Nanoscale Metal Oxide Research Articles

Investigation of brightness and decay characteristics of YAG:Ce3+, Ca-α-Sialon:Eu2+ and CaAl12O19:Mn4+ phosphors incorporated with Ni-doped SnO2 particles

In this study, we investigated the enhancement in the optical and decay properties of three phosphors, Ce3+-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG:Ce3+), Eu2+-doped yellow oxynitride phosphor (Ca-α-SiAlON:Eu2+), Mn4+-doped aluminate-based phosphor (CaAl12O19:Mn4+), as a result of the interactions of the light-harvesting Ni-doped SnO2 additive. When the YAG:Ce3+ encapsulated in the presence of the nanoscale metal oxide in ethyl cellulose (EC) thin film, exhibited a 59% increase in its brightness as against its non-additive form. Similarly, when excited by 466 nm, the individual blends of Ca-α-SiAlON:Eu2+ and CaAl12O19:Mn4+ phosphors with Ni-doped SnO2 particles demonstrated 65% and 93% improvement in the intensity values, respectively. Decay characteristics of the phosphors and their Ni-doped SnO2 blends were measured in microsecond and nanosecond time scales. When they are in close proximity in a polymeric matrix, the emission- and lifetime-based results have approved that Ni-doped SnO2 particles and phosphors act as donor and acceptor, respectively. Furthermore, the thermal stabilities, quantum efficiencies and CIE chromaticity coordinates of all phosphors and their blends with Ni-doped SnO2 additive were investigated. In parallel with the increase in emission-based intensities and decay time kinetics, we enhanced the internal quantum efficiencies to 94.1%, 86.2% and 80.4%, with the blending of Ni-doped SnO2 particles to YAG:Ce3+, Ca-α-SiAlON:Eu2+, and CaAl12O19:Mn4+ phosphors, respectively. Notably, all of the phosphor composites along with additive indicated higher thermal stability in the temperature range of 303–503 K with respect to the additive-free forms. In the light of these results, the proposed composites can bring a new approach for the existing problems of yellow, orange, and red phosphors concerning the brightness and color rendering index and can be considered as potential candidates on LED technologies.

Controlling hot electron flux and catalytic selectivity with nanoscale metal-oxide interfaces

Interaction between metal and oxides is an important molecular-level factor that influences the selectivity of a desirable reaction. Therefore, designing a heterogeneous catalyst where metal-oxide interfaces are well-formed is important for understanding selectivity and surface electronic excitation at the interface. Here, we utilized a nanoscale catalytic Schottky diode from Pt nanowire arrays on TiO2 that forms a nanoscale Pt-TiO2 interface to determine the influence of the metal-oxide interface on catalytic selectivity, thereby affecting hot electron excitation; this demonstrated the real-time detection of hot electron flow generated under an exothermic methanol oxidation reaction. The selectivity to methyl formate and hot electron generation was obtained on nanoscale Pt nanowires/TiO2, which exhibited ~2 times higher partial oxidation selectivity and ~3 times higher chemicurrent yield compared to a diode based on Pt film. By utilizing various Pt/TiO2 nanostructures, we found that the ratio of interface to metal sites significantly affects the selectivity, thereby enhancing chemicurrent yield in methanol oxidation. Density function theory (DFT) calculations show that formation of the Pt-TiO2 interface showed that selectivity to methyl formate formation was much larger in Pt nanowire arrays than in Pt films because of the different reaction mechanism.

Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials for Sensor Applications

There has been an increasing demand for the development of sensor devices with improved characteristics such as sensitivity, low cost, faster response, reliability, rapider recovery, reduced size, in situ analysis, and simple operation. Nanostructured materials have shown great potential in improving these properties for chemical and biological sensors. There are different nanostructured materials which have been used in manufacturing nanosensors which include nanoscale wires (capability of high detection sensitivity), carbon nanotubes (very high surface area and high electron conductivity), thin films, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, polymer, and biomaterials. This review provides different methods which have been used in the synthesis and fabrication of these nanostructured materials followed by an extensive review of the recent developments of metal, metal oxides, carbon nanotubes, and polymer nanostructured materials in sensor applications.

