Visible‐to‐NIR photon harvesting: progressive engineering of catalysts for solar‐powered environmental purification and fuel production

MQ Yang, M Gao, M Hong, GW Ho - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of diffusive solar energy through photocatalytic processes for environmental
purification and fuel production has long been pursued. However, efficient capture of visible …

Review of photocatalytic water‐splitting methods for sustainable hydrogen production

C Acar, I Dincer, GF Naterer - International Journal of Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines photocatalytic hydrogen production as a clean energy solution to
address challenges of climate change and environmental sustainability. Advantages and …

Photochemical splitting of water for hydrogen production by photocatalysis: A review

AA Ismail, DW Bahnemann - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production from water using a catalyst and solar energy is an ideal future fuel
source. The search for suitable semiconductors as photocatalysts for water splitting into …

Recent progress on photocatalytic heterostructures with full solar spectral responses

J Liu, N Ma, W Wu, Q He - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis has received significant attention as a technology that can solve global
energy and environmental issues that are essential for the sustainable development of …

Recent progress in enhancing solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

J Chen, D Yang, D Song, J Jiang, A Ma, MZ Hu… - Journal of Power …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar water splitting is a promising and ideal route for renewable production of hydrogen by
using the most abundant resources of solar light and water. Focusing on the working …

Metal-organic framework coordinated with g-C3N4 and metal ions for boosting photocatalytic H2 production under sunlight

E Chamanehpour, MH Sayadi, M Hajiani - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We aim to develop gC 3 N 4@ Ca/UiO-66 and gC 3 N 4@ Co/UiO-66 nanocomposites for
photocatalytic hydrogen production by using water and sunlight. Our experiments were …

Shifting the sun: solar spectral conversion and extrinsic sensitization in natural and artificial photosynthesis

L Wondraczek, E Tyystjärvi… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy harvesting is largely limited by the spectral sensitivity of the employed energy
conversion system, where usually large parts of the solar spectrum do not contribute to the …

Approaches for Modifying Oxide-Semiconductor Materials to Increase the Efficiency of Photocatalytic Water Splitting

S Grushevskaya, I Belyanskaya, O Kozaderov - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The constant increase in the amount of energy consumed and environmental problems
associated with the use of fossil fuels determine the relevance of the search for alternative …

Er3+-doped tellurite glasses for enhancing a solar cell photocurrent through photon upconversion upon 1500 nm excitation

KV Krishnaiah, P Venkatalakshmamma… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Trivalent erbium-doped tellurite glasses have been prepared and investigated with an aim to
improve the efficiency of a Silicon (Si) solar cell through photon upconversion processes …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring luminescent patterns with rare-earth photonic materials for anti-counterfeiting applications: A lightkey

S Torres-García, C Hernández-Álvarez… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anti-counterfeiting strategies are competitively developed against fast-growing counterfeit
markets as a cornerstone for the next generation of luminescent security inks, so it will be …