Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

Understanding photogenerated charge separation on the nano-to micrometer scale is the
key to optimizing the photocatalytic solar energy conversion efficiency. In the past few years …

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is an effective way to simultaneously mitigate the greenhouse
effect and the energy crisis. Herein, CdS hollow spheres, on which monolayer nitrogen …

Direct seawater electrolysis is an attractive technology for scalable hydrogen production as
well as seawater desalination, which however demands efficient and robust anodic catalysts …

Photoelectrocatalytic water splitting offers a promising approach to convert sunlight into
sustainable hydrogen energy. A thorough understanding of the relationships between the …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar-fuel conversion is a promising approach to provide clean
and storable fuel (eg, hydrogen and methanol) directly from sunlight, water and CO2 …

The efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting is limited by the serious
recombination of photogenerated charges, high overpotential, and sluggish kinetics of …

The sluggish catalytic reactivity on the surface of most semiconductors is a common obstacle
in developing photo-electrochemical (PEC) electrodes. Loading cocatalysts becomes a …

Converting solar energy into hydrogen via photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is one
of the most promising approaches for a sustainable energy supply. Highly active, cost …

A facile photoetching approach is described that alleviates the negative effects from bulk
defects by confining the oxygen vacancy (Ovac) at the surface of BiVO4 photoanode, by 10 …