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 …

Metal chalcogenide-based photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

MM Abouelela, G Kawamura, A Matsuda - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical water splitting (PEC-WS) is a promising technique for transforming
solar energy into storable and environmentally friendly chemical energy. Designing …

An Overview of Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion to Chemical Fuels

B Tang, FX Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
With accelerating consumption of nonrenewable energy resource, mankind is currently
facing the dilemma of energy crisis and global warming caused by excessive greenhouse …

Charge modulation over atomically precise metal nanoclusters via non-conjugated polymers for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Y Xiao, QL Mo, G Wu, K Wang, XZ Ge, SR Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a pivotal sector of metal
nanomaterials due to their unique atomic stacking mode, quantum confinement effect and …

Atomically precise thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters: current advances in solar-powered photoredox catalysis

H Liang, Q Chen, QL Mo, Y Wu, FX Xiao - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis has been regarded as an emerging technology to convert renewable solar
energy to chemical fuels, providing unprecedented opportunities for solving the deteriorating …

Transition metal chalcogenides quantum dots: emerging building blocks toward solar-to-hydrogen conversion

SC Zhu, FX Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transition metal chalcogenides quantum dots (TMCs QDs) nanocrystals are featured by
large absorption coefficient, abundant active sites, and quantum confinement effect …

Unleashing insulating polymer as charge transport cascade mediator

S Li, QL Mo, SC Zhu, ZQ Wei, B Tang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crafting spatially controllable charge transfer channels at the nanoscale level remains an
enduring challenge in solar‐to‐chemical conversion technology. Despite the advancements …

Tuning atomically precise metal nanocluster mediated photoelectrocatalysis via a non-conjugated polymer

B Tang, SC Zhu, H Liang, S Li, BJ Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have demonstrated fascinating
applicability in solar energy conversion due to their unique atomic stacking arrangements …

Solar energy conversion and utilization: Towards the emerging photo-electrochemical devices based on perovskite photovoltaics

H Zhang, Y Lu, W Han, J Zhu, Y Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Photo-electrochemical (PEC) devices based on perovskite photovoltaics that convert
abundant solar energy directly into stored electric energy or value-added chemicals (eg …

Solar‐CO2‐to‐Syngas Conversion Enabled by Precise Charge Transport Modulation

QL Mo, SR Xu, JL Li, XQ Shi, Y Wu, FX Xiao - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of the directional charge transfer channel represents an important
strategy to finely tune the charge migration and separation in photocatalytic CO2‐to‐fuel …