Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

AB Muñoz-García, I Benesperi, G Boschloo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting
a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs …

Artificial photosynthesis: opportunities and challenges of molecular catalysts

B Zhang, L Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular catalysis plays an essential role in both natural and artificial photosynthesis (AP).
However, the field of molecular catalysis for AP has gradually declined in recent years …

Photoanodes based on TiO 2 and α-Fe 2 O 3 for solar water splitting–superior role of 1D nanoarchitectures and of combined heterostructures

S Kment, F Riboni, S Pausova, L Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar driven photoelectrochemical water splitting (PEC-WS) using semiconductor
photoelectrodes represents a promising approach for a sustainable and environmentally …

Photoelectrocatalytic water splitting: significance of cocatalysts, electrolyte, and interfaces

C Ding, J Shi, Z Wang, C Li - ACS catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting is limited by the serious
recombination of photogenerated charges, high overpotential, and sluggish kinetics of …

Metal-complex chromophores for solar hydrogen generation

YJ Yuan, ZT Yu, DQ Chen, ZG Zou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar H2 generation from water has been intensively investigated as a clean method to
convert solar energy into hydrogen fuel. During the past few decades, many studies have …

Bias-free photoelectrochemical water splitting with photosystem II on a dye-sensitized photoanode wired to hydrogenase

KP Sokol, WE Robinson, J Warnan, N Kornienko… - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis stores sunlight in chemical energy carriers, but it has not evolved for
the efficient synthesis of fuels, such as H2. Semi-artificial photosynthesis combines the …

Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes

C Kranz, M Wächtler - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on light-driven catalysis has gained tremendous importance due to the ever-
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …