Photocatalytic water splitting is beneficial for the effective mitigation of global energy and
environmental crises. Owing to multi‐exciton generation, impressive light harvesting, and …

TiO2, as a benchmark in the field of ultraviolet photocatalysis, is one of the most widely used
semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its inherent drawbacks, including wide bandgap …

The core-shell quantum dots (CSQDs) are three-dimensional (3D) confined semiconductor
nanoparticles that are widely researched to accommodate the needs of modern-day …

Both localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect in noble metal nanostructures and
piezotronic effect in piezoelectric semiconductors have been proven to be effective in …

Overall water splitting involved hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) are critical for renewable energy conversion and storage. Heteroatom …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can serve as large-area sunlight collectors, are
suitable for applications in high-efficiency and cost-effective photovoltaics (PVs), and …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) hold great promise as building blocks in solar technologies
owing to their remarkable photostability and adjustable properties through the rationale …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are considered a promising technology to reduce
the cost of electricity by decreasing the use of expensive photovoltaic materials, such as …

As an emerging post-graphene two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, black phosphorus (BP)
is attracting a great deal of current attention for the direct conversion of solar energy into …

Solar‐driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution is a promising and
sustainable approach to convert solar energy into a fuel that can be stored. Semiconductor …