Research advances towards large-scale solar hydrogen production from water

G Liu, Y Sheng, JW Ager, M Kraft, R Xu - EnergyChem, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar hydrogen production from water is a sustainable alternative to traditional hydrogen
production route using fossil fuels. However, there is still no existing large-scale solar …

Advances in silicon nanowire applications in energy generation, storage, sensing, and electronics: A review

S Raman, M Sindhuja - Nanotechnology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanowire-based technological advancements thrive in various fields, including energy
generation and storage, sensors, and electronics. Among the identified nanowires, silicon …

Visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution using nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dot-implanted polymer dots as metal-free photocatalysts

MH Elsayed, J Jayakumar, M Abdellah… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the photocatalytic properties of semiconducting polymers and carbon quantum dots
(CQDs), we report a new structure for a metal-free photocatalytic system with a promising …

Enhanced electrocatalytic full water-splitting reaction by interfacial electric field in 2D/2D heterojunction

H Choi, S Surendran, Y Sim, M Je, G Janani… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To increase the productivity of hydrogen and oxygen generation, the carbon-based
electrocatalyst with 2D/2D structure, graphitic carbon nitride with reduced graphene oxide …

Nanostructured materials for the visible-light driven hydrogen evolution by water splitting: A review

A Kapoor, JK Rajput - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The conversion of abundantly available photonic energy into useful chemical energy is
considered to be a greener protocol for addressing the energy shortage. Recently, since …

CVD graphene on textured silicon: an emerging technologically versatile heterostructure for energy and detection applications

A Khan, RR Kumar, J Cong, M Imran… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Integration of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) graphene with textured‐Si substrates is an
emerging research area wide open. Graphene can serve as both a transparent top electrode …

Photoelectrocatalytic activity of silicon nanowires decorated with electroless copper nanoparticles and graphene oxide using a plasma jet for removal of methyl orange …

CH Rodríguez, JJP Bueno, AXM Pérez, MR Flores… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) have been studied due to their interesting properties, such as
light trapping and catalytic activity for removing organic molecules. In this work, silicon …

Silicon nanowire–Ta 2 O 5–NGQD heterostructure: an efficient photocathode for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution

S Riyajuddin, J Sultana, SA Siddiqui… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has propelled broader research interest for the
large-scale and facile entrapment of solar energy in hydrogen fuel. It offers the most …

Low dimensional carbon-based catalysts for efficient photocatalytic and photo/electrochemical water splitting reactions

Y Lim, DK Lee, SM Kim, W Park, SY Cho, U Sim - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
A universal increase in energy consumption and the dependency on fossil fuels have
resulted in increasing severity of global warming, thus necessitating the search of new and …

Biopolymer-inspired N-doped nanocarbon using carbonized polydopamine: A high-performance electrocatalyst for hydrogen-evolution reaction

DN Nguyen, U Sim, JK Kim - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen-evolution reaction (HER) is a promising technology for renewable energy
conversion and storage. Electrochemical HER can provide a cost-effective method for the …