Nanoarray structures for artificial photosynthesis

L Tian, Q Xin, C Zhao, G Xie, MZ Akram, W Wang, R Ma… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conversion and storage of solar energy into fuels and chemicals by artificial photosynthesis
has been considered as one of the promising methods to address the global energy crisis …

Key modification strategies for the rational design of hematite to promote photoelectrochemical water oxidation: a review of recent advances

C Hu, X Li, C Dong, B Li, X Zhang, W Sun… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a meaningful method for converting solar
energy into H2 and O2, which is separated in space. Hematite (α-Fe2O3) is an alternative …

Enhanced PEC performance of hematite photoanode coupled with bimetallic oxyhydroxide NiFeOOH through a simple electroless method

D Chen, Z Liu, S Zhang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an important bottleneck in the development of
economical photoelectrodes. Herein, we firstly prepared bimetallic oxyhydroxide NiFeOOH …

Synthesis, characterization of Ag-WO3/bentonite nanocomposites and their application in photocatalytic degradation of humic acid in water

MK Ajel, A Al-Nayili - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
In this study, Ag-WO3/bentonite nanocomposites were synthesized through a sol–gel
process, a microwave irradiation technique, and a sol-immobilization process to examine …

Boosting charge separation on epitaxial In2O3 octahedron-nanowire crystal facet-based homojunctions for robust photoelectrochemical water splitting

M Meng, L Wang, C Li, K Xu, Y Chen, J Li, Z Gan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hindering the recombination of photogenerated charges in photoelectrodes is extremely
essential yet hugely challenging. Herein, the In 2 O 3 homojunctions comprising of square …

Rational design of plasmonic metal nanostructures for solar energy conversion

Y Wang, J Zhang, W Liang, H Yang, T Guan… - CCS …, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Plasmonic metal nanostructures, possessing unique surface plasmon resonance properties,
show excellent capabilities for light trapping and coupling. On this basis, various plasmonic …

High‐efficiency photothermal water evaporation using broadband solar energy harvesting by ultrablack silicon structures

P Cheng, H Wang, H Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Development of broadband absorption materials for solar energy harvesting is an important
strategy to address global energy issues. Herein, it is demonstrated that an ultrablack silicon …

Recent advances on interfacial engineering of hematite photoanodes for viable photo‐electrochemical water splitting

F Li, J Jian, Y Xu, S Wang, H Wang… - Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring on photoanode is considered as the key step for
photo‐electronchemical (PEC) water splitting. Among many potential photoanode materials …

Enhancing photoelectrochemical energy storage by large-area CdS-coated nickel nanoantenna arrays

R Yalavarthi, L Mascaretti, ZA Kudyshev… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The integration of thin films made up of periodic plasmonic nanostructures and
semiconductors holds great potential to develop efficient technologies for …

Plasmon-enhanced resonant photoemission using atomically thick dielectric coatings

X Xiong, Y Zhou, Y Luo, X Li, M Bosman, LK Ang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
By proposing an atomically thick dielectric coating on a metal nanoemitter, we theoretically
show that the optical field tunneling of ultrafast-laser-induced photoemission can occur at an …