Photoelectrochemical water splitting: a road from stable metal oxides to protected thin film solar cells

C Ros, T Andreu, JR Morante - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has attracted great attention during past decades
thanks to the possibility to reduce the production costs of hydrogen or other solar fuels, by …

A mini review on nickel-based electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

M Gong, DY Wang, CC Chen, BJ Hwang, H Dai - Nano Research, 2016 - Springer
High gravimetric energy density, earth-abundance, and environmental friendliness of
hydrogen sources have inspired the utilization of hydrogen fuel as a clean alternative to …

Strategies for stable water splitting via protected photoelectrodes

D Bae, B Seger, PCK Vesborg, O Hansen… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar-fuel conversion is a promising approach to provide clean
and storable fuel (eg, hydrogen and methanol) directly from sunlight, water and CO2 …

Metal‐organic framework‐based nanomaterials for electrocatalysis

A Mahmood, W Guo, H Tabassum… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) with high surface area and tunable chemical structures
have attracted tremendous attention. Recently, there has been increasing interest in deriving …

Thin-film materials for the protection of semiconducting photoelectrodes in solar-fuel generators

S Hu, NS Lewis, JW Ager, J Yang… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical instability of semiconductors in aqueous electrolytes has impeded the
development of robust sunlight-driven water-splitting systems. We review the use of …

Amorphous Ni (OH) 2 encounter with crystalline CuS in hollow spheres: a mesoporous nano-shelled heterostructure for hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

SQ Liu, HR Wen, YW Zhu, XZ Fu, R Sun, CP Wong - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Highly active, durable and cost-effective eletrocatalysts are crucial for hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER). Herein, we report novel hollow hybrid spheres comprising of amorphous Ni …

Crystalline TiO2 protective layer with graded oxygen defects for efficient and stable silicon-based photocathode

J Zheng, Y Lyu, R Wang, C **e, H Zhou… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The trade-offs between photoelectrode efficiency and stability significantly hinder the
practical application of silicon-based photoelectrochemical devices. Here, we report a facile …

Non-noble metals applied to solar water splitting

SS Yi, XB Zhang, BR Wulan, JM Yan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The generation of hydrogen (H2) induced by solar water splitting over semiconductors has
been regarded as one of the most promising strategies for providing clean and renewable …

Advanced nickel nanoparticles technology: From synthesis to applications

ND Jaji, HL Lee, MH Hussin, HM Akil… - Nanotechnology …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Over the last decade, nickel nanoparticles (NiNPs) have been investigated for various
potential applications due to their superior ferromagnetic properties such as magneto …

Recent advancement of p‐and d‐block elements, single atoms, and graphene‐based photoelectrochemical electrodes for water splitting

JN Tiwari, AN Singh, S Sultan… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐assisted photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen energy is
considered the most promising solution for clean, green, and renewable sources of energy …