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    Core-crown quantum nanoplatelets with favorable type-II heterojunctions boost charge separation and photocatalytic NO oxidation on TiO2
    (Wiley, 2020-09) Ebrahimi, Elnaz; İrfan, Muhammad; Shabani, Farzan; Koçak, Yusuf; Karakurt, Bartu; Erdem, E.; Demir, Hilmi Volkan; Özensoy, Emrah
    Functionalization of TiO2 (P25) with oleic acid‐capped CdSe(core)/CdSeTe(crown) quantum‐well nanoplatelets (NPL) yielded remarkable activity and selectivity toward nitrate formation in photocatalytic NOx oxidation and storage (PHONOS) under both ultraviolet (UV‐A) and visible (VIS) light irradiation. In the NPL/P25 photocatalytic system, photocatalytic active sites responsible for the NO(g) photo‐oxidation and NO2 formation reside mostly on titania, while the main function of the NPL is associated with the photocatalytic conversion of the generated NO2 into the adsorbed NO3− species, significantly boosting selectivity toward NOx storage. Photocatalytic improvement in NOx oxidation and storage upon NPL functionalization of titania can also be associated with enhanced electron‐hole separation due to a favorable Type‐II heterojunction formation and photo‐induced electron transfer from the CdSeTe crown to the CdSe core of the quantum well system, where the trapped electrons in the CdSe core can later be transferred to titania. Re‐usability of NPL/P25 system was also demonstrated upon prolonged use of the photocatalyst, where NPL/P25 catalyst surpassed P25 benchmark in all tests.
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    Core-crown quantum-well nanoplatelet functionalized TIO2 for photocatalytic NOx abatement
    (2020-07) Ebrahimi, Elnaz
    Oleic acid capped core/crown CdSe/CdSeTe quantum-well nanoplatelets (NPL) were used in the surface functionalization of TiO2. Structural characterization of the synthesized photocatalytic architecture was carried out to shed light on its surface chemistry, electronic, and crystallographic structure. NPL/TiO2 composites were tested in NO photo-oxidation under ultraviolet-A (UVA) and visible (VIS) light, showing a remarkable activity in NOx abatement and high selectivity for nitrate storage as compared to standard benchmark TiO2 photocatalyst (i.e. P25). Improved photocatalytic behavior can be attributed to the decrease in the bandgap and enhanced photogenerated electron-hole pair separation as a result of the incorporation of CdSe/CdSeTe NPL onto TiO2. Stability of composites was also investigated in durability tests. Even though some decrease in photocatalytic activity and selectivity of NPL/TiO2 composites was observed, performance of the NPL/TiO2 composites was found to be significantly better than pure TiO2.