A polyaniline-coated ZnS/ZnO/FTO photoelectrode for improving photocorrosion prevention and visible light absorption

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (42) ◽  
pp. 16699-16705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Kim ◽  
Bee Lyong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Wide Bandgap ◽  
Bandgap Engineering ◽  
Wide Bandgap Semiconductors ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Bandgap Semiconductors

To enhance the absorption of visible light for wide-bandgap semiconductors, methods such as sensitizing with nanoparticles or quantum dots and bandgap engineering using dopants have been reported.

Tailored near-infrared-emitting colloidal heterostructured quantum dots with enhanced visible light absorption for high performance photoelectrochemical cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 10225-10230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Imran Channa ◽  
Xin Tong ◽  
Jing-Yin Xu ◽  
Yongchen Liu ◽  
Changmeng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Cells ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Cds Qds

Near-infrared-emitting CuGaS2/CdS QDs with enhanced visible light absorption were developed to achieve high efficiency photoelectrochemical cells.

scholarly journals Visible-Light Driven TiO2 Photocatalyst Coated with Graphene Quantum Dots of Tunable Nitrogen Doping

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Sun ◽  
Hui-Jun Li ◽  
Nanquan Ou ◽  
Bowen Lyu ◽  
Bojie Gui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Visible Light Driven ◽  
Nitrogen Doped Graphene

Nitrogen doped graphene quantum dots (NGQDs) were successfully prepared via a hydrothermal method using citric acid and urea as the carbon and nitrogen precursors, respectively. Due to different post-treatment processes, the obtained NGQDs with different surface modifications exhibited blue light emission, while their visible-light absorption was obviously different. To further understand the roles of nitrogen dopants and N-containing surface groups of NGQDs in the photocatalytic performance, their corresponding composites with TiO2 were utilized to degrade RhB solutions under visible-light irradiation. A series of characterization and photocatalytic performance tests were carried out, which demonstrated that NGQDs play a significant role in enhancing visible-light driven photocatalytic activity and the carrier separation process. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of the NGQDs/TiO2 composites can possibly be attributed to an enhanced visible light absorption ability, and an improved separation and transfer rate of photogenerated carriers.

Impact of Rutile Fraction on TiO2 Visible-Light Absorption and Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Activity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Maria Tobaldi ◽  
Luc Lajaunie ◽  
ana caetano ◽  
nejc rozman ◽  
Maria Paula Seabra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Quantitative Phase Analysis ◽  
Transmission Microscopy ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
X Ray

<div>Titanium dioxide is by far the most utilised semiconductor material for photocatalytic applications. Still, it is transparent to visible-light. Recently, it has been proved that a type-II band alignment for the rutile−anatase mixture would improve its visible-light absorption.</div><div>In this research paper we thoroughly characterised the real crystalline and amorphous phases of synthesised titanias – thermally treated at different temperatures to get distinct ratios of anatase-rutile-amorphous fraction – as well as that of three commercially available photocatalytic nano-TiO2. </div><div>The structural characterisation was done via advanced X-ray diffraction method, namely the Rietveld-RIR method, to attain a full quantitative phase analysis of the specimens. The microstructure was also investigated via an advanced X-ray method, the whole powder pattern modelling. These methods were validated combining advanced aberration-corrected scanning transmission microscopy and high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity was assessed in the liquid- and gas-solid phase (employing rhodamine B and 4-chlorophenol, and isopropanol, respectively, as the organic substances to degrade) using a light source irradiating exclusively in the visible-range.</div><div>Optical spectroscopy showed that even a small fraction of rutile (2 wt%) is able to shift to lower energies the apparent optical band gap of an anatase-rutile mixed phase. But is this enough to attain a real photocatalytic activity promoted by merely visible-light?</div><div>We tried to give a reply to that question.</div><div>Photocatalytic activity results in the liquid-solid phase showed that a high surface hydroxylation led to specimen with superior visible light-induced catalytic activity (i.e. dye and ligand-to-metal charge transfer complexes sensitisation effects). That is: not photocatalysis <i>sensu-strictu</i>.</div><div>On the other hand, the gas-solid phase results showed that a higher amount of the rutile fraction (around 10 wt%), together with less recombination of the charge carriers, were more effective for an actual photocatalytic oxidation of isopropanol.</div>

Double Doping of NaTaO3 Photocatalysts with Lanthanum and Manganese for Strongly Enhanced Visible-Light Absorption

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 7518-7526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanggara Sudrajat ◽  
Mitsunori Kitta ◽  
Nobuyuki Ichikuni ◽  
Hiroshi Onishi
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Double Doping
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