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World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Detlef W. Bahnemann is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on energy and materials science, with significant contributions to the fields of renewable energy, sustainability, environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist's work addresses multiple advanced topics, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "ZnO with Controllable Oxygen Vacancies for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Oxide Removal," 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • "Efficient full spectrum responsive photocatalytic NO conversion at Bi2Ti2O7: Co-effect of plasmonic Bi and oxygen vacancies," 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Soft and hard templates assisted synthesis mesoporous CuO/g-C3N4 heterostructures for highly enhanced and accelerated Hg(II) photoreduction under visible light," 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Novel Ag decorated, BiOCl surface doped AgVO3 nanobelt ternary composite with Z-scheme homojunction-heterojunction interface for high prolific photo switching, quantum efficiency and hole mediated photocatalysis," 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Polarization-enhanced photocatalytic activity in non-centrosymmetric materials based photocatalysis: A review," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues:

  • Catalysts
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis

Collaboration is a key aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Alexei V. Emeline, Chuanyi Wang, Aida V. Rudakova, Jia Hong Pan, and Barbara Nascimento Nunes.

In recognition of their work, they were named a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

    Michael R. Hoffmann;Scot T. Martin;Wonyong. Choi;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • Understanding TiO2 photocatalysis: mechanisms and materials.

    Jenny Schneider;Masaya Matsuoka;Masato Takeuchi;Jinlong Zhang

  • Visible-light activation of TiO2 photocatalysts: Advances in theory and experiments

    Vinodkumar Etacheri;Vinodkumar Etacheri;Cristiana Di Valentin;Jenny Schneider;Detlef Bahnemann;Detlef Bahnemann

  • Preparation and characterization of quantum-size titanium dioxide

    Claudius Kormann;Detlef W. Bahnemann;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Photocatalytic water treatment: solar energy applications

    Detlef Bahnemann

  • Photoelectrocatalytic materials for environmental applications

    Huanjun Zhang;Guohua Chen;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by metal deposition: characterisation and photonic efficiency of Pt, Au and Pd deposited on TiO2 catalyst.

    S Sakthivel;M.V Shankar;M Palanichamy;Banumathi Arabindoo

  • Preparation and characterization of quantum size zinc oxide: a detailed spectroscopic study

    Detlef W. Bahnemann;Claudius Kormann;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Photolysis of chloroform and other organic molecules in aqueous titanium dioxide suspensions

    C. Kormann;D. W. Bahnemann;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxides and organic peroxides in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and desert sand.

    Claudius Kormann;Detlef W. Bahnemann;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Photochemical splitting of water for hydrogen production by photocatalysis: A review

    Adel A. Ismail;Adel A. Ismail;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • Advanced oxidation of a reactive dyebath effluent: comparison of O3, H2O2/UV-C and TiO2/UV-A processes.

    Idil Arslan Alaton;Isil Akmehmet Balcioglu;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • Photocatalysis in water environments using artificial and solar light

    O.M Alfano;D Bahnemann;A.E Cassano;R Dillert

  • Undesired Role of Sacrificial Reagents in Photocatalysis

    Jenny Schneider;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • Charge Carrier Dynamics at TiO2 Particles: Reactivity of Free and Trapped Holes

    Detlef W. Bahnemann;and Marcus Hilgendorff;Rüdiger Memming

  • TiO2 for water treatment: Parameters affecting the kinetics and mechanisms of photocatalysis

    Donia Friedmann;Cecilia Mendive;Cecilia Mendive;Detlef Bahnemann

  • Flash photolysis observation of the absorption spectra of trapped positive holes and electrons in colloidal titanium dioxide

    D. Bahnemann;A. Henglein;J. Lilie;L. Spanhel

  • Charge carrier trapping, recombination and transfer during TiO2 photocatalysis: An overview

    Ruifeng Qian;Huixin Zong;Huixin Zong;Jenny Schneider;Guanda Zhou

  • Well-designed 3D ZnIn2S4 nanosheets/TiO2 nanobelts as direct Z-scheme photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction into renewable hydrocarbon fuel with high efficiency

    Guang Yang;Daimei Chen;Hao Ding;Jiejie Feng

  • A comparative study of nanometer sized Fe(III)-doped TiO2photocatalysts: synthesis, characterization and activity

    Chuan-yi Wang;Christoph Böttcher;Detlef W. Bahnemann;Jürgen K. Dohrmann

  • Mesoporous titania photocatalysts: preparation, characterization and reaction mechanisms

    Adel A. Ismail;Detlef W. Bahnemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Adel A. Ismail
Adel A. Ismail Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Alexei V. Emeline
Alexei V. Emeline Saint Petersburg State University
Michael Wark
Michael Wark Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Mohammad Muneer
Mohammad Muneer Aligarh Muslim University
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Thomas Bredow
Thomas Bredow University of Bonn
Irina I. Ivanova
Irina I. Ivanova Lomonosov Moscow State University
Miguel A. Blesa
Miguel A. Blesa National University of General San Martín
Sambandam Anandan
Sambandam Anandan National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Wonyong Choi
Wonyong Choi Pohang University of Science and Technology

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