Vacancy defect engineering of BiVO 4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Wang, X Wang, B Liu, Z Guo, KK Ostrikov, L Wang… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been regarded as a promising technology
for sustainable hydrogen production. The development of efficient photoelectrode materials …

Recent advances in surface regulation and engineering strategies of photoelectrodes toward enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

R Tan, A Sivanantham, BJ Rani, YJ Jeong… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Key parameters for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting include
light absorption, charge transport, surface reaction (charge transfer), and photocorrosion …

Charge separation via synergy of homojunction and electrocatalyst in BiVO4 for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Z Xie, D Chen, J Zhai, Y Huang, H Ji - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) as oxygen evolution photoanodes in photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting is hampered by the severe charge recombination and sluggish kinetic …

A BiVO4 Photoanode with a VOx Layer Bearing Oxygen Vacancies Offers Improved Charge Transfer and Oxygen Evolution Kinetics in Photoelectrochemical Water …

B Liu, X Wang, Y Zhang, L Xu, T Wang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sluggish oxygen evolution kinetics are one of the key limitations of bismuth vanadate
(BiVO4) photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. To address …

[HTML][HTML] Low-bias photoelectrochemical water splitting via mediating trap states and small polaron hopping

H Wu, L Zhang, A Du, R Irani, R van de Krol… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Metal oxides are promising for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting due to their
robustness and low cost. However, poor charge carrier transport impedes their activity …

Engineering Single-Atomic Ni-N4-O Sites on Semiconductor Photoanodes for High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

X Zhang, P Zhai, Y Zhang, Y Wu, C Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising solution for solar energy
conversion; however, there is a pressing bottleneck to address the intrinsic charge transport …

Enhanced BiVO4 Photoanode Photoelectrochemical Performance via Borate Treatment and a NiFeOx Cocatalyst

J Zhang, Y Huang, X Lu, J Yang… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To settle the slow water oxidation kinetics and charge recombination of BiVO4 photoanodes,
boron-treated BiVO4 combined with a NiFeOx electrocatalyst (NiFeOx/B/BiVO4) electrode is …

Dynamic semiconductor-electrolyte interface for sustainable solar water splitting over 600 hours under neutral conditions

RT Gao, NT Nguyen, T Nakajima, J He, X Liu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting that functions in pH-neutral electrolyte attracts
increasing attention to energy demand sustainability. Here, we propose a strategy to in situ …

Photo‐Electrochemical Glycerol Conversion over a Mie Scattering Effect Enhanced Porous BiVO4 Photoanode

C Lin, C Dong, S Kim, Y Lu, Y Wang, Z Yu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The photo‐electrochemical (PEC) oxidation of glycerol (GLY) to high‐value‐added
dihydroxyacetone (DHA) can be achieved over a BiVO4 photoanode, while the PEC …

In Situ Formation of Oxygen Vacancies Achieving Near‐Complete Charge Separation in Planar BiVO4 Photoanodes

S Wang, T He, P Chen, A Du, K Ostrikov… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite a suitable bandgap of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) for visible light absorption, most of
the photogenerated holes in BiVO4 photoanodes are vanished before reaching the surfaces …