Shape-controlled synthesis of Ag@TiO2 cage-bell hybrid structure with enhanced photocatalytic activity and superior lithium storage

Design of Au@ZnO Yolk–Shell Nanospheres with Enhanced Gas Sensing Properties

“…23 For example, many previous reports have demonstrated 4 that the yolk-shell nanospheres with noble metal cores could improve the catalytic activity in several important fields. [24][25][26][27] Encapsulating noble metal nanoparticles in a protective shell could effectively isolate metal cores and increase their stability against undesirable aggregation during practical operation. 28 Furthermore, the movable noble metal cores and the abundant active sites on the outer shell would facilitate the process of catalytic reaction.…”

Silver-nickel oxide core-shell nanoparticle array electrode with enhanced lithium-storage performance

“…Previous work has demonstrated that the incorporation of metal additives in anode materials can improve the electrical conductivity of electrodes, thus leading to the enhanced performance [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. For example, Guo and co-workers reported the synthesis of Ag@TiO 2 cage-bell hybrid structure [18], which exhibited remarkable photocatalytic activity and improved performance as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries.…”

“…For example, Guo and co-workers reported the synthesis of Ag@TiO 2 cage-bell hybrid structure [18], which exhibited remarkable photocatalytic activity and improved performance as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Chen et al introduced small amounts of Au (0.9 wt.%) dispersed over SnO 2 layers on coaxial carbon nanotubes, resulting in improving electrode performance especially for the rate capability [21].…”

Photocatalytic degradation and electricity generation in a rotating disk photoelectrochemical cell over hierarchical structured BiOBr film

“…To further change the planar substrate to wedge or pyramid structures can not only enlarge PC surface area, but also enhance light utilization efficiency due to multiple reflection of incident light [8,9]. In micro aspect, photocatalysts with light-harvesting morphologies such as flower-like structure [10], hollow sphere [11] and core-shell structure [12] have also been synthesized, among which, bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX; X = Cl, Br) have attracted intensive attention in recent years because of their high PC activity and layered crystal structure [13][14][15]. This layered structure can not only separate the electron-hole pairs efficiently, but can also easily be utilized to built other special 3D structures to capture more incident light.…”