Vacancy defect engineering of BiVO 4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Wang, X Wang, B Liu, Z Guo, KK Ostrikov, L Wang… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been regarded as a promising technology
for sustainable hydrogen production. The development of efficient photoelectrode materials …

Accelerating water oxidation on BiVO 4 photoanodes via surface modification with Co dopants

MB Vishlaghi, A Kahraman, N Österbacka… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the vast investigations on improving the photoelectrochemical performance of
BiVO4 for water splitting, charge recombination in the near-surface region remains a …

Influence of Oxygen Vacancies and Surface Facets on Water Oxidation Selectivity toward Oxygen or Hydrogen Peroxide with BiVO4

P Nikacevic, FS Hegner, JR Galán-Mascarós… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is one of the most promising photoanode materials for water
oxidation. However, the water oxidation mechanism and selectivity on the different surfaces …

Controlling Charge Carrier Trapping and Recombination in BiVO4 with the Oxygen Vacancy Oxidation State

C Cheng, Q Fang, S Fernandez-Alberti… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The lack of an in-depth understanding of the intrinsic oxygen vacancy (OV) defect properties
in the photoanode BiVO4 limits the further improvement of its photoelectrochemical water …

Rapid hole extraction based on cascade band alignment boosts photoelectrochemical water oxidation efficiency

F Niu, Q Zhou, Y Han, R Liu, Z Zhao, Z Zhang… - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photon energy loss to interfacial charge recombination is one of the key challenges to
achieving high efficiencies for solar water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) …

3D printed bionic self-powered sensing device based on fern-shaped nitrogen doped BiVO4 photoanode with enriched oxygen vacancies

X Ouyang, C Feng, X Zhu, Y Liao, Z Zhou, X Fan… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A portable three-dimensional (3D) printed bionic sensing device with enhanced
photoelectric response was fabricated for sensitive detection of Bisphenol A (BPA). The …

Modifying the Electron-Trapping Process at the BiVO4 Surface States via the TiO2 Overlayer for Enhanced Water Oxidation

E Usman, M Barzgar Vishlaghi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
BiVO4 is one of the most promising photoanode candidates to achieve high-efficiency water
splitting. However, overwhelming charge recombination at the interface limits its water …

Boosted Charge Transport Efficiency for Bismuth and Oxygen Dual Vacancy-Engineered BiVO4 Photoanodes

J Huang, T Lin, L Lin, G Ma, Z Zhang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising photoanode material that has been widely
employed to address environmental pollution and the energy crisis. However, defect states …

Bi2S3 entrenched BiVO4/WO3 multidimensional triadic photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution applications

S Sadhasivam, N Anbarasan, A Gunasekaran… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The catalytic reactivity and photoactivity of WO 3 and BiVO 4 oxide semiconductors have
general obstacles as electrodes in emergent photo-electrochemical (PEC) hydrogen …

Hybrid CuFe–CoFe Prussian Blue Catalysts on BiVO4 for Enhanced Charge Separation and Injection for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

E Usman, M Barzgar Vishlaghi… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The utilization of cocatalysts on the photoelectrode surface is a feasible strategy to achieve a
high photocurrent density in the photoelectrochemical water oxidation process. The catalysts …