2D material based heterostructures for solar light driven photocatalytic H 2 production

Y Wang, Z Ding, N Arif, WC Jiang, YJ Zeng - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic H2 production using solar energy has long been considered as a promising
solution for renewable energy production to solve energy crisis and environmental issues …

Contemporary innovations in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide-based P–N junctions for optoelectronics

E Elahi, M Ahmad, A Dahshan, M Rabeel, S Saleem… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDCs) with various physical
characteristics have attracted significant interest from the scientific and industrial worlds in …

Rational design and characterization of direct Z-scheme photocatalyst for overall water splitting from excited state dynamics simulations

X Niu, X Bai, Z Zhou, J Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Direct Z-scheme heterostructure photocatalysts possess tremendous potential to solar-
driven overall water splitting, but how to rationally design and comprehensively characterize …

2D WSe2/MoSi2N4 type-II heterojunction with improved carrier separation and recombination for photocatalytic water splitting

Y Liu, Z Jiang, J Jia, J Robertson, Y Guo - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of semiconductor photocatalysis for hydrogen production is an ideal approach for
achieving solar energy and conversion. In this work, we systematically examine the …

Mechanical, electronic and optical properties of a novel B 2 P 6 monolayer: ultrahigh carrier mobility and strong optical absorption

K Ren, H Shu, W Huo, Z Cui, J Yu, Y Xu - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a moderate bandgap and high carrier mobility are
useful for applications in optoelectronics. In this work, we present a systematic investigation …

How the Stacking Pattern Influences the Charge Transfer Dynamics of van der Waals Heterostructures: An Answer from a Time-Domain Ab Initio Study

A Ghosh, B Goswami, S Pal… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we perform a time domain density functional study in conjunction with a non-adiabatic
molecular dynamics (NAMD) simulation to investigate the charge carrier dynamics in a …

Ultrafast Charge Transfer and Delayed Recombination in Graphitic-CN/WTe2 van der Waals Heterostructure: A Time Domain Ab Initio Study

A Ghosh, B Ball, S Pal, P Sarkar - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In search of an efficient solar energy harvester, we herein performed a time domain density
functional study coupled with nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD) simulation to gain …

Smart Assembly of Sulfide Heterojunction Photocatalysts with Well‐Defined Interfaces for Direct Z‐Scheme Water Splitting under Visible Light

J Li, X Liu, J Zhang - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
AZ‐scheme photocatalytic water‐splitting system is an effective approach to integrate the
advantages both hydrogen‐and oxygen‐evolution photocatalysts. The interfacial properties …

Stacking engineering: a boosting strategy for 2D photocatalysts

J Zhao, Y Zhao, H He, P Zhou, Y Liang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) photocatalytic material is a vital project for modern solar energy
conversion and storage. Despite a vast family of potential 2D photocatalysts that is …

Tuning electronic and optical properties of two–dimensional vertical van der waals arsenene/SnS2 heterostructure by strain and electric field

L Lin, M Lou, S Li, X Cai, Z Zhang, H Tao - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The structure and electronic properties of two-dimensional vertical van der Waals
arsenene/SnS 2 heterostructure are investigated based on the first-principles calculations …