Recent progress in interface engineering of nanostructures for photoelectrochemical energy harvesting applications

Y Zi, Y Hu, J Pu, M Wang, W Huang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid and continuous consumption of nonrenewable energy, solar energy can be
utilized to meet the energy requirement and mitigate environmental issues in the future. To …

Elaborately Modified BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

JH Kim, JS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for solar‐energy conversion have received immense
interest as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. Their similarity to …

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 …

New BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes with Enriched Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Solar‐Driven Water Splitting

S Wang, P Chen, Y Bai, JH Yun, G Liu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising photoanode material for photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting. However, owing to the short carrier diffusion length, the trade‐off …

Highly efficient photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production in microdroplets: accelerated charge separation and transfer at interfaces

K Li, Q Ge, Y Liu, L Wang, K Gong, J Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven H2O2 production is a promising approach for addressing both the energy and
environmental crises. However, H2O2 photosynthesis is still restricted by insufficient …

An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

S Wang, P Chen, JH Yun, Y Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BiVO4 films with (040) facet grown vertically on fluorine doped SnO2 (FTO) glass
substrates are prepared by a seed‐assisted hydrothermal method. A simple electrochemical …

New Iron‐Cobalt Oxide Catalysts Promoting BiVO4 Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

S Wang, T He, JH Yun, Y Hu, M Xiao… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the sluggish kinetics for water oxidation, severe surface charge recombination is a
major energy loss that hinders efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, a …

Enriched surface oxygen vacancies of photoanodes by photoetching with enhanced charge separation

S Feng, T Wang, B Liu, C Hu, L Li, ZJ Zhao… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A facile photoetching approach is described that alleviates the negative effects from bulk
defects by confining the oxygen vacancy (Ovac) at the surface of BiVO4 photoanode, by 10 …

Tailored BiVO4/In2O3 nanostructures with boosted charge separation ability toward unassisted water splitting

MG Lee, JW Yang, IJ Park, TH Lee, H Park… - Carbon …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new heterostructures with high photoactivity is a breakthrough for the
limitation of solar‐driven water splitting. Here, we first introduce indium oxide (In2O3) …

Single-crystal silicon-based electrodes for unbiased solar water splitting: current status and prospects

Z Luo, T Wang, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Water splitting for hydrogen production by harvesting sunlight is widely accepted as one of
the most promising routes to relieve the energy crisis and environmental issues caused by …