Defective photocathode: fundamentals, construction, and catalytic energy conversion

Y Li, S Li, H Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a long‐term and sustainable energy economy is one of the most
significant technological challenges facing humanity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) …

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 …

Photo-/electrocatalytic approaches to CO2 conversion on Cu2O-based catalysts

Z Zhao, H Wang, Q Yu, S Roy, X Yu - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) with renewable energy represents a
promising way for effective utilization of the major anthropogenic greenhouse gas. Cuprous …

Manipulating the Optically Active Defect–Defect Interaction of Colloidal Quantum Dots for Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction

M Cai, X Tong, P Liao, S Shen, H Zhao, X Li, L Xia… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Defect engineering in colloidal quantum dots (QDs), a typical photocatalytic material, is
promising to tailor optoelectronic properties and achieve solar-to-fuel energy conversion …

Engineering intrinsic defects in CuO NWs through laser irradiation: Oxygen vs copper vacancies

S Zheng, WW Duley, P Peng, YN Zhou - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Defect engineering in CuO nanomaterials has been extensively investigated because this
technology can greatly improve the performance of CuO components in a variety of …

Crystal Facet Dependent Energy Band Structures of Polyhedral Cu2O Nanocrystals and Their Application in Solar Fuel Production

SJ Yang, YK Lin, YC Pu, YJ Hsu - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We demonstrated a facile hydrothermal method to synthesize the (100)-,(110)-and (111)-
oriented Cu2O nanocrystals (NCs) by controlling the concentration of the incorporated …

Study on photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu2O

MB Akbar, Y Wang, X Zhang, T He - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cu 2 O is an attractive photocathode for CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR). The instability of
Cu 2 O usually makes it present as a part of composite or multilayer in CO 2 RR. The …

Pentlandite Compound-Anchored CuSCN as a Stable Electrocatalyst in Highly Alkaline Solutions

N Manivelan, V Soundharrajan, J Kim… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper thiocyanate (CuSCN) is an unexplored material for water-splitting reactions, and it is
a well-known photocathode in dye-sensitized solar cells. For the first time, the …

Enhanced photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction activity towards selective generation of alcohols over CuxO/SrTiO3 heterojunction photocathodes

G Venkanna, SK Patra, GU Kapure, KK Pant - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical reduction (PECR) of CO 2 to value-added chemicals and fuels will
reduce the dependency on fossil fuels, also it will solve environmental issues that arise due …

Copper ternary oxides as photocathodes for solar-driven CO2 reduction

ILE Gonzaga, CC Mercado - Reviews on Advanced Materials …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The sun's energy, though free and virtually limitless, is a largely unexploited resource, as its
conversion into a storable form presents several technological challenges. A promising way …