Activated Carbon/MoO3: Efficient Catalyst for Green Synthesis of Chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and Xanthenones.

Nanoscale metal oxide catalysts have been extensively employed in organic reactions because they have been found to influence the chemical and physical properties of bulk material. The chromene (benzopyran) nucleus constitutes the core structure in a major class of many biologically active compounds, and interest in their chemistry consequently continues because of their numerous biological activities. The xanthene (dibenzopyran) derivatives are classified as highly significant compounds which display a number of various bioactive properties. Pyrimidinones have also gained interest due to their remarkable biological utilization, such as antiviral, antibacterial, antihypertensive, antitumor, and calcium blockers effects. The aim of this work presented herein was to prepare activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite and explore its role as a green and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones under ethanol-drop grinding at room temperature. The activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite was prepared successfully via a simple route in which the carbonization of gums as new natural precursors was used for the synthesis of activated carbon. This nanocomposite was then effectively used in a reaction of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol, aromatic aldehydes, and active methylene compounds, including 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid and dimedone, to synthesize a series of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones in high yields. The synthesized catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Powder x-ray diffractometry (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and also by TGA analysis. Confirmation of the structures of compounds 5(a-g) and 6(a-g) were also established with IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopic data and also by elemental analyses. A number of 6,8-dimethyl-10-phenyl-6,10-dihydro-7H-[1,3]dioxolo[4´,5´:6,7]chromeno[2,3- d]pyrimidine-7,9(8H)-diones and 7,7-dimethyl-10-(4-methylphenyl)-6,7,8,10-tetrahydro-9H-[1,3]dioxolo[ 4,5-b]xanthen-9-ones were effectively synthesized using activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite (0.05 gr) as a catalyst under ethanol-drop grinding at room temperature. The desired products were obtained in high yields (93-97%) within short reaction times (15-20 min). This paper investigates the catalytic potential of the synthesized activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite for the preparation of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones under the ethanol-drop grinding procedure. The mildness of the reaction conditions, high yields of products, short reaction times, experimental simplicity, and avoiding the use of harmful solvents or reagents makes this procedure preferable for the synthesis of these compounds.

Complex minerals preserve natural geochemically important nanoscale metal oxide clusters.

Complex minerals preserve natural geochemically important nanoscale metal oxide clusters.

Preparetion and Quantitative Analysis of Programmable Polyester Fiber

At present, the anti-counterfeiting fibers are mainly monochromatic fluorescent fibers, dual-band fluorescent fibers, and multicolor segment dyed fibers. However, anti-counterfeiting fibers using only these several anti-counterfeiting methods are increasingly unable to meet the needs of anti-counterfeiting technology for high efficiency, greenness, and security. This paper studies the method of setting passwords using multi-bit sequence programming in the spinning process, and enables passwords to be effectively stored throughout the fiber production and sales chain. Because nanoscale metal inorganic salts and metal oxide powders have good dispersion, they can be well and uniformly dispersed in the spinning solution. In addition, metal elements can be relatively stable in the spinning process, providing the possibility of traceability of programmable passwords. Setting a password in this method can effectively improve the anti-counterfeiting performance of the fiber without affecting the basic properties of the fiber, and will help to develop new technology for tracking and identifying anti-counterfeit fibers.

Engineering nanostructures of CuO-based photocatalysts for water treatment: Current progress and future challenges

Nowadays, increasing extortions regarding environmental problems and energy scarcity have stuck the development and endurance of human society. The issue of inorganic and organic pollutants that exist in water from agricultural, domestic, and industrial activities has directed the development of advanced technologies to address the challenges of water scarcity efficiently. To solve this major issue, various scientists and researchers are looking for novel and effective technologies that can efficiently remove pollutants from wastewater. Nanoscale metal oxide materials have been proposed due to their distinctive size, physical and chemical properties along with promising applications. Cupric Oxide (CuO) is one of the most commonly used benchmark photocatalysts in photodegradation owing to the fact that they are cost-effective, non-toxic, and more efficient in absorption across a significant fraction of solar spectrum. In this review, we have summarized synthetic strategies of CuO fabrication, modification methods with applications for water treatment purposes. Moreover, an elaborative discussion on feasible strategies includes; binary and ternary heterojunction formation, Z-scheme based photocatalytic system, incorporation of rare earth/transition metal ions as dopants, and carbonaceous materials serving as a support system. The mechanistic insight inferring photo-induced charge separation and transfer, the functional reactive radical species involved in a photocatalytic reaction, have been successfully featured and examined. Finally, a conclusive remark regarding current studies and unresolved challenges related to CuO are put forth for future perspectives.

