Rapid charge extraction via hole transfer layer and interfacial coordination bonds on hematite photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

H Niu, L Gao, M Liu, Y Zou, J Wang, G Hu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhancing carrier separation and transport efficiency to achieve efficient water oxidation
reaction is an important issue in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting field, and …

Origin of the Improved Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Activity in a ZnO-TiO2 Nanohybrid Revealed by Experimental and Density Functional Theory Studies

A Das, D Liu, Y Wu, BA Abzakh… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heterojunctions of metal oxides have attracted a great deal of attention as photo (electro)
catalysts owing to their excellent photoactivity. While multiple fundamental studies have …

Environment-Driven Variability in Absolute Band Edge Positions and Work Functions of Reduced Ceria

X Zhang, C Blackman, RG Palgrave… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The absolute band edge positions and work function (Φ) are the key electronic properties of
metal oxides that determine their performance in electronic devices and photocatalysis …

[HTML][HTML] Combinational effect of NiFeOx/Tb (OH) x as hole extractor for enhanced charges separation and stability of BiVO4 photoanode for solar water splitting

Y Chen, J Huang, J Zhou, X Li, H Yang… - Materials Today Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient and stable photoanodes for the efficient oxygen evolution
reaction highly needs for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, we …

Operando spectroelectrochemical insights into the selectivity difference of photoelectrocatalytic alcohol oxidation to aldehyde on hematite and titania

Z Ma, X Guo, Y Yuan, Y Wu, Y Hai, J Wu, W Wu, Y Ma - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Operando spectroelectrochemical spectroscopy is employed to investigate the selectivity of
ethanol oxidation on hematite and titania photoanodes. High selectivity of acetaldehyde …

Ab initio investigation of the thermophysical properties of barium orthovanadate

N Yang, M Yuan, J Yang, X Ding, H Wei… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metal vanadates have garnered widespread attention across various scientific fields due to
their exceptional performance. In this work, we investigate the lattice dynamics and …

Machine-Learning-Accelerated Surface Exploration of Reconstructed BiVO(010) and Characterization of Their Aqueous Interfaces

Y Lee, T Lee - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.08126, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding the semiconductor-electrolyte interface in photoelectrochemical (PEC)
systems is crucial for optimizing stability and reactivity. Despite the challenges in …

Interfacial Engineering‐Assisted Energy Level Modulation Enhances the Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation Performance of Bismuth Vanadate Photoanodes

K Tian, Z Xu, H Yang, G Chen, P An, J Zhang… - Advanced Energy … - Wiley Online Library
BiVO4 faces significant challenges for widespread application in photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water oxidation due to its poor hole transport ability, high surface defect density, and …