Inorganic salt-assisted hydrothermal synthesis and excellent visible light-driven photocatalytic performance of 3D MnNb₂O₆flower-like nanostructures

M–Au/TiO2(M = Ag, Pd, and Pt) nanophotocatalyst for overall solar water splitting: role of interfaces

“…[13][14][15][16] Different materials, with various morphologies, fillers and co-catalysts, and different techniques have been employed and manipulated to convert solar energy efficiently. [17][18][19][20][21] Nonetheless, in spite of employing a variety of different morphologies of materials for water splitting, there has been no breakthrough in increasing the quantum yield (QY), yet hinting that there may be other factors playing more significant roles in increasing the activity. In our opinion, the synthesis strategies employed to bring about various textural changes in the morphology did not seem to give an appreciable enhancement in QY.…”

The synthesis of elegant hierarchical CdS via a facile hydrothermal method assisted by inorganic salt, with photocorrosion inhibition

“…The inorganic salt-assisted method is an effective and environmentally friendly way to attach shape control of nanomaterial, such as 3D flower-like structures; [45][46][47] few-layer graphene sheets; [47][48][49] nanoparticles; [44][45][46] disk, doughnut, cube, bundle, shuttle, spindle, and tube-like structures; 46 and rattle/hollow mesoporous structures. 50 Most of the 3D structures are usually assembled by nanosheets based on Ostwald ripening and self-assembly in the ion atmosphere.…”