Analysis of heat conduction in a nanoscale metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor using lattice Boltzmann method

ABSTRACT Thermal transport in the microelectronic devices has been widely investigated to enhance its reliability. Within this context, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) represents the most used technology for electronic devices manufacturing. Due to its size reduction, the macroscopic model for MOSFET device requests some modifications for capturing thermal behavior within it. Hence, a precise mathematical model for phonon heat transport into transistors has become a key task for nano-electronics technology. The present work aims to investigate the ability of a mesoscale mathematical model for the heat conduction in a MOSFET at a Knudsen number of 10. The reported model was based on D2Q8 lattice Boltzmann model coupled with jump temperature boundary condition. The thermal source was supposed to be uniform along the MOSFET channel region. The temperature jump boundary condition was applied and treated by Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) in order to reveal the nature of the phonon-wall collisions lengthwise the channel. We have found that the behavior of the proposed model agrees with experimental results in terms of peak temperature rising. Furthermore, the maximum temperature in the interface (Si-SiO2) is around 333 K. In addition, the results show that 30 ps is enough to reach the steady-state condition. The gained results indicate that the LBM joined with jump temperature condition provides accurate results and it can be employed for analyzing heat transfer phenomenon in microelectronic devices.

Interfacial reaction and microstructure investigation of CoCrFeNiMo medium-entropy alloys diffusion-bonded joints

In this study, vacuum diffusion bonding of non-equiatomic CoCrFeNiMo medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) was successfully achieved. The maximum tensile strength was found to be 597.13 MPa for the bonded joint prepared at 1050 °C. A nano-scale metal oxide film (Cr3O4) was formed at the welded joints which reduced the performance of the bonded joints. With the increase of bonding temperature, Cr3O4 gradually decreased, and the metal oxide film was broken and disappeared at 1050 °C due to diffusion of O elements to the substrate.

Systematic circuit design and analysis using generalised g m / I D functions of MOS devices

The conventional approach to implementing analogue integrated circuits in nano-scale complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technologies relies basically on circuit simulations using the SPICE models provided by the foundries. Depending on the circuit complexity, the designer should, however, spend a significant amount of time sizing the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors such that maximum efficiency is achieved for minimum power consumption and silicon area. Analytical-based design procedures can assist the designer in confronting the sizing challenge of the metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices. The procedures are, however, dependent on circuit topology, model parameters, and device physics. This study aims at presenting a systematic approach for analysis and design of analogue circuits in scaled CMOS. For this purpose, the behaviour of short-channel MOS devices is characterised in various process and temperature corners using an updated matrix representation of different device scales, bias conditions, and small-signal parameters. The details to effectively extract the matrix derivation of the technology model files are presented, enabling to devise generalised functions for the design and analysis of the circuits. The design examples include a 0.39 V – 28 µA reference circuit, and a 7.50 µA/V operational-transconductance amplifier with 1.0 V voltage supply in 90-nm CMOS.

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of nanoscale coatings on SrAl2O4‐based phosphor powders to prevent aqueous degradation

AbstractThe aqueous degradation of Eu2+‐activated and Dy3+‐codoped strontium aluminate (SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+, SA2‐Green) long afterglow phosphors synthesized from solid‐state reaction and coated with nanoscale metal oxide protective layers (≤12 nm) via atomic layer deposition (ALD) is investigated. Uncoated phosphor powders degrade rapidly upon water immersion and lose their green phosphorescence within 48 hours of water exposure. Postmortem investigations reveal hydration and decomposition of the SrAl2O4 phase. ALD of ~10 nm Al2O3 or ~12 nm TiO2 is found to significantly improve the powder's resistance to aqueous degradation. All ALD‐coated powders show minimal structural and chemical degradation and retain phosphoresence after 48 hours of water immersion. This enhanced durability offers a new pathway for applying long afterglow phosphors to outdoor applications like roadway markings or safety signage and for their incorporation into more eco‐friendly waterborne coatings.

