Ab-initio study on the two-dimensional anisotropic monolayers ScXY (X =S, Se; Y = Cl, Br) for the photocatalytic water splitting applications with high carrier mobilities

Metal oxyhalides have been broadly studied recently due to their hierarchical structures and promising functionalities. Herein, a thorough study of newly modeled monolayers ScXY (X = S, Se; Y =...

Efficient Strategy to Enhance the Photocatalytic Activity of Ir-doped SrTiO3 : A Hybrid DFT Approach

Photocatalytic water splitting using sunlight is one of the most promising approaches to produce hydrogen, for which an increasing focus has been directed towards band gap engineering of the existing...

Unique Cd0.5Zn0.5S/WO3-x direct Z-scheme heterojunction with S, O vacancies and twinning superlattices for efficient photocatalytic water-splitting

Photocatalytic water-splitting employing the Z-scheme semiconductor systems mimicking natural photosynthesis is regarded as a promising way to achieve the efficient soalr-to-H2 conversion. Nevertheless, it still remains a big challenge to...

Enhancing interfacial charge transfer in mesoporous MoS2/CdS nanojunction architectures for highly efficient visible-light photocatalytic water splitting

Modulating the heterojunction interfaces at the nanoscale is paramount to developing effective photocatalysts. Nanodimensional heterostructures, essentially, expose a large fraction of active edge sites, which, along with excellent electronic communication,...

Silver doped SnO2 Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Catalytic Nitrophenol Reduction

Driven by the quest of renewable and clean energy sources, researchers all around the globe are seeking solutions to replace the non-renewable fossil fuels to meet the ever-increasing energy supply...

Designing Z-scheme system based on photocatalyst panels towards separated Hydrogen and Oxygen production from Overall Water Splitting

Photocatalytic water splitting on particulate semiconductors is a promising approach for large-scale hydrogen production. However, the mixing of H2 and O2 whether through traditional one-step or two-step photocatalytic overall water...