Nano‐photocatalytic materials: possibilities and challenges

H Tong, S Ouyang, Y Bi, N Umezawa… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysis has received much attention as a potential solution to the
worldwide energy shortage and for counteracting environmental degradation. This article …

Strategies for enhancing the photocurrent, photovoltage, and stability of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

W Yang, RR Prabhakar, J Tan, SD Tilley… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
To accelerate the deployment of hydrogen produced by renewable solar energy, several
technologies have been competitively developed, including photoelectrochemical (PEC) …

Elaborately Modified BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

JH Kim, JS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for solar‐energy conversion have received immense
interest as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. Their similarity to …

Enhancing photoelectrochemical water splitting by combining work function tuning and heterojunction engineering

KH Ye, H Li, D Huang, S **ao, W Qiu, M Li, Y Hu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We herein demonstrate the unusual effectiveness of two strategies in combination to
enhance photoelectrochemical water splitting. First, the work function adjustment via …

Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: current state of promising photoelectrodes, methods to improve their properties, and outlook

Z Li, W Luo, M Zhang, J Feng, Z Zou - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Harnessing solar energy for the production of clean hydrogen fuels by a
photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell represents a very attractive but challenging alternative. This …

Near-Complete Suppression of Surface Recombination in Solar Photoelectrolysis by “Co-Pi” Catalyst-Modified W:BiVO4

DK Zhong, S Choi, DR Gamelin - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The influence of an earth-abundant water oxidation electrocatalyst (Co-Pi) on solar water
oxidation by W: BiVO4 has been studied using photoelectrochemical (PEC) techniques …

Simultaneous enhancements in photon absorption and charge transport of bismuth vanadate photoanodes for solar water splitting

TW Kim, Y **, GA Galli, KS Choi - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract n-Type bismuth vanadate has been identified as one of the most promising
photoanodes for use in a water-splitting photoelectrochemical cell. The major limitation of …

Efficient and stable photo-oxidation of water by a bismuth vanadate photoanode coupled with an iron oxyhydroxide oxygen evolution catalyst

JA Seabold, KS Choi - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012 - ACS Publications
BiVO4 films were prepared by a simple electrodeposition and annealing procedure and
studied as oxygen evolving photoanodes for application in a water splitting …

Alternative strategies in improving the photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities of visible light-driven BiVO 4: a review

HL Tan, R Amal, YH Ng - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The research interest on bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) has heightened over the past decade
due to its proven high activity for water oxidation and organic degradations under visible …

Stereochemistry of post-transition metal oxides: revision of the classical lone pair model

A Walsh, DJ Payne, RG Egdell… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemistry of post transition metals is dominated by the group oxidation state N and a
lower N-2 oxidation state, which is associated with occupation of a metal s2 lone pair, as …