Enhanced Solar Light Absorption and Photoelectrochemical Conversion Using TiN Nanoparticle-Incorporated C3N4–C Dot Sheets

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 2460-2468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Laxman Shinde ◽  
Satoshi Ishii ◽  
Thang Duy Dao ◽  
Ramu Pasupathi Sugavaneshwar ◽  
Toshiaki Takei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Absorption ◽  
Solar Light

scholarly journals Oxygen-Deficient Zirconia (ZrO2−x): A New Material for Solar Light Absorption

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Apurba Sinhamahapatra ◽  
Jong-Pil Jeon ◽  
Joonhee Kang ◽  
Byungchan Han ◽  
Jong-Sung Yu
Keyword(s):  
Light Absorption ◽  
Solar Light ◽  
New Material

scholarly journals Polyethylene glycol-doped BiZn2VO6 as a high-efficiency solar-light-activated photocatalyst with substantial durability toward photodegradation of organic contaminations

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 37480-37491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Pirhashemi ◽  
Sami Elhag ◽  
Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh ◽  
Galia Pozina ◽  
Magnus Willander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Mild Condition ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Solar Light ◽  
Hydrothermal Route

In this study, we focus on a simple, low-priced, and mild condition hydrothermal route to construct BiZn2VO6 nanocompounds (NCs) as a novel photocatalyst with strong solar light absorption ability for environmental purification.

scholarly journals Efficient sequential harvesting of solar light by heterogeneous hollow shells with hierarchical pores

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1638-1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanze Wei ◽  
Jiawei Wan ◽  
Nailiang Yang ◽  
Yu Yang ◽  
Yanwen Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Solar Light ◽  
Hierarchical Pores ◽  
Photosynthesis Efficiency

Abstract In nature, sequential harvesting of light widely exists in the old life entity, i.e. cyanobacteria, to maximize the light absorption and enhance the photosynthesis efficiency. Inspired by nature, we propose a brand new concept of temporally-spatially sequential harvesting of light in one single particle, which has purpose-designed heterogeneous hollow multi-shelled structures (HoMSs) with porous shells composed of nanoparticle subunits. Structurally, HoMSs consist of different band-gap materials outside-in, thus realizing the efficient harvesting of light with different wavelengths. Moreover, introducing oxygen vacancies into each nanoparticle subunit can also enhance the light absorption. With the benefit of sequential harvesting of light in HoMSs, the quantum efficiency at wavelength of 400 nm is enhanced by six times compared with the corresponding nanoparticles. Impressively, using these aforementioned materials as photocatalysts, highly efficient photocatalytic water splitting is realized, which cannot be achieved by using the nanoparticle counterparts. This new concept of temporally-spatially sequential harvesting of solar light paves the way for solving the ever-growing energy demand.

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