The conversion and storage of solar energy to chemical energy via artificial photosynthesis
holds significant potential for optimizing the energy situation and mitigating the global …

Generating charge carriers with lifetimes long enough to drive catalysis is a critical aspect for
photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems, and a key determinant of their efficiency …

Transition metal oxides (TMOs) were one of the first photocatalysts used to produce
hydrogen from water using solar energy. Despite the emergence of many other genres of …

Understanding photogenerated charge separation on the nano-to micrometer scale is the
key to optimizing the photocatalytic solar energy conversion efficiency. In the past few years …

Black titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been one of the most researched photocatalyst in recent
years. Its ability to overcome the limitations of pristine TiO 2 through enhanced visible light …

The efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting is limited by the serious
recombination of photogenerated charges, high overpotential, and sluggish kinetics of …

Over the last decades, great advances have been made in the development of nanoscale
optoelectronics, such as solar cells, photodetectors, and light-emitting diodes. The design of …

Providing sufficient driving force for charge separation and transfer (CST) is a critical issue in
photoelectrochemical (PEC) energy conversion. Normally, the driving force is derived mainly …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing enables the rapid, accurate, and highly sensitive
detection of biologically important chemicals. However, achieving high selectivity without …