A comparative study of the photocatalytic efficiency of metal oxide/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites in the degradation kinetic of ciprofloxacin in water

The photocatalytic efficiency of the metal oxide-hydroxyapatite photocatalysts prepared by soft chemistry using phosphate rock as calcium and phosphorus precursors has been investigated on the degradation kinetic of ciprofloxacin residues in water under UV-light (HPK125 W Lamp). The nature of metal oxide (TiO2, ZnO, Fe2O3), structure, surface area and pore-size distributions of the catalysts were analyzed by various techniques analyses. Association of nanoscale metal oxide with hydroxyapatite could enhance the sorption properties of the materials and confers them interesting photodegradation properties. The results of the kinetic study revealed that the activities of these photocatalysts were dependent on the oxide surface and the best activity was obtained with TiO2/hydroxyapatite catalyst, which had the largest surface area. The effects of various operational parameters were thoroughly considered in order to achieve highest photodegradation efficiency. A correlation between the nature of associated metal oxide, surface properties, the sorption behavior and the photodegradation capacity of these composites could be establishedd.

Aqueous Media Preparation of Pyrido[d]pyrimidines Over Calcined TiO2- SiO2 Nanocomposite as an Efficient Catalyst at Ambient Temperature

Pyridopyrimidines represent a highly important class of compounds which exhibit a wide spectrum of biological properties. Nanoscale metal oxide catalysts have been extensively studied for their application in organic reactions owing to their special features such as high surface area and pore sizes as supports. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) are an attractive candidate for readily available cheap nanocatalysts, due to their unique properties such as being non-toxic, moisture stable and reusable catalyst. 7-amino-2,4-dioxo-5-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitriles were synthesized through the reaction of 4(6)-aminouracil, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile using calcined TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposite as a reusable catalyst in water at ambient temperature. All the synthesized compounds were well characterized by their elemental analyses, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The synthesized catalyst was fully characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), the scanning electron microcopy (SEM), the transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the x-ray fluorescence (XRF) techniques. The reaction proceeded through calcined TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposite catalyzed three-component reaction affording twelve target compounds in high yields. This method introduced a novel protocol to provide 7-amino-2,4-dioxo-5-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[2,3- d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitrile derivatives and offer several advantages like very simple operation, using inexpensive, recyclable and non-toxic catalyst, mild reaction conditions, high yields of products (92- 98%), short reaction times (2.5-4 h), and green aspects by avoiding toxic catalysts and hazardous solvents.

Enhanced Catalyst Durability for Bio-Based Adipic Acid Production by Atomic Layer Deposition

Summary Atomic layer deposition (ALD) improves the durability of metal catalysts using nanoscale metal oxide coatings. However, targeted coating strategies and economic models are lacking for process-specific deactivation challenges that account for implications at scale. Herein, we apply Al2O3 ALD to Pd/TiO2 to increase durability during hydrogenation of muconic acid, a bio-based platform chemical, to adipic acid. Initial coating development and characterization are performed on the milligram scale using stop-flow ALD. Subsequently, ALD coating scale is increased by 3 orders of magnitude using fluidized bed ALD. Activity, leaching resistance, and thermal stability are evaluated at each synthesis scale. ALD-coated catalysts retain up to 2-fold greater muconic acid hydrogenation activity and undergo significantly less physical restructuring than uncoated Pd/TiO2 after high-temperature treatments, while reducing Pd leaching by over 4-fold. Techno-economic analysis for an adipic acid biorefinery supports increased ALD material costs through catalyst lifetime extension, underscoring the potential viability of this technology.

