Earth-abundant heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts

BM Hunter, HB Gray, AM Muller - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Water oxidation is a key chemical transformation for the conversion of solar energy into
chemical fuels. Our review focuses on recent work on robust earth-abundant heterogeneous …

Photocurrent of BiVO 4 is limited by surface recombination, not surface catalysis

C Zachäus, FF Abdi, LM Peter, R Van De Krol - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth vanadate is one of the most promising photoanode materials for
photoelectrochemical water splitting. In order to achieve high photocurrents the surface of …

Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode

FF Abdi, L Han, AHM Smets, M Zeman, B Dam… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Metal oxides are generally very stable in aqueous solutions and cheap, but their
photochemical activity is usually limited by poor charge carrier separation. Here we show …

The Origin of Slow Carrier Transport in BiVO4 Thin Film Photoanodes: A Time-Resolved Microwave Conductivity Study

FF Abdi, TJ Savenije, MM May, B Dam… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We unravel for the first time the origin of the poor carrier transport properties of BiVO4, a
promising metal oxide photoanode for solar water splitting. Time-resolved microwave …

Mechanistic insights into chemical and photochemical transformations of bismuth vanadate photoanodes

FM Toma, JK Cooper, V Kunzelmann… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Artificial photosynthesis relies on the availability of semiconductors that are chemically
stable and can efficiently capture solar energy. Although metal oxide semiconductors have …

Selective and Efficient Gd-Doped BiVO4 Photoanode for Two-Electron Water Oxidation to H2O2

JH Baek, TM Gill, H Abroshan, S Park, X Shi… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical oxidation of water presents a pathway for sustainable production of
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Two-electron water oxidation toward H2O2, however, competes …

Near-complete suppression of surface losses and total internal quantum efficiency in BiVO 4 photoanodes

BJ Trześniewski, IA Digdaya, T Nagaki… - Energy & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is one of the most efficient light absorbing metal oxides for solar
water splitting. BiVO4 photoanodes immersed in an electrolyte in an open circuit …

Enhancing charge carrier lifetime in metal oxide photoelectrodes through mild hydrogen treatment

JW Jang, D Friedrich, S Müller… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread application of solar water splitting for energy conversion is largely dependent
on the progress in developing not only efficient but also cheap and scalable …

Bismuth vanadate/MXene (BiVO4/Ti3C2) heterojunction composite: enhanced interfacial control charge transfer for highly efficient visible light photocatalytic activity

MM Sajid, SB Khan, Y Javed, N Amin, Z Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract We have synthesized BiVO 4/Ti 3 C 2 nanocomposite via a low-cost hydrothermal
method and investigate its photocatalytic degradation activity against monoazo (methyl …

Efficient solar energy harvesting and storage through a robust photocatalyst driving reversible redox reactions

Y Zhou, S Zhang, Y Ding, L Zhang, C Zhang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneous solar energy conversion and storage is receiving increasing interest for better
utilization of the abundant yet intermittently available sunlight. Photoelectrodes driving …