Fields · Physical Sciences · Energy · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

This cluster of papers covers advances in the development of photocatalytic materials for solar energy conversion, with a focus on semiconductor-based photocatalysts, visible light-driven water splitting, graphene-based nanocomposites, and plasmonic enhancement. The research also explores the use of these materials for hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, and overall water splitting, aiming to address the challenges of sustainable energy generation.

159,531 works

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Most cited

  1. Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

    Michael R. Hoffmann, Scot T. Martin, Wonyong Choi, Detlef W. Bahnemann · 1995 · Chemical Reviews · 18,408 citations

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

    Xinchen Wang, Kazuhiko Maeda, Arne Thomas, Kazuhiro Takanabe · 2008 · Nature Materials · 12,521 citations

  3. Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, Modifications, and Applications

    Xiaobo Chen, Samuel S. Mao · 2007 · Chemical Reviews · 10,608 citations

  4. Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

    Akihiko Kudo, Yugo Miseki · 2008 · Chemical Society Reviews · 10,557 citations

  5. Solar Water Splitting Cells

    Michael G. Walter, Emily L. Warren, James R. McKone, Shannon W. Boettcher · 2010 · Chemical Reviews · 9,329 citations

  6. Semiconductor-based Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

    Xiaobo Chen, Shaohua Shen, Liejin Guo, Samuel S. Mao · 2010 · Chemical Reviews · 7,836 citations

Most recent

  1. S-scheme photocatalysis induced by hollow Ni-Mo2C@ZnIn2S4 with interfacial chemical bond for efficient hydrogen evolution.

    Ru-Yi Liu, Lei Ding, Guo‐Duo Yang, Xiao-yan Shen · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

  2. Trace Al/Rb regulation stabilizes Cu-Fe5C2 active sites for ambient-pressure photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to C2-C4 olefin

    Ling Li, Shangbo Ning, Fangqi Cheng, Mingjun Chen · 2026 · Nature Communications · 0 citations

  3. Interfacial Electronic Regulation of GO/Na0.5Bi2.5Nb2O9 Aurivillius-Layered Perovskite Heterointerfaces for Enhanced Photocatalysis

    Tanachat Eknapakul, Punjaporn Promkamat, George Creasey, Rangsima Suksamran · 2026 · Sci · 0 citations

  4. Product selectivity switching in photocatalytic H 2 and H 2 O 2 production via carbonized polymer dots loading on carbon nitride hybrids

    Mei Han, Zihui Wang, Zhihui Ma, Xiaotong Yan · 2026 · Nano Research Energy · 0 citations

  5. Amorphous MOF / Crystalline Bi 2 MoO 6 Heterojunction Interfaces: Engineering Quantum Dots and Electron Bridges for Synergistic High‐Efficiency Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation

    Haibo Guo, Jingjing Wang, Liying Wang, Jing Ning · 2026 · Small · 0 citations

  6. Cu-doped LaFeO3 nanofibers for photo-Fenton degradation of methyl orange: electronic structure, band alignment and surface redox chemistry

    S.F. Armendáriz, Francisco Espinosa‐Magaña, Sion F. Olive‐Méndez, G.M. Herrera-Pérez · 2026 · Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids · 0 citations

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