Advancement of Metal Oxide Materials for Photocatalytic Application

Dr. Vitaly Gurylev holds a M.S. in Chemical Engineering by Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering by National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. After graduation in 2016, he spent three years to join several postdoctoral practices in the same institution and then relocated to neighbouring National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center to become a part of Molecular Science Group while continue serving the same position. In 2021 he moved to work in industry and at the same time creating a partial affiliation as a Research Scientist in National Tsing Hua University. His research interest is mainly related to defect engineering and its application to build various nanostructured functional materials with tuneable properties and characteristics that can be used in photocatalytic processing. Currently, he has published 14 papers in SCI journals of high impact index including two reviews and one Featured Article, 11 of which have designated him as a first or corresponding author. Besides, his work has given rise to several prominent contributions to national and international conferences and also invited talks. In additional he also authored a book under imprint of Springer Nature.

Photocatalysis: basics principles.- Strategy I: Doping .- Strategy II: Utilizing metal nanoparticles in the form of deposited or embedded formations .- Strategy III: Formation of heterojunction.- Strategy IV: Playing with morphology and structure of metal oxide materials.- Intrinsic deficiency.- Strategies to improve photocatalysts: future perspectives.