Recent advances in nanostructured metal nitrides for water splitting

N Han, P Liu, J Jiang, L Ai, Z Shao, S Liu - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The gradually dwindling resources of fossil fuels and the urgency to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions portray a globally concerning image of our contemporary energy infrastructure …

Principles on design and fabrication of nanomaterials as photocatalysts for water-splitting

H Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
As an energy carrier, hydrogen has been extensively studied to satisfy the increasing
demand on green energy. Efficiently producing hydrogen from water under sunlight is one of …

Unveiling the high activity origin of NiFe catalysts decorated Ta3N5 photoanodes for oxygen evolution reaction

C Dong, X Zhang, Y Ding, Y Zhang, Y Bi - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bimetallic NiFe catalysts could effectively promote the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water
splitting activities of Ta 3 N 5 photoanodes, while exploring the intrinsic activity origin is …

Cobalt phosphate-modified barium-doped tantalum nitride nanorod photoanode with 1.5% solar energy conversion efficiency

Y Li, L Zhang, A Torres-Pardo… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Spurred by the decreased availability of fossil fuels and global warming, the idea of
converting solar energy into clean fuels has been widely recognized. Hydrogen produced by …

Mg–Zr Cosubstituted Ta3N5 Photoanode for Lower-Onset-Potential Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

J Seo, T Takata, M Nakabayashi… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In p/n photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell systems, a low onset potential for the photoanode, as
well as a high photocurrent, are critical for efficient water splitting. Here, we report a Mg–Zr …

Identifying Performance-Limiting Deep Traps in Ta3N5 for Solar Water Splitting

J Fu, F Wang, Y Xiao, Y Yao, C Feng, L Chang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ta3N5 is a promising semiconductor for solar-driven photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting. However, the lack of an in-depth understanding of its intrinsic defect …

Ta 3 N 5-Nanorods enabling highly efficient water oxidation via advantageous light harvesting and charge collection

Y Pihosh, T Minegishi, V Nandal, T Higashi… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient conversion of solar energy to hydrogen through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water
splitting is a strategic and promising goal towards clean, green and sustainable fuel …

Enhanced Water Oxidation on Ta3N5 Photocatalysts by Modification with Alkaline Metal Salts

SSK Ma, T Hisatomi, K Maeda, Y Moriya… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) is a promising nitride semiconductor photocatalyst for solar water
splitting because it has band edge potentials capable of producing hydrogen and oxygen …

Non-oxide semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis: progress on photoelectrochemical water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction

J Feng, H Huang, S Yan, W Luo, T Yu, Z Li, Z Zou - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Among various artificial photosynthesis routes, photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen (H 2)
production via water splitting and hydrocarbon generation via carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

Tantalum nitride nanorod arrays: introducing Ni–Fe layered double hydroxides as a cocatalyst strongly stabilizing photoanodes in water splitting

L Wang, F Dionigi, NT Nguyen, R Kirchgeorg… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Ta3N5 nanostructures are widely explored as anodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water
splitting. Although the material shows excellent semiconductive properties for this purpose …