Semiconducting polymers for oxygen evolution reaction under light illumination

Y Fang, Y Hou, X Fu, X Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel has stimulated intensive scientific
interest, as this technology has the potential to revolutionize fossil fuel-based energy …

The kinetics of metal oxide photoanodes from charge generation to catalysis

S Corby, RR Rao, L Steier, JR Durrant - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Generating charge carriers with lifetimes long enough to drive catalysis is a critical aspect for
photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems, and a key determinant of their efficiency …

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of more than 9% in photocatalytic water splitting

P Zhou, IA Navid, Y Ma, Y **ao, P Wang, Z Ye, B Zhou… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Production of hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water, two of the most abundant natural
resources on Earth, offers one of the most promising pathways for carbon neutrality,–. Some …

Regulating the Spin State of FeIII Enhances the Magnetic Effect of the Molecular Catalysis Mechanism

Z Sun, L Lin, J He, D Ding, T Wang, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the bottleneck of water splitting. The
formation of the O–O bond involves the generation of paramagnetic oxygen molecules from …

Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites

H Yang, F Li, S Zhan, Y Liu, W Li, Q Meng… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Exploration of efficient water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) is the primary challenge in
conversion of renewable energy into fuels. Here we report a molecularly well-defined …

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 …

α-Fe2O3 as a versatile and efficient oxygen atom transfer catalyst in combination with H2O as the oxygen source

Y Zhao, C Deng, D Tang, L Ding, Y Zhang, H Sheng… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Haematite (α-Fe2O3) has been extensively investigated as a photoanode in
photoelectrochemical water oxidation, but the product O2 has a low economic value. Here …

Operando Identification of Active Species and Intermediates on Sulfide Interfaced by Fe3O4 for Ultrastable Alkaline Oxygen Evolution at Large Current Density

Q Ji, Y Kong, H Tan, H Duan, N Li, B Tang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal sulfides are investigated as promising electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) in alkaline media; however, the real active species remain elusive and the …

A semiconductor-electrocatalyst nano interface constructed for successive photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Z Wu, X Liu, H Li, Z Sun, M Cao, Z Li, C Fang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photoelectrochemical water splitting has long been considered an ideal approach to
producing green hydrogen by utilizing solar energy. However, the limited photocurrents and …

Dynamically Restructuring NixCryO Electrocatalyst for Stable Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Real Seawater

A Malek, Y Xue, X Lu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the pursuit of long‐term stability for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in seawater,
retaining the intrinsic catalytic activity is essential but has remained challenging. Herein, we …