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 …

Emerging Surface, Bulk, and Interface Engineering Strategies on BiVO4 for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

MA Gaikwad, UP Suryawanshi, UV Ghorpade, JS Jang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell that collects and stores abundant sunlight to hydrogen
fuel promises a clean and renewable pathway for future energy needs and challenges …

On the origin of multihole oxygen evolution in haematite photoanodes

G Righi, J Plescher, FP Schmidt, RK Campen… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a crucial role in (photo) electrochemical devices
that use renewable energy to produce synthetic fuels. Recent measurements on …

Pulsed laser in liquids made nanomaterials for catalysis

RC Forsythe, CP Cox, MK Wilsey, AM Muller - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalysis is essential to modern life and has a huge economic impact. The development of
new catalysts critically depends on synthetic methods that enable the preparation of tailored …

Energy-related small molecule activation reactions: oxygen reduction and hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions catalyzed by porphyrin-and corrole-based …

W Zhang, W Lai, R Cao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Globally increasing energy demands and environmental concerns related to the use of fossil
fuels have stimulated extensive research to identify new energy systems and economies that …

Photoelectrocatalytic materials for solar water splitting

T Yao, X An, H Han, JQ Chen… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrocatalytic water splitting offers a promising approach to convert sunlight into
sustainable hydrogen energy. A thorough understanding of the relationships between the …

Molecular catalysts for water oxidation

JD Blakemore, RH Crabtree, GW Brudvig - Chemical Reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of technologies for the production of chemical fuels or useful compounds
with renewable energy (eg, sunlight) and inexpensive feedstocks relies on an abundant …

The development of molecular water oxidation catalysts

R Matheu, P Garrido-Barros, M Gil-Sepulcre… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
There is an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels—not only to lower CO2
emissions that cause global warming but also to ration fossil resources. Splitting H2O with …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in electrocatalysts for seawater splitting

G Liu, Y Xu, T Yang, L Jiang - Nano Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Water splitting is an effective strategy to produce renewable and sustainable hydrogen
energy. Especially, seawater splitting, avoiding use of the limited freshwater resource, is …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial photosynthesis: molecular systems for catalytic water oxidation

MD Karkas, O Verho, EV Johnston… - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The sustainable production of clean energy constitutes one of the most important scientific
challenges of the 21st century. Currently, the major part of the global energy supply is …