The kinetics of metal oxide photoanodes from charge generation to catalysis

S Corby, RR Rao, L Steier, JR Durrant - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Generating charge carriers with lifetimes long enough to drive catalysis is a critical aspect for
photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems, and a key determinant of their efficiency …

Photocatalysis: basic principles, diverse forms of implementations and emerging scientific opportunities

S Zhu, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis promises a solution to challenges associated with the intermittent nature of
sunlight which is considered as renewable and ultimate energy source to power activities on …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of metal oxide electrodes for energy applications

ARC Bredar, AL Chown, AR Burton… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal oxides have been of great importance to the development of energy conversion and
storage technologies including heterojunction solar cells, Li-ion batteries, and …

α-Fe2O3 as a versatile and efficient oxygen atom transfer catalyst in combination with H2O as the oxygen source

Y Zhao, C Deng, D Tang, L Ding, Y Zhang, H Sheng… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Haematite (α-Fe2O3) has been extensively investigated as a photoanode in
photoelectrochemical water oxidation, but the product O2 has a low economic value. Here …

Photoelectrocatalytic materials for solar water splitting

T Yao, X An, H Han, JQ Chen… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrocatalytic water splitting offers a promising approach to convert sunlight into
sustainable hydrogen energy. A thorough understanding of the relationships between the …

Using hematite for photoelectrochemical water splitting: a review of current progress and challenges

AG Tamirat, J Rick, AA Dubale, WN Su… - Nanoscale horizons, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising technology for solar hydrogen
production to build a sustainable, renewable and clean energy economy. Hematite (α …

Photoelectrocatalytic water splitting: significance of cocatalysts, electrolyte, and interfaces

C Ding, J Shi, Z Wang, C Li - ACS catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting is limited by the serious
recombination of photogenerated charges, high overpotential, and sluggish kinetics of …

A review of photocatalytic characterization, and environmental cleaning, of metal oxide nanostructured materials

M Ikram, M Rashid, A Haider, S Naz, J Haider… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial waste is the primary source of highly toxic organic pollutants and heavy metal
contaminants. Treatment of such effluence is necessary to mitigate environmental pollution …

Inorganic nanostructures for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic water splitting

FE Osterloh - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing human need for clean and renewable energy has stimulated research in
artificial photosynthesis, and in particular water photoelectrolysis as a pathway to hydrogen …

Determination of photoelectrochemical water oxidation intermediates on haematite electrode surfaces using operando infrared spectroscopy

O Zandi, TW Hamann - Nature chemistry, 2016 - nature.com
Semiconductor electrodes capable of using solar photons to drive water-splitting reactions,
such as haematite (α-Fe 2 O 3), have been the subject of tremendous interest over recent …