Recent progress in interface engineering of nanostructures for photoelectrochemical energy harvesting applications

Y Zi, Y Hu, J Pu, M Wang, W Huang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid and continuous consumption of nonrenewable energy, solar energy can be
utilized to meet the energy requirement and mitigate environmental issues in the future. To …

One‐dimensional hybrid nanostructures for heterogeneous photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis

FX Xiao, J Miao, HB Tao, SF Hung, HY Wang, HB Yang… - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis have received considerable
attention as alternative approaches for solar energy harvesting and storage. The …

Recent progress in semiconductor‐based nanocomposite photocatalysts for solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion

F Wang, Q Li, D Xu - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis, which can directly convert solar energy into chemical energy and
simultaneously accomplish solar energy conversion and storage objectives, is regarded as …

Solar fuel production: Strategies and new opportunities with nanostructures

Z Li, J Feng, S Yan, Z Zou - Nano Today, 2015 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical reduction of water or CO 2 is an intriguing
approach to producing sustainable solar fuels, and has attracted growing and intense …

A critical review on energy conversion and environmental remediation of photocatalysts with remodeling crystal lattice, surface, and interface

J Luo, S Zhang, M Sun, L Yang, S Luo, JC Crittenden - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solar energy is a renewable resource that can supply our energy needs in the long term. A
semiconductor photocatalysis that is capable of utilizing solar energy has appealed to …

[HTML][HTML] Photoelectrochemical devices for solar water splitting–materials and challenges

C Jiang, SJA Moniz, A Wang, T Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
It is widely accepted within the community that to achieve a sustainable society with an
energy mix primarily based on solar energy we need an efficient strategy to convert and …

Towards highly efficient photocatalysts using semiconductor nanoarchitectures

H Zhou, Y Qu, T Zeid, X Duan - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for clean renewable energy sources is of central importance to address the ever-
increasing challenges of diminishing fossil fuels and global warming. Photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Engineering interface structures for heterojunction photocatalysts

M Lin, H Chen, Z Zhang, X Wang - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar photocatalysis is the most ideal solution to global energy concerns and environmental
deterioration nowadays. The heterojunction combination has become one of the most …

Photovoltage at semiconductor–electrolyte junctions

MT Mayer - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•The simplicity of the semiconductor–liquid junction is the key advantage of
photoelectrochemical water splitting.•Significant photovoltages are required to achieve …