Modelling heterogeneous interfaces for solar water splitting

TA Pham, Y **, G Galli - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
The generation of hydrogen from water and sunlight offers a promising approach for
producing scalable and sustainable carbon-free energy. The key of a successful solar-to …

Water splitting progress in tandem devices: moving photolysis beyond electrolysis

K Zhang, M Ma, P Li, DH Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Water photolysis is a sustainable technology to convert natural solar energy and water into
chemical fuels and is thus considered a thorough solution to the forthcoming energy crises …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: How good is DFT for water?

MJ Gillan, D Alfe, A Michaelides - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) has become established as an indispensable
tool for investigating aqueous systems of all kinds, including those important in chemistry …

Free energy of proton transfer at the water–TiO 2 interface from ab initio deep potential molecular dynamics

MFC Andrade, HY Ko, L Zhang, R Car, A Selloni - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
TiO2 is a widely used photocatalyst in science and technology and its interface with water is
important in fields ranging from geochemistry to biomedicine. Yet, it is still unclear whether …

Identifying the key obstacle in photocatalytic oxygen evolution on rutile TiO2

D Wang, T Sheng, J Chen, HF Wang, P Hu - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
As the bottleneck in photocatalytic water splitting, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has
drawn huge attention, but its efficiency still falls short of expectations. A widely accepted …

Construction of Tri‐Functional HOFs Material for Efficient Selective Adsorption and Photodegradation of Bisphenol A and Hydrogen Production

L Yang, J Yuan, G Wang, Q Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study proposes the construction of porous nanomaterial (HOFs@ Fe3+) which anchors
non‐noble metal ions Fe3+ onto nanoscale rod‐like hydrogen‐bonded organic frameworks …

Perspective on Theoretical Models for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction

X Zhang, Z Zhou - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) is a promising alternative to achieve carbon
neutrality and the sustainable development of human civilization. Rational design of …

Phosphorus containing materials for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Z Hu, Z Shen, CY Jimmy - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen from photocatalytic water splitting is a sustainable and renewable source of clean
energy. The development of highly efficient photocatalysts is essential for the cost-effective …

Construction of supramolecular S-scheme heterojunctions assisted by hydrogen bond subtle-tuning actuates highly efficient photocatalytic oxidation

B Wang, RQ Zhang, HY Chen, Z Li, EZ Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Controllable fine-tuning of heterojunction interfaces at the atomic level represents a
promising strategy for enhancing semiconductor photocatalytic performance. Herien, we …

Proton-transfer mechanisms at the water–ZnO interface: The role of presolvation

V Quaranta, M Hellström, J Behler - The journal of physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The dissociation of water is an important step in many chemical processes at solid surfaces.
In particular, water often spontaneously dissociates near metal oxide surfaces, resulting in a …