Facile synthesis of ZnCo2O4@NiMoO4 with porous coated structures on carbon paper as stable and efficient Pt-free counter electrode materials for advanced dye-sensitized solar cells

Research on zinc cobaltate porous mesh materials with different percentages of Sm doping: synthesis, structural and capacitive properties analysis

“…Therefore, Co 3p and Co 2p were identified in 3% Sm–ZnCo 2 O 4 samples. 13 It should be noted that the integral area of the Co 3p peak was much larger than that of the Co 2p peak, indicating that the main oxidation state of Co in the 3% Sm–ZnCo 2 O 4 sample was Co 3p. Fig.…”

BiOCl Nanoflowers with High Levels of Oxygen Vacancy for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

“…Synthetic strategies for the controllable synthesis of crystal morphologies, considered to be one of the strategies to design excellent photocatalysts, have been devoted to the preparation of semiconductors with different morphologies for their specific properties and corresponding potential photocatalytic applications, such as facet-controlled TiO 2 with exposed (001) facets, facet-dependent BiOCl with abundant (001) facets, and facet-dependent active sites of a single Cu 2 O particle . The structure–activity relationship of materials has become a hot topic in the research of heterogeneous catalysis in recent years. − Usually, the photocatalytic reaction occurs on the surface of the photocatalyst, thereby the photocatalytic activity is closely related to the crystal surface configuration of the semiconductor. , In general, the surface structure of a crystal is determined by its exposed surfaces, and different exposed surfaces exhibit different physicochemical properties. , In addition, the configuration and arrangement of surface atoms essentially affect the adsorption–desorption of reactants and the transfer efficiency of photogenerated charges on the semiconductor surface, resulting in different photocatalytic properties.…”

“…10−13 Usually, the photocatalytic reaction occurs on the surface of the photocatalyst, thereby the photocatalytic activity is closely related to the crystal surface configuration of the semiconductor. 14,15 In general, the surface structure of a crystal is determined by its exposed surfaces, and different exposed surfaces exhibit different physicochemical properties. 16,17 In addition, the configuration and arrangement of surface atoms essentially affect the adsorption−desorption of reactants and the transfer efficiency of photogenerated charges on the semiconductor surface, resulting in different photocatalytic properties.…”