A review on synthesis of graphene, h-BN and MoS2 for energy storage applications: Recent progress and perspectives

R Kumar, S Sahoo, E Joanni, RK Singh, RM Yadav… - Nano research, 2019 - Springer
The significance of graphene and its two-dimensional (2D) analogous inorganic layered
materials especially as hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) …

Two-dimensional materials in semiconductor photoelectrocatalytic systems for water splitting

M Faraji, M Yousefi, S Yousefzadeh, M Zirak… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen (H2) production via solar water splitting is one of the most ideal strategies for
providing sustainable fuel because this requires only water and sunlight. In achieving high …

Boosting the Photocatalytic Ability of gC3N4 for Hydrogen Production by Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots

Y Li, L Ding, Y Guo, Z Liang, H Cui… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The big challenging issues in photocatalytic H2 evolution are efficient separation of the
photoinduced carriers, the stability of the catalyst, enhancing quantum efficiency, and …

Metal chalcogenide-based photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

MM Abouelela, G Kawamura, A Matsuda - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical water splitting (PEC-WS) is a promising technique for transforming
solar energy into storable and environmentally friendly chemical energy. Designing …

Photoelectrocatalysis of paracetamol on Pd–ZnO/N-doped carbon nanofibers electrode

AA Nada, BO Orimolade, HH El-Maghrabi… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of pharmaceuticals in water bodies has become a major concern in recent
years. An efficient and innovative way of eliminating these pollutants is through …

The metallic 1T-phase WS2 nanosheets as cocatalysts for enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of g-C3N4 nanotubes

Z Liang, S Yang, X Wang, H Cui, X Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, we report that 2D metallic 1T-WS 2 acts as co-catalyst in assisting gC 3 N 4
nanotubes (NTs) obtained via a simple grinding method for promoting photocatalytic H 2 …

Unleashing insulating polymer as charge transport cascade mediator

S Li, QL Mo, SC Zhu, ZQ Wei, B Tang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crafting spatially controllable charge transfer channels at the nanoscale level remains an
enduring challenge in solar‐to‐chemical conversion technology. Despite the advancements …

Morphology engineering of photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

E Samuel, B Joshi, MW Kim, MT Swihart, SS Yoon - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical solar water splitting is a promising method for harvesting clean and
sustainable solar energy by the carbon emission-free production of energy-rich hydrogen …

Porous g-C3N4 with nitrogen defects and cyano groups for excellent photocatalytic nitrogen fixation without co-catalysts

Y Xue, Y Guo, Z Liang, H Cui, J Tian - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
The porous gC 3 N 4 with nitrogen defects and cyano groups (NC-gC 3 N 4) is prepared via
an alkali-assisted heat treatment of urea. Alkali can break hydrogen bonds, which accelerate …

Facile preparation of metallic 1T phase molybdenum selenide as cocatalyst coupled with graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production

Z Liang, X Meng, Y Xue, X Chen, Y Zhou… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low-cost, highly active and efficient alternative co-catalysts that can replace precious metals
such as Au and Pt are urgently needed for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction …