Engineering nanostructure–interface of photoanode materials toward photoelectrochemical water oxidation

R Tang, S Zhou, Z Zhang, R Zheng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation based on semiconductor materials plays an
important role in the production of clean fuel and value‐added chemicals. Nanostructure …

Engineering heterogeneous semiconductors for solar water splitting

X Li, J Yu, J Low, Y Fang, J Xiao, X Chen - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a growing interest in the conversion of water and solar energy into clean and
renewable H2 fuels using earth-abundant materials due to the depletion of fossil fuel and its …

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 …

Overall water splitting by Ta3N5 nanorod single crystals grown on the edges of KTaO3 particles

Z Wang, Y Inoue, T Hisatomi, R Ishikawa, Q Wang… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Although one-step-excitation overall water splitting on a particulate photocatalyst is a simple
means of performing scalable solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion, there is a lack of …

New BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes with Enriched Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Solar‐Driven Water Splitting

S Wang, P Chen, Y Bai, JH Yun, G Liu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising photoanode material for photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting. However, owing to the short carrier diffusion length, the trade‐off …

New Iron‐Cobalt Oxide Catalysts Promoting BiVO4 Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

S Wang, T He, JH Yun, Y Hu, M Xiao… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the sluggish kinetics for water oxidation, severe surface charge recombination is a
major energy loss that hinders efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, a …

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 …

An Unusual Strong Visible‐Light Absorption Band in Red Anatase TiO2 Photocatalyst Induced by Atomic Hydrogen‐Occupied Oxygen Vacancies

Y Yang, LC Yin, Y Gong, P Niu, JQ Wang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing visible light absorption of classic wide‐bandgap photocatalysts like TiO2 has
long been pursued in order to promote solar energy conversion. Modulating the composition …

Enhanced Spatial Charge Separation in a Niobium and Tantalum Nitride Core‐Shell Photoanode: In Situ Interface Bonding for Efficient Solar Water Splitting

B Zhang, Z Fan, Y Chen, C Feng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) has emerged as a promising photoanode material for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. However, the inefficient electron‐hole …

Core–shell photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

JB Pan, S Shen, L Chen, CT Au… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is a promising
solution for the conversion and storage of solar energy. Because sluggish water oxidation is …