Two-dimensional heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting: a review of recent progress

K Ren, K Wang, Y Cheng, W Tang, G Zhang - Nano Futures, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Photocatalysts for water splitting are of particular importance to a renewable energy based
energy and economic landscape. Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors hold significant …

Recent progress on the interfacial regulation and application of 2D antimonene-based van der Waals heterostructures

J Li, W Zhou, L Xu, Y Huang, S Zhang… - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Two-dimensional (2D) antimonene has triggered a wide range of interest owing to its unique
structure and physical properties. Van der Waals heterostructures, which integrate two or …

Tunable Properties of Novel Ga2O3 Monolayer for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

Y Liao, Z Zhang, Z Gao, Q Qian… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A novel two-dimensional (2D) Ga2O3 monolayer was constructed and systematically
investigated by first-principles calculations. The 2D Ga2O3 has an asymmetric configuration …

Two-dimensional ferroelectric MoS 2/Ga 2 O 3 heterogeneous bilayers with highly tunable photocatalytic and electrical properties

H Chen, J Zhao, X Wang, X Chen, Z Zhang, M Hua - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures with strong intrinsic ferroelectrics are
highly promising for novel devices with designed electronic properties. The polarization …

A core-satellite structured type II heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced CO2 reduction under visible light

Y Cheng, Y Liu, Y Liu, Y Li, R Wu, Y Du, N Askari, N Liu… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals is a sustainable and
promising technology that alleviates the greenhouse effect and energy crisis. In this study …

Strain engineering in single-atom catalysts: GaPS 4 for bifunctional oxygen reduction and evolution

X Liu, T Liu, W Xiao, W Wang, Y Zhang… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We report here a theoretical study on 34 transition metal doped two-dimensional GaPS4
catalysts, denoted as transition metal transition metal@ VS-GaPS4. Among them, the Pt …

First-principles study of the electronic, optical adsorption, and photocatalytic water-splitting properties of a strain-tuned SiC/WS2 heterojunction

J Ren, J Zhang, B Tian, Z Pan, S Wang, H Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heterojunction is widely acknowledged as a potent strategy as an effective means for
achieving quality electronic, optical adsorption, and photocatalytic water-splitting properties …

Highly efficient photocatalytic water splitting in direct Z-scheme α-In2Se3/Are van der Waals heterostructures

Q Lu, LL Zhang, TT Xu, BY Zhang, WJ Gong - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been shown that adopting two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors as photocatalyst for
water splitting can be a promising way to achieve green and clean energy. We investigate …

Electrochemically synthesized Cd doped ZnO nanorods and integrated atomic Cd-S bridged Cd: ZnO/CdS heterostructure photoanode for enhanced visible light …

S Sadhasivam, T Sadhasivam, TH Oh - Journal of Electroanalytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cd-doped ZnO and CdS-decorated ZnO: Cd/CdS heterostructure nanorod arrays
(NRA) were successfully fabricated and integrated in this study. The severe surface charge …

Electronic Properties of Janus TMD WSSe/WX2 (X = S, Se) Heterostructure by External Strain: A Hybrid Functional Study

Y Liu, Z Yang, Z Jiang, Q Qian, S Zhou… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Harvesting solar energy for artificial photosynthesis is an emerging field in alternative
energy research. In this work, the structural, electronic, and optical properties of WX2 (X= S …