A wide band-gap photocatalyst SrNb2O6 was adjusted to response to visible light in H2 and O2 evolution due to the new electron state in its band gap created by the Sn(ii) dopant.
Nanoparticles of the wide band gap oxides doped with rare earth (RE) ions are
prospective materials for application in optoelectronics as phosphors in a new generation of light
sources. In this paper the mechanisms of the excitation of efficient 4f-4f intra-shell transitions in
RE doped nanoparticles are discussed. These mechanisms either enhance the rate of host to
impurity energy transfer or stimulate the intra-shell transitions of RE ions.
Anatase Mg0.05Ta0.95O1.15N0.85, exhibiting a narrow band gap for solar hydrogen, is a promising visible-light-response photocatalyst for photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical water splitting.
In this paper, the sensitization photodegradation of single and mixed dyes by wide band gap boron nitride (BN, 3.94 eV) under visible light irradiation has been investigated for the first time.