Toward practical solar hydrogen production–an artificial photosynthetic leaf-to-farm challenge

JH Kim, D Hansora, P Sharma, JW Jang… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar water splitting is a promising approach to transform sunlight into renewable,
sustainable and green hydrogen energy. There are three representative ways of …

Elaborately Modified BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

JH Kim, JS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for solar‐energy conversion have received immense
interest as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. Their similarity to …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Recent advancements in photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production

Y Zhao, Z Niu, J Zhao, L Xue, X Fu, J Long - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
Sunlight is the most abundant and inexhaustible energy source on earth. However, its low
energy density, dispersibility and intermittent nature make its direct utilization with industrial …

Semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

K Sivula, R Van De Krol - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
To achieve a sustainable society with an energy mix primarily based on solar energy, we
need methods of storing energy from sunlight as chemical fuels. Photoelectrochemical …

Surface Modifications of (ZnSe)0.5(CuGa2.5Se4.25)0.5 to Promote Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting

S Chen, JJM Vequizo, Z Pan, T Hisatomi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Charge separation is crucial for an efficient artificial photosynthetic process, especially for
narrow-bandgap metal sulfides/selenides. The present study demonstrates the application …

Electrochemical synthesis of photoelectrodes and catalysts for use in solar water splitting

D Kang, TW Kim, SR Kubota, AC Cardiel… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This review focuses on introducing and explaining electrodepostion mechanisms and
electrodeposition-based synthesis strategies used for the production of catalysts and …

Pt/In2S3/CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film as an Efficient and Stable Photocathode for Water Reduction under Sunlight Radiation

F Jiang, Gunawan, T Harada, Y Kuang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
An electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) compact thin film modified with an In2S3/CdS
double layer and Pt deposits (Pt/In2S3/CdS/CZTS) was used as a photocathode for water …

Photoelectrochemical Properties and Photostabilities of High Surface Area CuBi2O4 and Ag-Doped CuBi2O4 Photocathodes

D Kang, JC Hill, Y Park, KS Choi - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical synthesis methods were developed to produce CuBi2O4, a promising p-
type oxide for use in solar water splitting, as high surface area electrodes with uniform …

Development of highly efficient CuIn 0.5 Ga 0.5 Se 2-based photocathode and application to overall solar driven water splitting

H Kobayashi, N Sato, M Orita, Y Kuang… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A CuIn1− xGaxSe2 (CIGS) photocathode having a specific composition exhibited
remarkable promotion of hydrogen evolution from water, with a half-cell solar-to-hydrogen …