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 …

Supramolecular catalyst with [FeCl4] unit boosting photoelectrochemical seawater splitting via water nucleophilic attack pathway

J Miao, C Lin, X Yuan, Y An, Y Yang, Z Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Propelled by the structure of water oxidation co-catalysts in natural photosynthesis,
molecular co-catalysts have long been believed to possess the developable potential in …

Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes

C Zhou, L Zhang, X Tong, M Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is typically studied at room temperature. In this
work, the temperature effect on PEC water splitting is studied using crystalline BiVO4 thin …

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) …

Ultrathin corrugated nanowire TiO 2 as a versatile photoanode platform for boosting photoelectrochemical alcohol and water oxidation

F Niu, P Zhang, Z Zhang, Q Zhou, P Li, R Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultrathin semiconductor nanowires are promising alternatives to nanoparticle or bulk
counterparts for the construction of photoanodes for solar energy conversion, because of …

Effective Charge Separation in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Review from Advanced Evaluation Methods to Materials Design

H Zhang, B Zhang, X Wang, L Zou, J You… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has garnered significant interest in recent years
for alleviating and addressing concerns regarding the energy security and environmental …

Remarkable synergy of borate and interfacial hole transporter on BiVO 4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Q Meng, B Zhang, H Yang, C Liu, Y Li… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is one of the most fascinating building blocks for the design and
assembly of highly efficient artificial photosynthesis devices for solar water splitting. Our …

Plasma-Wind-Assisted In2S3 Preparation with an Amorphous Surface Structure for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

S Guo, H Luo, X Duan, B Wei, X Zhang - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photocatalytic production from water is considered an effective solution to fossil fuel-related
environmental concerns, and photocatalyst surface science holds a significant interest in …

Multi-strategy preparation of BiVO4 photoanode with abundant oxygen vacancies for efficient water oxidation

Y Guo, Y Wu, Z Wang, D Dai, X Liu, Q Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The water oxidation reaction, as a half-reaction in photoelectrochemistry (PEC) water
splitting, has long been hindered due to its slow kinetics. Creating oxygen vacancies (Ov) …

Surface Engineering of BiVO4-based Photoelectrochemical Cells for Water Splitting

Q Meng - 2021 - diva-portal.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising technology for converting solar
energy into green hydrogen. The development of highly efficient, robust and cost-effective …