Electronic defects in metal oxide photocatalysts

E Pastor, M Sachs, S Selim, JR Durrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
A deep understanding of defects is essential for the optimization of materials for solar energy
conversion. This is particularly true for metal oxide photo (electro) catalysts, which typically …

The kinetics of metal oxide photoanodes from charge generation to catalysis

S Corby, RR Rao, L Steier, JR Durrant - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Generating charge carriers with lifetimes long enough to drive catalysis is a critical aspect for
photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems, and a key determinant of their efficiency …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of metal oxide electrodes for energy applications

ARC Bredar, AL Chown, AR Burton… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal oxides have been of great importance to the development of energy conversion and
storage technologies including heterojunction solar cells, Li-ion batteries, and …

Bismuth-based photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

S Wang, L Wang, W Huang - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor photocatalysis is a promising technology for solar fuel production and
environmental remediation. However, the solar energy conversion efficiency is far from …

Dynamic semiconductor-electrolyte interface for sustainable solar water splitting over 600 hours under neutral conditions

RT Gao, NT Nguyen, T Nakajima, J He, X Liu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting that functions in pH-neutral electrolyte attracts
increasing attention to energy demand sustainability. Here, we propose a strategy to in situ …

Emerging Surface, Bulk, and Interface Engineering Strategies on BiVO4 for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

MA Gaikwad, UP Suryawanshi, UV Ghorpade, JS Jang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell that collects and stores abundant sunlight to hydrogen
fuel promises a clean and renewable pathway for future energy needs and challenges …

2D Bismuthene as a Functional Interlayer between BiVO4 and NiFeOOH for Enhanced Oxygen‐Evolution Photoanodes

J Cui, M Daboczi, M Regue, YC Chin… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BiVO4 has attracted wide attention for oxygen‐evolution photoanodes in water‐splitting
photoelectrochemical devices. However, its performance is hampered by electron‐hole …

Photoelectrochemical water splitting: a road from stable metal oxides to protected thin film solar cells

C Ros, T Andreu, JR Morante - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has attracted great attention during past decades
thanks to the possibility to reduce the production costs of hydrogen or other solar fuels, by …

Pt‐Induced Defects Curing on BiVO4 Photoanodes for Near‐Threshold Charge Separation

RT Gao, S Liu, X Guo, R Zhang, J He… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photostability is one of the most essential properties for evaluating photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting performance on semiconductors. Herein, the oxygen‐deficiency …

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 …