A systematic review of metal oxide applications for energy and environmental sustainability

MSS Danish, A Bhattacharya, D Stepanova… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Energy is the fundamental requirement of all physical, chemical, and biological processes
which are utilized for better living standards. The toll that the process of development takes …

Cu2O as an emerging photocathode for solar water splitting-A status review

IV Bagal, NR Chodankar, MA Hassan… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) based photocathodes have gained research attention for
hydrogen (H 2) production through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting reactions due …

Fabricating cattle dung-derived nitrogen-doped biochar supported oxygen-deficient ZnO and Cu2O-based novel step-scheme photocatalytic system for aqueous …

V Soni, P Singh, S Thakur, P Thakur, T Ahamad… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The photoactive O-ZnO/Cu 2 O/NCDB heterojunction was fabricated by co-
precipitation route to illustrate the advantage of utilizing photoinduced e--h+ pair in …

Highly efficient sputtered Ni-doped Cu2O photoelectrodes for solar hydrogen generation from water-splitting

AM Ibrahim, MS Abdel-wahab, MAK Elfayoumi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen gas can be converted to electricity through fuel cells and is considered as a
friendly energy source. Herein, pure Cu 2 O and Ni-doped Cu 2 O thin films were deposited …

Characterization of Cu 2 O/CuO heterostructure photocathode by tailoring CuO thickness for photoelectrochemical water splitting

D Jeong, W Jo, J Jeong, T Kim, S Han, MK Son… - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cu2O/CuO heterostructure is a well-known strategy to improve the performance of Cu2O
photocathodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The CuO thickness in the …

Heterojunction of nanostructured α-Fe2O3/CuO for enhancement of photoelectrochemical water splitting

PI Kyesmen, N Nombona, M Diale - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, nanostructured heterojunction of hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3) and porous copper
(II) oxide (CuO) composites represented as α-Fe 2 O 3/CuO was prepared and used as …

Preparation strategies of p-type cuprous oxide and its solar energy conversion performance

Y Li, Z Wang, R Tao, Y Fan, J Xu, L Yu, N Ren… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a representative intrinsic p-type inorganic semiconductor material, cuprous oxide (Cu2O)
has been widely used in photovoltaics, catalysis, chemical industries, and other fields …

Emerging copper-based semiconducting materials for photocathodic applications in solar driven water splitting

M Kumar, B Meena, P Subramanyam, D Suryakala… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen production through solar-driven water splitting is a promising approach and an
alternative to the conventional steam reforming of natural gas and coal gasification. The …

Cu2O/ZnO p–n Junction Decorated with NiOx as a Protective Layer and Cocatalyst for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

J Jian, R Kumar, J Sun - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) has attracted much interest as a photocathode for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting because of its elemental abundance and the …

Enhancing electrochemical and photoelectrochemical degradation of organic dyes under visible irradiation with a novel Cu2O/BaHPO4-based photoelectrode

A Ahdour, E Amaterz, A Taoufyq, L Aneflous… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A highly active Cu 2 O/BaHPO 4 photoanode was obtained using a simple two-step
electrodeposition technique. The synthesised material was characterised by various …