Material challenges in green hydrogen ecosystem

H Zhang, Y Fu, HT Nguyen, B Fox, JH Lee… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green hydrogen (H 2) is one of the most promising candidates to combat the global energy
crisis because of its high energy density, sustainability and abundance on earth. Large …

Recent advances on small band gap semiconductor materials (≤ 2.1 eV) for solar water splitting

H Zhang, J Liu, T Xu, W Ji, X Zong - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The conversion of solar energy into renewable H2 fuel via photoelectrochemical and
photocatalytic water splitting approaches has attracted considerable attention due to its …

Ta3N5/CdS Core–Shell S-scheme Heterojunction Nanofibers for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Antibiotic Tetracycline and Cr(VI): Performance and Mechanism …

S Li, M Cai, C Wang, Y Liu - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Ta3N5/CdS core–shell S-scheme heterojunction nanofibers are fabricated by in situ
growing CdS nanodots on Ta3N5 nanofibers via a simple wet-chemical method. These …

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction using La-Ni bimetallic sites within a covalent organic framework

M Zhou, Z Wang, A Mei, Z Yang, W Chen, S Ou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The precise construction of photocatalysts with diatomic sites that simultaneously foster light
absorption and catalytic activity is a formidable challenge, as both processes follow distinct …

Large electronegativity differences between adjacent atomic sites activate and stabilize ZnIn2S4 for efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

X ** in Ta3N5 thin film photoanode
Y **ao, Z Fan, M Nakabayashi, Q Li, L Zhou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The trade-off between light absorption and carrier transport in semiconductor thin film
photoelectrodes is a major limiting factor of their solar-to-hydrogen efficiency for …

Design of semitransparent tantalum nitride photoanode for efficient and durable solar water splitting

T Higashi, H Nishiyama, V Nandal, Y Pihosh… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Unbiased solar water splitting via a photoelectrochemical–photovoltaic (PEC–PV) tandem
device is a promising strategy for efficient, low-cost, and sustainable hydrogen production to …

Enhanced Spatial Charge Separation in a Niobium and Tantalum Nitride Core‐Shell Photoanode: In Situ Interface Bonding for Efficient Solar Water Splitting

B Zhang, Z Fan, Y Chen, C Feng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) has emerged as a promising photoanode material for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. However, the inefficient electron‐hole …

Interfacial Chemical Bond Engineering in a Direct Z-Scheme gC3N4/MoS2 Heterojunction

F **ng, C Wang, S Liu, S **, H **… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Z-scheme heterojunction shows great potential in photocatalysis due to its superior
carrier separation efficiency and strong photoredox properties. However, how to regulate the …