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Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Amil Merchant
Google DeepMind (United Kingdom)
2
Feng-Yang Chen
Rice University
3
Ruoyang Liu
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
4
Haoqiang Song
Zhengzhou University
5
Xiaoxiao Wei
Northwestern Polytechnical University
6
Xiaoya Fan
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
7
Rongdi Tang
Hunan Agricultural University
8
Xinlong Zheng
Hainan University
9
Chencheng Qin
Hunan University
10
Yanghui Hou
Peking University

Papers

1
Linkage-engineered donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for optimal photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air
Nature Catalysis|2024
502 cit.
2
RuO<sub>2</sub>–CeO<sub>2</sub> Lattice Matching Strategy Enables Robust Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis in Acidic Media via Two Distinct Oxygen Evolution Mechanisms
ACS Catalysis|2024
236 cit.
3
Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with cation shuttling in a solid electrolyte reactor
Nature Catalysis|2024
195 cit.
4
Efficient Electrochemical Co‐Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate to Urea with High Faradaic Efficiency on Cobalt‐Based Dual‐Sites
Advanced Materials|2024
186 cit.
5
Rigid covalent organic frameworks with thiazole linkage to boost oxygen activation for photocatalytic water purification
Nature Communications|2024
146 cit.
6
Harvesting singlet and triplet excitation energies in covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient photocatalysis
Nature Materials|2025
76 cit.
7
Controllable‐Photocorrosion Balance Endows ZnCdS Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Advanced Functional Materials|2025
68 cit.
8
Building a Confluence Charge Transfer Pathway in COFs for Highly Efficient Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Water and Air
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
36 cit.
9
Harnessing interfacial π–d conjugation in covalently linked COFs with amine-Zn0.4Cd0.6S strengthens photoinduced charge transfer for photocatalysis
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
27 cit.
10
Urea/Thiourea Imine Linkages Provide Accessible Holes in Flexible Covalent Organic Frameworks and Dominates Self‐Adaptivity and Exciton Dissociation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
26 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Xiaoguang Duan
The University of Adelaide
2
Weilong Shi
Peking University
3
Liuyang Zhang
China University of Geosciences
4
Jingsan Xu
Queensland University of Technology
5
Wee‐Jun Ong
Xiamen University
6
Shizong Wang
Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology
7
Siyu Lu
People's Liberation Army 401 Hospital
8
Muhammad Tahir
Institute of Criminology
9
Pankaj Raizada
Advanced Pharma
10
Xianjun Lang
Wuhan University

Papers

1
The light of carbon dots: From mechanism to applications
Matter|2022
928 cit.
2
Cooperative Coupling of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Production and Organic Synthesis over a Floatable Polystyrene‐Sphere‐Supported TiO<sub>2</sub>/Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> S‐Scheme Photocatalyst
Advanced Materials|2022
389 cit.
3
Construction of Zn-doped RuO2 nanowires for efficient and stable water oxidation in acidic media
Nature Communications|2023
352 cit.
4
Oxygen Radical Coupling on Short-Range Ordered Ru Atom Arrays Enables Exceptional Activity and Stability for Acidic Water Oxidation
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
350 cit.
5
Energy‐Saving Hydrogen Production by Seawater Electrolysis Coupling Sulfion Degradation
Advanced Materials|2022
322 cit.
6
ZnO/COF S-scheme heterojunction for improved photocatalytic H2O2 production performance
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
310 cit.
7
Construction of full solar-spectrum available S-scheme heterojunction for boosted photothermal-assisted photocatalytic H2 production
Chemical Engineering Journal|2023
303 cit.
8
S-scheme MIL-101(Fe) octahedrons modified Bi2WO6 microspheres for photocatalytic decontamination of Cr(VI) and tetracycline hydrochloride: Synergistic insights, reaction pathways, and toxicity analysis
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
289 cit.
9
A self-sufficient photo-Fenton system with coupling in-situ production H2O2 of ultrathin porous g-C3N4 nanosheets and amorphous FeOOH quantum dots
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2022
280 cit.
10
Electrocatalytic water splitting: Mechanism and electrocatalyst design
Nano Research|2023
273 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Michaël Grätzel
Interface (United States)
2
Jiaguo Yu
China University of Geosciences
3
Xinchen Wang
Fuzhou University
4
Kazunari Domen
Shinshu University
5
Jinhua Ye
Tianjin University
6
Yi Xie
Tongji Hospital
7
Shaobin Wang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8
Yongfa Zhu
Tsinghua University
9
Shi‐Zhang Qiao
The University of Adelaide
10
Zhigang Zou
Nanjing University

Papers

1
A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
Nature|1991
28.4k cit.
2
Photoelectrochemical cells
Nature|2001
12.6k cit.
3
A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light
Nature Materials|2008
12.4k cit.
4
Sequential deposition as a route to high-performance perovskite-sensitized solar cells
Nature|2013
9.4k cit.
5
Conversion of light to electricity by cis-X2bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium(II) charge-transfer sensitizers (X = Cl-, Br-, I-, CN-, and SCN-) on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1993
6k cit.
6
Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency
Science|2011
6k cit.
7
Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency
Energy & Environmental Science|2016
5.4k cit.
8
Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers
Nature Chemistry|2014
4.4k cit.
9
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews|2003
4.3k cit.
10
Hydrophobic, Highly Conductive Ambient-Temperature Molten Salts
Inorganic Chemistry|1996
4.3k cit.

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