SIn2Te/TeIn2Se: a type-II heterojunction as water-splitting photocatalyst with high solar energy harvesting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peishen Shang ◽  
Chunxiao Zhang ◽  
Mengshi Zhou ◽  
Chaoyu He ◽  
Tao Ouyang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Renewable Hydrogen

Searching for photocatalysts is crucial for the production of renewable hydrogen from water. Two-dimensional (2D) vdW heterojunctions show great potential. Using first- principles calculations within the HSE06 functional, we propose...

Two-dimensional penta-SiAs2: a potential metal-free photocatalyst for overall water splitting

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (34) ◽  
pp. 11980-11987
Author(s):  
Kai Zheng ◽  
Heping Cui ◽  
Houcai Luo ◽  
Jiabing Yu ◽  
Shaogang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

We thoroughly investigated the photocatalytic performance of novel 2D penta-SiAs2 as an efficient photocatalyst based on first-principles calculations.

Two-dimensional type-II g-C3N4/SiP–GaS heterojunctions as water splitting photocatalysts: first-principles predictions

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (27) ◽  
pp. 15649-15657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Hu ◽  
Wencai Yi ◽  
Tongde Rao ◽  
Jianting Tang ◽  
Chuanbo Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Visible Light Driven

The g-C3N4/SiP-α, -β and -γ heterojunctions are all visible-light-driven water splitting photocatalysts with a type-II band alignment.

A novel design of SiH/CeO2(111) van der Waals type-II heterojunction for water splitting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zeng ◽  
Liang Xu ◽  
Xin Luo ◽  
Bojun Peng ◽  
Zongle Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Efficient Type ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials ◽  
Splitting Water ◽  
Novel Design

Searching economical low-dimensional materials to construct the high-efficient type-II heterojunction photocatalyst for splitting water into hydrogen is very strategic. In this study, using the first-principles calculations, we construct a novel...

A facile and green synthesis of colloidal Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals and their application in highly efficient solar water splitting

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 4695-4709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Suryawanshi ◽  
Seung Wook Shin ◽  
Uma Ghorpade ◽  
Donghoon Song ◽  
Chang Woo Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Fabrication Cost ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Energy Harvesting Devices

The development of solution-processable routes as well as compounds consisting of earth abundant elements is highly desirable to reduce the fabrication cost of solar energy harvesting devices.

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