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 …

Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel has stimulated intensive scientific
interest, as this technology has the potential to revolutionize fossil fuel-based energy …

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 …

Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of organic pollutants into CO2 and H2O is a
promising strategy for addressing ever-growing environmental problems. Titanium dioxide …

Oxygen vacancy (VO) is one of the most common defects in metal oxides (MOs), which
endow the MOs with many unique physiochemical properties. Even though VO engineering …

Energy crisis and environmental problems urgently drive the proposal of new strategies to
improve human wellbeing and assist sustainable development. To this end, scientists have …

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 …

For photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, the utilization of semiconductor
heterojunctions as building blocks for photoanodes allows for high light absorption, effective …

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), especially those containing nickel (Ni), are increasingly
recognized for their potential in photo (-/) electrocatalytic water oxidation due to the …

Abstract Development of long-term and sustainable energy economy is one of the most
significant technical challenges facing humanity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting …