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 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts: recent progress and joint perspectives

J Li, CA Triana, W Wan, DPA Saseendran… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of reliable water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) is essential for implementing
artificial photosynthesis on a large technological scale. WOC research has evolved into two …

Hierarchically Porous ZnO/gC3N4 S-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Efficient H2O2 Production

B Liu, C Bie, Y Zhang, L Wang, Y Li, J Yu - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of photocatalysts with hierarchical pore sizes is an effective method to improve
mass transport, enhance light absorption, and increase specific surface area. Moreover, the …

Enwrapping graphdiyne (gC n H 2n− 2) on hollow NiCo 2 O 4 nanocages derived from a Prussian blue analogue as ap–n heterojunction for highly efficient …

H Xie, K Wang, D Xiang, S Li, Z Jin - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphdiyne (GDY) has shown promising application prospects in the photocatalytic splitting
of water into hydrogen (H2). In this work, a new carbon material of GDY was prepared by a …

Cyclohexylammonium‐Based 2D/3D Perovskite Heterojunction with Funnel‐Like Energy Band Alignment for Efficient Solar Cells (23.91%)

S Jeong, S Seo, H Yang, H Park, S Shin… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insufficient charge extraction at the interfaces between light‐absorbing perovskites and
charge transporting layers is one of the drawbacks of state‐of‐the‐art perovskite solar cells …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Photocurrent of BiVO 4 is limited by surface recombination, not surface catalysis

C Zachäus, FF Abdi, LM Peter, R Van De Krol - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth vanadate is one of the most promising photoanode materials for
photoelectrochemical water splitting. In order to achieve high photocurrents the surface of …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes

C Kranz, M Wächtler - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on light-driven catalysis has gained tremendous importance due to the ever-
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …

Nanoporous BiVO4 Photoanodes with Dual-Layer Oxygen Evolution Catalysts for Solar Water Splitting

TW Kim, KS Choi - Science, 2014 - science.org
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) has a band structure that is well-suited for potential use as a
photoanode in solar water splitting, but it suffers from poor electron-hole separation. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Hematite heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting: rational materials design and charge carrier dynamics

S Shen, SA Lindley, X Chen, JZ Zhang - Energy & Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hematite (α-Fe2O3), with a bandgap suitable for absorption of the solar spectrum, is ideally
suited for use as a photoanode material in photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of solar …