Influence of Quantum Capacitance on Charge Carrier Density Estimation in a Nanoscale Field-Effect Transistor with a Channel Based on a Monolayer WSe2 Two-Dimensional Crystal Semiconductor

A critical analysis of charge carrier statistics influenced by quantum capacitance is carried out in order to predict the electrical performance of a nanoscale metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with a channel made of a monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) two-dimensional (2D) crystal semiconductor. Since quantum capacitance originating from two-dimensional electron gas in a quantum well or an inversion layer does not completely screen the quasistatic electric field during applied gate voltage, the partial penetration of an external electric field through the 2D semiconductor channel will generate excess charge carriers; thus quantum capacitance will play an important role in determining the overall charge carrier density in the channel. Therefore, common methods used to extract charge carrier density in the channel for three-dimensional (3D) crystal semiconductors will yield inaccurate results when used for 2D crystal semiconductors. To address this issue, this study proposes a modified approach for extracting charge carrier density in WSe2-based 2D semiconductors by combining the appropriate carrier statistics with consideration of quantum capacitance. In addition, the study investigates the effect of interface traps on overall capacitance, which may influence the electrical performance of a nanoscale MOSFET with monolayer WSe2 as a channel material.

Enhanced hot electron generation by inverse metal–oxide interfaces on catalytic nanodiode

Identifying the electronic behavior of metal-oxide interfaces is essential for understanding the origin of catalytic properties and for engineering catalyst structures with the desired reactivity. For a mechanistic understanding of hot electron dynamics at inverse oxide/metal interfaces, we employed a new catalytic nanodiode by combining Co3O4 nanocubes (NCs) with a Pt/TiO2 nanodiode that exhibits nanoscale metal-oxide interfaces. We show that the chemicurrent, which is well correlated with the catalytic activity, is enhanced at the inverse oxide/metal (CoO/Pt) interfaces during H2 oxidation. Based on quantitative visualization of the electronic transfer efficiency with chemicurrent yield, we show that electronic perturbation of oxide/metal interfacial sites not only promotes the generation of hot electrons, but improves catalytic activity.

Partial self-sacrificing templates synthesis of sandwich-like mesoporous C[sbnd]N@Fe3O4@C[sbnd]N hollow spheres for high-performance Li-ion batteries

Integrating carbonaceous materials onto nano-scaled porous metal oxides to form shell-core-shell hollow structure has good prospects in the development of high-performance electrode materials for Li-ion battery, but it still remains challenging. Herein, with Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as partial self-templates, we construct sandwich-like double nitrogen-doped C-shelled porous Fe3O4 hollow spheres by pyrolyzing polypyrrole (PPY) which is in situ polymerized on the interior and the exterior shells of Fe3O4 hollow spheres. And the polymerization time of PPY have important influence on thickness of carbon layer in the composites and further change their electrochemical performance. The shell-core-shell hollow structure offers highly contact between carbon and porous Fe3O4 and provides amount of volume stress buffer nanospaces during electrochemical processes, which promotes electron transport effectively and keeps good structural stability. The obtained sandwich-like double N-doped C-shelled porous Fe3O4 hollow spheres (CN@Fe3O4@CN HSs) are prepared as Li-ion battery anode and show an ultrahigh reversible specific capacity, high rate capability, remarkable cycle stability, excellent capacity retention (high capacity of 1048 mA h g−1 after 300 cycles at 0.1 A g−1, which is about 99.1% of the capacity in the 2nd cycle) and high coulombic efficiency (about 99% over 300 cycles). This research shows great potential of the sandwich-like shell-core-shell hollow structure in Li-ion batteries.

Analytical Model of Gate to Channel Capacitance for Nanoscale MOSFETs

ABSTRACT We present an analytical model for gate to channel capacitance, , in nanoscale metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors. The model incorporates quantum mechanical effects, drain-induced barrier lowering and short channel effects. While the charge density in the channel is evaluated using two-dimensional density of states, the average separation charges from the interface are determined from the solution of Schrodinger's wave equation. We evaluate the average separation of charge carriers from the silicon–silicon dioxide interface, which facilitates the evaluation of . The calculated wavefunction gives a non-zero value at the Si–SiO2 interface, which has a significant effect on vis-à-vis the obtained value when the zero wavefunction is used. The evaluated C GC is seen to be in reasonable agreement with the self-consistent results of Hareland et al. and van Dort's model.

Solution-Based Micro- and Nanoscale Metal Oxide Structures Formed by Direct Patterning for Electro-Optical Applications.

