Adducing Knowledge Capabilities of Instrumental Techniques Through the Exploration of Heterostructures’ Modification Methods

Abstract

The ongoing evolution of technology has facilitated the global research community to rapidly escalate the constant development of novel advancements in science. At the forefront of such achievements in the field of photocatalysis is the utilisation, and in oftentimes, the adaptation of modern instrumentation to understand photo‐physical properties of complex heterostructures. For example, coupling in‐situ X‐ray Raman scattering spectroscopy for real‐time degradation of catalytic materials.

Recent Advances in Layered MX2-Based Materials (M = Mo, W and X = S, Se, Te) for Emerging Optoelectronic and Photo(electro)catalytic Applications

“…Band alignment is a fundamental concept in semiconductor physics that describes the alignment of energy bands at the interface between different semiconductor materials or between a semiconductor and another material, such as a metal or an insulator [61]. As we know, the CB minimum and VB maximum energies of MX 2 increase with the increasing atomic radius of X anions (from S to Te) [62].…”

Photocatalytic Activity of MoS2 Nanoflower-Modified CaTiO3 Composites for Degradation of RhB under Visible Light

“…Perovskites have received widespread attention for environmental, pharmaceutical, catalytic, sensor, and other electronic applications because of their unique energy band structure and stable physical and chemical properties, among many other advantages [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Perovskite-type photocatalysts are also of great significance in the field of photocatalysis.…”

“…Various perovskite material systems have been extensively studied. However, their wide bandgap, low quantum efficiency, and the disadvantage of powder catalyst recovery have restricted the extensive application of perovskite materials in the field of photocatalysis [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Various methods such as hydrothermal, sol–gel, and solid-phase reactions [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ] can prepare perovskite materials with different morphologies of nanoparticles, nanorods, nanoflowers, and nanobelts, and they have shown excellent capabilities in the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants [ 3 , 13 , 14 ].…”