Heterogeneous photocatalysts: an overview of classic and modern approaches for optical, electronic, and charge dynamics evaluation

HL Tan, FF Abdi, YH Ng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The functionality of a photoactive semiconductor (ie, photocatalysts, photoelectrodes, etc.) is
largely dictated by three key aspects:(i) band gap;(ii) absolute potentials of the conduction …

Thin film photoelectrodes for solar water splitting

Y He, T Hamann, D Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been intensively studied in the past decades
as a promising method for large-scale solar energy storage. Among the various issues that …

Photocurrent of BiVO 4 is limited by surface recombination, not surface catalysis

C Zachäus, FF Abdi, LM Peter, R Van De Krol - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth vanadate is one of the most promising photoanode materials for
photoelectrochemical water splitting. In order to achieve high photocurrents the surface of …

Characterization of planar lead halide perovskite solar cells by impedance spectroscopy, open-circuit photovoltage decay, and intensity-modulated photovoltage …

A Pockett, GE Eperon, T Peltola, HJ Snaith… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Thin film lead halide perovskite cells, where the perovskite layer is deposited directly onto a
flat titania blocking layer, have reached AM 1.5 efficiencies of over 15%, 1 showing that the …

Low catalyst loading enhances charge accumulation for photoelectrochemical water splitting

T Liu, W Li, DZ Wang, T Luo, M Fei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar water oxidation is a critical step in artificial photosynthesis. Successful completion of
the process requires four holes and releases four protons. It depends on the consecutive …

Dramatically enhanced solar-driven water splitting of BiVO4 photoanode via strengthening hole transfer and light harvesting by co-modification of CQDs and ultrathin …

T Zhou, S Chen, J Wang, Y Zhang, J Li, J Bai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen generation by solar-driven water splitting is considered as a promising strategy to
address energy crisis and environmental emission issues. Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Negative capacitance or inductive loop?–A general assessment of a common low frequency impedance feature

D Klotz - Electrochemistry Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
Impedance analysis is not an easy task. This becomes even more obvious if unusual shapes
appear in the impedance diagram. Here, a low frequency hook with positive imaginary part …

(Photo)electrochemical Methods for the Determination of the Band Edge Positions of TiO2‐Based Nanomaterials

R Beranek - Advances in Physical Chemistry, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
TiO2‐based nanomaterials play currently a major role in the development of novel
photochemical systems and devices. One of the key parameters determining the …

Oxygen evolution catalysts at transition metal oxide photoanodes: their differing roles for solar water splitting

J Zhang, J Cui, S Eslava - Advanced Energy Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production, dedicated efforts
have recently been made to improve water oxidation at photoanodes, and in particular, to …

Understanding the origin of photoelectrode performance enhancement by probing surface kinetics

JE Thorne, JW Jang, EY Liu, D Wang - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting holds the potential to meet the challenges
associated with the intermittent nature of sunlight. Catalysts have often been shown to …