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 …

Recent progress on semiconductor heterojunction‐based photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Li, W Xu, L Meng, W Tian, L Li - Small Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, the utilization of semiconductor
heterojunctions as building blocks for photoanodes allows for high light absorption, effective …

Steering electron–hole migration pathways using oxygen vacancies in tungsten oxides to enhance their photocatalytic oxygen evolution performance

Z Wei, W Wang, W Li, X Bai, J Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The overall water splitting efficiency is mainly restricted by the slow kinetics of oxygen
evolution. Therefore, it is essential to develop active oxygen evolution catalysts. In this …

Oxygen vacancy-induced spin polarization of tungsten oxide nanowires for efficient photocatalytic reduction and immobilization of uranium (VI) under simulated solar …

X Yang, F Li, W Liu, L Chen, J Qi, W Sun, F Pan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tungsten oxide nanowires (WO 3− x) with rich oxygen vacancies (OVs) were fabricated
through a facile hydrothermal method, which had both high adsorptive capability and …

Photocatalytic fuel cell with cathodic P-BiVO4/CQDs and anodic WO3 for efficient Cr (VI) reduction and stable electricity generation

X Ma, H Du, M Tan, J Qian, M Deng, D Hao… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing efficient and sustainable photoelectrodes in photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC)
system remains a major challenge. In this work, a PFC system (WO 3| P-BiVO 4/CQDs) was …

Atomically dispersed nickel–nitrogen–sulfur species anchored on porous carbon nanosheets for efficient water oxidation

Y Hou, M Qiu, MG Kim, P Liu, G Nam, T Zhang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Developing low-cost electrocatalysts to replace precious Ir-based materials is key for oxygen
evolution reaction (OER). Here, we report atomically dispersed nickel coordinated with …

2D Bismuthene as a Functional Interlayer between BiVO4 and NiFeOOH for Enhanced Oxygen‐Evolution Photoanodes

J Cui, M Daboczi, M Regue, YC Chin… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BiVO4 has attracted wide attention for oxygen‐evolution photoanodes in water‐splitting
photoelectrochemical devices. However, its performance is hampered by electron‐hole …

Engineering nanostructure–interface of photoanode materials toward photoelectrochemical water oxidation

R Tang, S Zhou, Z Zhang, R Zheng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation based on semiconductor materials plays an
important role in the production of clean fuel and value‐added chemicals. Nanostructure …

Porous cobalt oxide nanoplates enriched with oxygen vacancies for oxygen evolution reaction

W Xu, F Lyu, Y Bai, A Gao, J Feng, Z Cai, Y Yin - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Porous cobalt oxide nanoplates enriched with oxygen vacancies are synthesized using a
ligand-assisted polyol reduction method. This method enables large-scale synthesis that …

Heterojunction Architecture of N‐Doped WO3 Nanobundles with Ce2S3 Nanodots Hybridized on a Carbon Textile Enables a Highly Efficient Flexible Photocatalyst

Y Huang, Z Guo, H Liu, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of robust, versatile, and efficient photocatalysts is the main bottleneck in
practical applications of photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Herein, N …