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Horst Kisch is a researcher affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their work primarily centers on materials science with a specific focus on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and catalysis. The research contributions have a notable emphasis on crystallization and solubility studies as well as on the application of X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

The scientist's published works include a variety of experimental crystal structure determinations featured in The Cambridge Structural Database, reflecting a strong engagement with crystallography. Additionally, they have contributed to research involving advanced photocatalysis techniques and energy conversion through electrocatalysis.

Recent papers attributed to Horst Kisch include:

  • 2023 roadmap on photocatalytic water splitting, 2022, Journal of Physics Energy
  • CCDC 2206514: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 2206444: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 2208675: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 2215243: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database

Their frequent collaborators include F. Knoch, M. Lemke, Detlef W. Bahnemann, Peter K. J. Robertson, and Chuanyi Wang. Collaboration with these researchers repeatedly occurs in the context of crystallographic and energy-related studies.

The scientist's work is published mainly in two venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Physics Energy

Main fields of study associated with the research are:

  • Materials Science

Subfields include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Catalysis

Main topics covered by their publications are:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Best Publications

  • Daylight photocatalysis by carbon-modified titanium dioxide

    Shanmugasundaram Sakthivel;Horst Kisch

  • Visible light activity and photoelectrochemical properties of nitrogen-doped TiO2

    Shanmugasundaram Sakthivel;and Marcin Janczarek;Horst Kisch

  • Semiconductor Photocatalysis—Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects

    Horst Kisch

  • Visible light photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol with a coke-containing titanium dioxide photocatalyst

    Christian Lettmann;Knut Hildenbrand;Horst Kisch;W. Macyk

  • Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nitrogen‐Doped Titanium Dioxide

    Shanmugasundaram Sakthivel;Horst Kisch

  • Enhancement and limits of the photoelectrochemical response from anodic TiO 2 nanotubes

    R. Beranek;H. Tsuchiya;T. Sugishima;J. M. Macak

  • Visible Light Induced Photoelectrochemical Properties of n-BiVO4 and n-BiVO4/p-Co3O4

    Mingce Long;and Weimin Cai;Horst Kisch

  • The Nature of Nitrogen‐Modified Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts Active in Visible Light

    Dariusz Mitoraj;Horst Kisch

  • Tuning the optical and photoelectrochemical properties of surface-modified TiO2.

    Radim Beranek;Horst Kisch

  • Modified, Amorphous Titania—A Hybrid Semiconductor for Detoxification and Current Generation by Visible Light

    Horst Kisch;Ling Zang;Christian Lange;Wilhelm F. Maier

  • Best Practice in Photocatalysis: Comparing Rates or Apparent Quantum Yields?

    Horst Kisch;Detlef Bahnemann;Detlef Bahnemann

  • Visible light inactivation of bacteria and fungi by modified titanium dioxide.

    Dariusz Mitoraj;Agnieszka Jańczyk;Magdalena Strus;Horst Kisch

  • Visible-light detoxification and charge generation by transition metal chloride modified titania.

    Ling Zang;Wojciech Macyk;Christian Lange;Wilhelm F. Maier

  • Visible-light photocatalysis by modified titania.

    Horst Kisch;Wojciech Macyk

  • Semiconductor Photocatalysis: Principles and Applications

    Horst Kisch

  • A Low-Band Gap, Nitrogen-Modified Titania Visible-Light Photocatalyst

    Horst Kisch;Shanmugasundaram Sakthivel;Marcin Janczarek;Dariusz Mitoraj

  • AMORPHOUS MICROPOROUS TITANIA MODIFIED WITH PLATINUM(IV) CHLORIDE-A NEW TYPE OF HYBRID PHOTOCATALYST FOR VISIBLE LIGHT DETOXIFICATION

    Ling Zang;Christian Lange;Ingo Abraham;Sebastian Storck

  • Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties of titania-chloroplatinate(IV)

    Gerald Burgeth;Horst Kisch

  • Semiconductor Photocatalysis for Chemoselective Radical Coupling Reactions.

    Horst Kisch

  • Electrochemical mass spectroscopic and surface photovoltage studies of catalytic water photooxidation by undoped and carbon-doped titania.

    Bernhard Neumann;Peter Bogdanoff;Helmut Tributsch;and Shanmugasundaram Sakthivel

  • Photosensitization of crystalline and amorphous titanium dioxide by platinum(IV) chloride surface complexes.

    Wojciech Macyk;Horst Kisch

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank W. Heinemann
Frank W. Heinemann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Wojciech Macyk
Wojciech Macyk Jagiellonian University
Ling Zang
Ling Zang University of Utah
Asunción Fernández
Asunción Fernández Spanish National Research Council
Dieter Meissner
Dieter Meissner Tallinn University of Technology
Angelo Albini
Angelo Albini University of Pavia
Robert E. Dinnebier
Robert E. Dinnebier Max Planck Society
Yasuo Wakatsuki
Yasuo Wakatsuki Bridgestone (Japan)
Eberhard Bothe
Eberhard Bothe Max Planck Society
Leonardo Palmisano
Leonardo Palmisano University of Palermo

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