Nanostructured ternary metal tungstate-based photocatalysts for environmental purification and solar water splitting: a review

J Ke, M Adnan Younis, Y Kong, H Zhou, J Liu, L Lei… - Nano-micro letters, 2018 - Springer
Visible-light-responsive ternary metal tungstate (MWO 4) photocatalysts are being
increasingly investigated for energy conversion and environmental purification applications …

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 …

In Situ Formation of Oxygen Vacancies Achieving Near‐Complete Charge Separation in Planar BiVO4 Photoanodes

S Wang, T He, P Chen, A Du, K Ostrikov… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite a suitable bandgap of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) for visible light absorption, most of
the photogenerated holes in BiVO4 photoanodes are vanished before reaching the surfaces …

Covalent SO Bonding Enables Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance of Cu2S/Fe2O3 Heterojunction for Water Splitting

Y Zhang, Y Huang, SS Zhu, YY Liu, X Zhang, JJ Wang… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The severe charge recombination and the sluggish kinetic for oxygen evolution reaction
have largely limited the application of hematite (α‐Fe2O3) for water splitting. Herein, the …

Metal oxide nanocomposites: a perspective from strain, defect, and interface

A Chen, Q Su, H Han, E Enriquez, Q Jia - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films with ordered two phases, grown epitaxially on
substrates, have attracted tremendous interest in the past decade. These unique …

Amorphous NiWO4 nanoparticles boosting the alkaline hydrogen evolution performance of Ni3S2 electrocatalysts

S Huang, Y Meng, Y Cao, F Yao, Z He, X Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heazlewoodite nickel sulfide (Ni 3 S 2) has become attractive for electrocatalytic hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER). However, strong sulfur–hydrogen bonds (S–H ads) formed on the …

Facet effect on the photoelectrochemical performance of a WO3/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode

Y Liu, BR Wygant, K Kawashima, O Mabayoje… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Different WO 3 facets have different surface energies and electronic structures, and exhibit
different water oxidation abilities and photocatalytic performance as a result. Because of the …

Yolk–shell nanostructures: synthesis, photocatalysis and interfacial charge dynamics

YA Chen, YT Wang, HS Moon, K Yong, YJ Hsu - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy has long been regarded as a promising alternative and sustainable energy
source. In this regard, photocatalysts emerge as a versatile paradigm that can practically …

TiO2-Au-Cu2O Photocathodes: Au-Mediated Z-Scheme Charge Transfer for Efficient Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Reduction

JM Li, CW Tsao, MJ Fang, CC Chen… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An Au-mediated Cu2O-based Z-scheme heterostructure system is demonstrated for use as
efficient photocathodes in photoelectrochemical (PEC) reduction. The samples are prepared …

Local-interaction-field-coupled semiconductor photocatalysis: recent progress and future challenges

Q Lei, S Yang, D Ding, J Tan, J Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic solar-energy conversion is of great interest because of its tremendous
potential to address the global energy crisis and environmental issues. Many strategies …