2D materials and heterostructures for photocatalytic water-splitting: A theoretical perspective

G Wang, J Chang, W Tang, W Xie… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Photocatalytic water-splitting for hydrogen generation by sunlight provides a new route to
address energy and environmental problems. In recent years, tremendous efforts have been …

Engineering 2D materials for photocatalytic water-splitting from a theoretical perspective

M Jakhar, A Kumar, PK Ahluwalia, K Tankeshwar… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Splitting of water with the help of photocatalysts has gained a strong interest in the scientific
community for producing clean energy, thus requiring novel semiconductor materials to …

Type-II CdS/PtSSe heterostructures used as highly efficient water-splitting photocatalysts

G Wang, W Tang, W Xie, Q Tang, Y Wang, H Guo… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures (HSs) is an effective method to tune the
physical and chemical properties of 2D materials. Using first-principles calculations, we …

Two-dimensional CdO/PtSSe heterojunctions used for Z-scheme photocatalytic water-splitting

G Wang, W Tang, C Xu, J He, Q Zeng, W Xie… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) Z-scheme photocatalytic systems can usually achieve high
catalytic efficiencies by separating the photoinduced carriers attend water redox reaction at …

Constructing a novel metal-free g-C3N4/g-CN vdW heterostructure with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for water splitting

C He, Y Liang, WX Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing environmental pollution and energy crisis, developing and designing
environmentally friendly, low-cost, metal-free and efficient photocatalyst for water splitting is …

Spontaneously enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic water splitting of type II PG/AlAs5 van der Waal heterostructure: A first-principles study

W Zhang, J Hou, M Bai, C He, J Wen - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of energy scarcity and widespread environmental contamination, it is
necessary to design green and low-cost photocatalysts for water splitting. In this paper, a …

Heteroatom doping regulates the catalytic performance of single-atom catalyst supported on graphene for ORR

JK Sun, YW Pan, MQ Xu, L Sun, S Zhang, WQ Deng… - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Replacing fossil fuels with fuel cells is a feasible way to reduce global energy shortages and
environmental pollution. However, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode has …

Intriguing type-II g-GeC/AlN bilayer heterostructure for photocatalytic water decomposition and hydrogen production

N Ferdous, MS Islam, MS Alam, MY Zamil, J Biney… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Adapting two-dimensional (2D) van der Walls bilayer heterostructure is an efficient
technique for realizing fascinating properties and playing a key role in solar energy-driven …

Exploration of Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Mechanisms in the Z-Scheme SnS2/β-As Heterostructure

X Chen, W Han, Z Tian, Q Yue, C Peng… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Z-scheme heterostructure photocatalysts have irreplaceable advantages over other
heterostructures due to their ability to separate the spatial carriers and retain strong redox …

MoSSe/Hf (Zr) S 2 heterostructures used for efficient Z-scheme photocatalytic water-splitting

G Wang, J Chang, SD Guo, W Wu, W Tang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Direct Z-scheme water-splitting is a promising route to enhancing the photocatalytic
performance due to the effective separation of photogenerated carriers while simultaneously …