Crystal facet engineering of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Wang, G Liu, L Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising approach for solar-driven
hydrogen production with zero emissions, and it has been intensively studied over the past …

Toward Excellence in Photocathode Engineering for Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction: Design Rationales and Current Progress

LK Putri, BJ Ng, WJ Ong, SP Chai… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (PEC CO2RR) is a promising technology
which offers the possibility of a carbon‐neutral solar fuel production via artificial …

High-index-facet-and high-surface-energy nanocrystals of metals and metal oxides as highly efficient catalysts

C Xiao, BA Lu, P Xue, N Tian, ZY Zhou, X Lin, WF Lin… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
The development and applications of highly efficient and stable catalysts are of vital
importance for modern industries varying from chemical production and material …

Emerging two‐dimensional tellurene and tellurides for broadband photodetectors

Z Yan, H Yang, Z Yang, C Ji, G Zhang, Y Tu, G Du… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As with all stylish 2D functional materials, tellurene and tellurides possessing excellent
physical and chemical properties such as high environmental stability, tunable narrow …

Titanium dioxide nanostructures as efficient photocatalyst: Progress, challenges and perspective

M Ijaz, M Zafar - International Journal of Energy Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the growing energy consumption, the photocatalysis seems to be very helpful due to
promising environmental applications. Several semiconducting nanostructures are reported …

Group-IV (A) Janus dichalcogenide monolayers and their interfaces straddle gigantic shear and in-plane piezoelectricity

P Nandi, A Rawat, R Ahammed, N Jena, A De Sarkar - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Inversion symmetry in the 1T-phase of pristine dichalcogenide monolayer MX2 (M= Ge, Sn;
X= S, Se) is broken in their Janus structures, MXY (M= Ge, Sn; X≠ Y= S, Se), which induces …

Homojunction photocatalysts for water splitting

X Guan, S Zong, S Shen - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Charge-carrier separation is regarded as one of the critical issues of photocatalytic water
splitting and could be accelerated by constructing microscopic junctions in photocatalysts …

Polyhedral 30‐Faceted BiVO4 Microcrystals Predominantly Enclosed by High‐Index Planes Promoting Photocatalytic Water‐Splitting Activity

P Li, X Chen, H He, X Zhou, Y Zhou… - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented 30‐faceted BiVO4 polyhedra predominantly surrounded by {132},{321}, and
{121} high‐index facets are fabricated through the engineering of high‐index surfaces by a …

Intercalation of layered materials from bulk to 2D

MS Stark, KL Kuntz, SJ Martens… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Intercalation in few‐layer (2D) materials is a rapidly growing area of research to develop
next‐generation energy‐storage and optoelectronic devices, including batteries, sensors …

(040)‐Crystal Facet Engineering of BiVO4 Plate Photoanodes for Solar Fuel Production

CW Kim, YS Son, MJ Kang, DY Kim… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A (040)‐crystal facet engineered BiVO4 ((040)‐BVO) photoanode is investigated for solar
fuel production. The (040)‐BVO photoanode is favorable for improved charge carrier …