellent stability

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c8ta10633a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 2993-2999 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jian-Feng Huang ◽

Jun-Min Liu ◽

Li-Min Xiao ◽

Yu-Hui Zhong ◽

Liang Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Splitting ◽

Hybrid Materials ◽

Hybrid Material ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Pt Nanoparticles ◽

Facile Synthesis ◽

Gel Method ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

First Time ◽

Excellent Stability

A highly robust hybrid material Calix-3-TiO2 based on calixarene dye and TiO2 is prepared by a facile sol–gel method for the first time. When Pt nanoparticles are introduced onto the hybrid, the catalysts display efficient and persistent photocatalytic water splitting activities.

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Unraveling the synergy between metal–organic frameworks and co-catalysts in photocatalytic water splitting

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/d0ta06028c ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (39) ◽

pp. 20493-20502

Author(s):

Stefano Falletta ◽

Patrick Gono ◽

Zhendong Guo ◽

Stavroula Kampouri ◽

Kyriakos C. Stylianou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Splitting ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Water Systems ◽

Band Alignment ◽

Co Catalyst ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Co Catalysts ◽

Metal Organic

Theoretical methodologies for the band alignment at MOF/co-catalyst/water systems revealing the electronic and atomistic mechanisms underlying their photocatalytic performance.

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Microfluidic Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Reactors

Volume 7: Fluids and Heat Transfer, Parts A, B, C, and D ◽

10.1115/imece2012-87860 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Syed Saad Ahsan ◽

David Erickson

Keyword(s):

Water Splitting ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Reaction Rates ◽

Transfer Efficiency ◽

Kinetic Properties ◽

Wet Impregnation ◽

Co Catalyst ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Photocatalytic Reactions ◽

Kinetics Of

In this work, we present a novel microfluidic photocatalytic water-splitting reactor. Optofluidics offers advantages over conventional reactors in terms of improved photon transfer efficiency and mass transfer efficiency and are therefore the ideal platform for photocatalytic reactions. Our device is a planar optofluidic device which we used to study the kinetics of Platinum-Impregnated Titanium Oxide as the oxygen and hydrogen producing photocatalyst redox mediated by Iodide/Iodate species. We deposit our catalysts via a sol-gel method while the platinum co-catalyst is added by wet impregnation via reduction in Sodium Borohydride. The reactions are performed under a 100W Hg lamp and reaction rates are inferred by measuring the depletion of the two Iodine species via UV-vis absorption spectrophotometry. Our results indicate that reaction rates and efficiencies can be enhanced by using an optofluidic platform as opposed to the conventional slurry reactor used in previous experiments for this class of reaction. We believe that the micro-optofluidic platform of our device offers the benefit of measuring the kinetic properties of these class of reactions quickly and cheaply for the goals of further optimization.

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First principles study of electronic and optical properties and photocatalytic performance of GaN–SiS van der Waals heterostructure

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/d1ra06011b ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (52) ◽

pp. 32996-33003

Author(s):

S. S. Ullah ◽

M. Farooq ◽

H. U. Din ◽

Q. Alam ◽

M. Idrees ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Optical Properties ◽

Water Splitting ◽

First Principles ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Van Der Waals ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Promising Candidate ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Electronic And Optical Properties ◽

Van Der Waals Heterostructure

The two dimensional GaN–SiS van der Waals heterostructure is a promising candidate for optoelectronic and photocatalytic water splitting.

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Rational design of C2N-based type-II heterojunctions for overall photocatalytic water splitting

Nanoscale Advances ◽

10.1039/c8na00084k ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 154-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Xu Zhang ◽

An Chen ◽

Zihe Zhang ◽

Menggai Jiao ◽

Zhen Zhou

Keyword(s):

Water Splitting ◽

Rational Design ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Type Ii ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting

We screened 2D monolayers to explore the materials which could be used to fabricate type-II heterojunctions with C2N monolayers to further improve their photocatalytic performance.

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Photodeposited CoNi co-catalysts for the enhanced photocatalytic performance of C3N4/CdS nanosheets: the synergy of optimized Gibbs free energy and Co-S bridging bonds

Catalysis Science & Technology ◽

10.1039/d1cy00811k ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qixiao Gai ◽

Shoutian Ren ◽

Xiaochun Zheng ◽

Wenjun Liu ◽

Quanli Dong

Keyword(s):

Free Energy ◽

Transition Metal ◽

Water Splitting ◽

Gibbs Free Energy ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Considerable Potential ◽

Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽

Co Catalysts ◽

Poor Stability ◽

Splitting Process

Transition metal co-catalysts exhibit considerable potential in photocatalytic water splitting process, but their limited activity and poor stability inhibit the extensive application, and therefore effective schemes are required to further...

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