Carbon‐Based Photocathode Materials for Solar Hydrogen Production

S Bellani, MR Antognazza, F Bonaccorso - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen is considered a promising environmentally friendly energy carrier for replacing
traditional fossil fuels. In this context, photoelectrochemical cells effectively convert solar …

Organic semiconductor based devices for solar water splitting

L Yao, A Rahmanudin, N Guijarro… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solution processable organic semiconductors are well‐established as high‐performance
materials for inexpensive and scalable solar energy conversion in organic photovoltaic …

Rational design of donor-π-acceptor conjugated microporous polymers for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Y Xu, N Mao, C Zhang, X Wang, J Zeng, Y Chen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Developing highly efficient catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water
splitting is one of the grand challenges in solar energy conversion. Herein, we report the …

Band structure engineering of carbon nitride: in search of a polymer photocatalyst with high photooxidation property

S Chu, Y Wang, Y Guo, J Feng, C Wang, W Luo… - Acs …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The electronic band structure of a semiconductor photocatalyst intrinsically controls its level
of conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) and, thus, influences its activity for different …

A Solution‐Processable Polymer Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution from Water

DJ Woods, RS Sprick, CL Smith… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Direct photocatalytic water splitting is an attractive strategy for clean energy production, but
multicomponent nanostructured systems that mimic natural photosynthesis can be difficult to …

Nanostructured conjugated polymers for energy‐related applications beyond solar cells

J Xie, C Zhao, Z Lin, P Gu… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To meet the ever‐increasing requirements for the next generation of sustainable and
versatile energy‐related devices, conjugated polymers, which have potential advantages …

Organic π‐Conjugated Polymers as Photocathode Materials for Visible‐Light‐Enhanced Hydrogen and Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Water

K Oka, B Winther‐Jensen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The photo (electro) chemical reduction of water and oxygen to produce hydrogen (water‐
splitting) and hydrogen peroxide, respectively, are well developed with inorganic …

Water-oxidation photoanodes using organic light-harvesting materials: A review

JT Kirner, RG Finke - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy conversion and storage by photoelectrochemical water splitting has garnered
significant research attention in recent years. While the majority of water-splitting systems …

Soft materials for photoelectrochemical fuel production

EL Ratcliff, Z Chen, CM Davis, EH Suh… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors are fascinating materials that could enable delivery of chemical
fuels from water and sunlight, offering several potential advantages over their inorganic …

Polymer-based photocathodes with a solution-processable cuprous iodide anode layer and a polyethyleneimine protective coating

HC Rojas, S Bellani, F Fumagalli, G Tullii… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic semiconductors have been proven to be suitable for efficient photovoltaic
generation during the last decade but have been scarcely assessed as …