Photoelectrochemical water splitting: a road from stable metal oxides to protected thin film solar cells

C Ros, T Andreu, JR Morante - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has attracted great attention during past decades
thanks to the possibility to reduce the production costs of hydrogen or other solar fuels, by …

Core–shell structured titanium dioxide nanomaterials for solar energy utilization

W Li, A Elzatahry, D Aldhayan, D Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of its unmatched resource potential, solar energy utilization currently is one of the
hottest research areas. Much effort has been devoted to developing advanced materials for …

Monolithic photoelectrochemical device for direct water splitting with 19% efficiency

WH Cheng, MH Richter, MM May, J Ohlmann… - ACS Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Efficient unassisted solar water splitting, a pathway to storable renewable energy in the form
of chemical bonds, requires optimization of a photoelectrochemical device based on …

Hematite heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting: rational materials design and charge carrier dynamics

S Shen, SA Lindley, X Chen, JZ Zhang - Energy & Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hematite (α-Fe2O3), with a bandgap suitable for absorption of the solar spectrum, is ideally
suited for use as a photoanode material in photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of solar …

Titanium dioxide nanostructures for photoelectrochemical applications

S Shen, J Chen, M Wang, X Sheng, X Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review comprehensively summarized the progresses in the design and modification of
titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanostructures as photoelectrode materials for …

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 …

Design of template-stabilized active and earth-abundant oxygen evolution catalysts in acid

M Huynh, T Ozel, C Liu, EC Lau, DG Nocera - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts that are earth-abundant and are active and stable
in acid are unknown. Active catalysts derived from Co and Ni oxides dissolve at low pH …

Recent advances in rational engineering of multinary semiconductors for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

J Jian, G Jiang, R van de Krol, B Wei, H Wang - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Rational engineering of photoelectrode materials that are highly efficient, stable, and simple
in fabrication is of importance for developing a viable photoelectrochemical (PEC) water …

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 …

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) …