Due to their transparency and tunable electrical, optical, and magnetic properties, metal oxide thin films and structures have many applications in electro-optical devices. In recent years, solution processing combined with direct-patterning techniques such as micro-/nanomolding, inkjet printing, e-jet printing, e-beam writing, and photopatterning has drawn much attention because of the inexpensive and simple fabrication process that avoids using capital-intensive vacuum deposition systems and chemical etching. Furthermore, practical applications of solution direct-patterning techniques with metal oxide structures are demonstrated in thin-film transistors and biochemical sensors on a wide range of substrates. Since direct-patterning techniques enable low-cost fabrication of nanoscale metal oxide structures, these methods are expected to accelerate the development of nanoscale devices and systems based on metal oxide components in important application fields such as flexible electronics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and human health monitoring. Here, a review of the fabrication procedures, advantages, limitations, and applications of the main direct-patterning methods for making metal oxide structures is presented. The goal is to highlight the examples with the most promising perspective from the recent literature.

(Invited) The Benefits of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Films to Solar Fuels Research

Though the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar fuel production focuses on a broad variety of materials, metal oxides are probably the most commonly employed materials in state-of-the-art photoelectrodes. Metal oxides such as bismuth vanadate and hematite are currently intensely studied as photoanode materials in our group and by the PEC water oxidation community.1-4 Stable metal oxides such as TiO2 have been successfully employed as protection layers in, for example, Cu2O photocathodes and are now advancing the field of organic photocathodes for hydrogen evolution.5, 6 Especially metal oxides grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) offer many benefits to solar fuel research such as i) precise growth control on the atomic scale ii) conformal and pinhole-free coatings and ii) formation of high-quality interfaces. In our studies of recombination losses, we benefit from high-quality ALD hematite films and are able to gain new insights from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy that will be reported here. Furthermore, we could demonstrate stable organic photocathodes for hydrogen evolution and will report on new organic photocathode designs employing ALD TiO2 electron selective layers.6 Finally, I will discuss the importance of ALD surface treatments in the science of CO2 reduction.7 Le Formal, F.; Pastor, E.; Tilley, S. D.; Mesa, C. A.; Pendlebury, S. R.; Gratzel, M.; Durrant, J. R. Rate Law Analysis of Water Oxidation on a Hematite Surface. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137, 6629-6637.Mesa, C. A.; Kafizas, A.; Francas, L.; Pendlebury, S. R.; Pastor, E.; Ma, Y. M.; Le Formal, F.; Mayer, M. T.; Gratzel, M.; Durrant, J. R. Kinetics of Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Methanol on Hematite Photoanodes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139, 11537-11543.Ma, Y. M.; Mesa, C. A.; Pastor, E.; Kafizas, A.; Francas, L.; Le Formal, F.; Pendlebury, S. R.; Durrant, J. R. Rate Law Analysis of Water Oxidation and Hole Scavenging on a Bivo4 Photoanode. Acs Energy Letters 2016, 1, 618-623.Ma, Y. M.; Kafizas, A.; Pendlebury, S. R.; Le Formal, F.; Durrant, J. R. Photoinduced Absorption Spectroscopy of Copi on Bivo4: The Function of Copi During Water Oxidation. Advanced Functional Materials 2016, 26, 4951-4960.Luo, J. S.; Steier, L.; Son, M. K.; Schreier, M.; Mayer, M. T.; Gratzel, M. Cu2o Nanowire Photocathodes for Efficient and Durable Solar Water Splitting. Nano Letters 2016, 16, 1848-1857.Steier, L.; Bellani, S.; Rojas, H. C.; Pan, L. F.; Laitinen, M.; Sajavaara, T.; Di Fonzo, F.; Gratzel, M.; Antognazza, M. R.; Mayer, M. T. Stabilizing Organic Photocathodes by Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Tio2. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2017, 1, 1915-1920.Schreier, M.; Heroguel, F.; Steier, L.; Ahmad, S.; Luterbacher, J. S.; Mayer, M. T.; Luo, J. S.; Gratzel, M. Solar Conversion of Co2 to Co Using Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts Prepared by Atomic Layer Modification of Cuo. Nature Energy 2017, 2.