A heteroelectrode structure for solar water splitting: integrated cobalt ditelluride across a TiO2-passivated silicon microwire array

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1488-1496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behrouz Bazri ◽  
Yu-Chen Lin ◽  
Tzu-Hsiang Lu ◽  
Chih-Jung Chen ◽  
Elaheh Kowsari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Molecular Hydrogen ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Hydrogen Atoms ◽  
Proton Reduction ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Surface Hydrogen ◽  
Silicon Microwire ◽  
Passivated Silicon ◽  
Combine Surface

CoTe2@TiO2-Si-MWs provide active sites for proton reduction and combine surface hydrogen atoms into molecular hydrogen.

scholarly journals Large-area printing of ferroelectric surface and super-domains for efficient solar water splitting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tian ◽  
Yaqing Wei ◽  
Minghui Pei ◽  
Rongrong Cao ◽  
Zhenao Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Catalytic Sites ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Magnitude Increase

Abstract Surface electronic structures of the photoelectrodes determine the activity and efficiency of the photoelectrochemical water splitting, but the controls of their surface structures and interfacial chemical reactions remain challenging. Here, we use ferroelectric BiFeO3 as a model system to demonstrate an efficient and controllable water splitting reaction by large-area constructing the hydroxyls-bonded surface. The up-shift of band edge positions at this surface enables and enhances the interfacial holes and electrons transfer through the hydroxyl-active-sites, leading to simultaneously enhanced oxygen and hydrogen evolutions. Furthermore, printing of ferroelectric super-domains with microscale checkboard up/down electric fields separates the distribution of reduction/oxidation catalytic sites, enhancing the charge separation and giving rise to an order of magnitude increase of the photocurrent. This large-area printable ferroelectric surface and super-domains offer an alternative platform for controllable and high-efficient photocatalysis.

Ultrathin NiCo2O4 nanosheets with dual-metal active sites for enhanced solar water splitting of a BiVO4 photoanode

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (39) ◽  
pp. 22274-22278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenchen Feng ◽  
Qi Zhou ◽  
Bin Zheng ◽  
Xiang Cheng ◽  
Yajun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Dual Metal ◽  
Nico2o4 Nanosheets ◽  
First Time

Spinel-structured NiCo2O4 nanosheets with dual-metal active sites, an ultrathin structure, and abundant oxygen vacancies were decorated for the first time on a BiVO4 photoanode for highly efficient PEC water oxidation.

scholarly journals Artificial photosynthesis by light absorption, charge separation, and multielectron catalysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (50) ◽  
pp. 6554-6572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloš Đokić ◽  
Han Sen Soo
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Charge Separation ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Redox Catalysis ◽  
Proton Reduction ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Novel Approaches

We highlight recent novel approaches in the field of artificial photosynthesis. We emphasize the potential of a highly modular plug-and-play concept that we hope will persuade the community to explore a more inclusive variety of multielectron redox catalysis to complement the proton reduction and water oxidation half-reactions in traditional solar water splitting systems.

A novel ligand with –NH2 and –COOH-decorated Co/Fe-based oxide for an efficient overall water splitting: dual modulation roles of active sites and local electronic structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6266-6273
Author(s):  
Yalan Zhang ◽  
Zebin Yu ◽  
Ronghua Jiang ◽  
Jung Huang ◽  
Yanping Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Global Energy ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Local Electronic Structure ◽  
Electrochemical Water Splitting

Excellent electrochemical water splitting with remarkable durability can provide a solution to satisfy the increasing global energy demand in which the electrode materials play an important role.

Combinatorial Fabrication and High-Throughput Characterization of Thin Film Metal Oxide Libraries for Solar water Splitting

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Ludwig ◽  
Mona Nowak ◽  
Swati Kumari ◽  
Helge S. Stein ◽  
Ramona Gutkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting

Carrier Engineering of Zr-mediated Ta3N5 Film as Efficient Photoanode for Solar Water Splitting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zou ◽  
Xueyang Han ◽  
Chengxiong Wang ◽  
Yunkun Zhao ◽  
Chun Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Structure ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting

Ta3N5 is regarded as a promising candidate material with adequate visible light absorption and band structure for photoelectrochemical water splitting. However, the performance of Ta3N5 is severely limited by the...

scholarly journals Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar water-splitting photovoltaics for solar seawater desalination

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 100468
Author(s):  
Lintao Li ◽  
Chenyang Wang ◽  
Kuang Feng ◽  
Dingwang Huang ◽  
Kang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Cu2znsns4 Thin Film

scholarly journals Wittichenite semiconductor of Cu3BiS3 films for efficient hydrogen evolution from solar driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dingwang Huang ◽  
Lintao Li ◽  
Kang Wang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Kuang Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Solar Hydrogen ◽  
Onset Potential ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Current Densities

AbstractA highly efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly photocathode with long-term stability is the goal of practical solar hydrogen evolution applications. Here, we found that the Cu3BiS3 film-based photocathode meets the abovementioned requirements. The Cu3BiS3-based photocathode presents a remarkable onset potential over 0.9 VRHE with excellent photoelectrochemical current densities (~7 mA/cm2 under 0 VRHE) and appreciable 10-hour long-term stability in neutral water solutions. This high onset potential of the Cu3BiS3-based photocathode directly results in a good unbiased operating photocurrent of ~1.6 mA/cm2 assisted by the BiVO4 photoanode. A tandem device of Cu3BiS3-BiVO4 with an unbiased solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2.04% is presented. This tandem device also presents high stability over 20 hours. Ultimately, a 5 × 5 cm2 large Cu3BiS3-BiVO4 tandem device module is fabricated for standalone overall solar water splitting with a long-term stability of 60 hours.

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