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Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting [PDF]

CHIMIA, 2007
To halt the buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas, the development of an alternative energy source to fossil fuels becomes more and more important. Hydrogen (H2) has the potential to meet the requirements as a clean non-fossil
Antonio Currao
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Photoelectrochemical water splitting cells at elevated pressure using BiVO4 and platinized III-V semiconductor photoelectrodes [PDF]

Nature Communications
Direct production of pressurized green hydrogen via photoelectrochemical water splitting reduces the need for mechanical compression and mitigates bubble-related losses. However, existing demonstrations have been limited to atmospheric pressure. Here, we
Feng Liang, Heejung Kong, Diwakar Suresh Babu, Roel van de Krol, Fatwa F. Abdi   +4 more
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Efficiency limits for photoelectrochemical water-splitting

Nature Communications, 2016
Theoretical limiting efficiencies play a critical role in determining technological viability and expectations for device prototypes. Here, the authors present a unified framework for photoelectrochemical device performance through which previous ...
Katherine T. Fountaine, Hans Joachim Lewerenz, Harry A. Atwater   +2 more
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Anchoring group regulation in semiconductor/molecular complex hybrid photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting [PDF]

Smart Molecules
Rational interface engineering via regulating the anchoring groups between molecular catalysts and light‐absorbing semiconductors is essential and emergent to stabilize the semiconductor/molecular complex interaction and facilitate the photocarriers ...
Xiangyan Chen, Fujun Niu, Tongxiang Ma, Qingyu Li, Shaopeng Wang, Shaohua Shen   +5 more
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Deposition of FeOOH Layer on Ultrathin Hematite Nanoflakes to Promote Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting [PDF]

Micromachines
Hematite is one of the most promising photoanode materials for the study of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting because of its ideal bandgap with sufficient visible light absorption and stability in alkaline electrolytes.
Wenyao Zhang, Ya Zhang, Xiao Miao, Ling Zhao, Changqing Zhu   +4 more
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Investigation of Photoelectrochemical Performance under the Piezoelectric Effect Based on Different Zinc Oxide Morphologies

Inorganics, 2022
Recently, the piezoelectric effect has been widely used in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, and the morphology of the piezoelectric material is a critical factor affecting the piezo-photoelectrochemical water splitting performance.
Dong Wang, Rui Liu, Changcun Han, Baohua Tan, Qian Fu, Zhifeng Liu   +5 more
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Novel Nanoarchitectured Cu₂Te as a Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Applications

Nanomaterials, 2022
Designing photocathodes with nanostructures has been considered a promising way to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting activity. Cu2Te is one of the promising semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting, the ...
Dong Jin Lee, G. Mohan Kumar, V. Ganesh, Hee Chang Jeon, Deuk Young Kim, Tae Won Kang, P. Ilanchezhiyan   +6 more
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Benchmark performance of low-cost Sb2Se3 photocathodes for unassisted solar overall water splitting

Nature Communications, 2020
While photoelectrochemical water splitting offers an integrated means to convert sunlight to a renewable fuel, cost-effective light-absorbers are rare.
Wooseok Yang, Jin Hyun Kim, Oliver S. Hutter, Laurie J. Phillips, Jeiwan Tan, Jaemin Park, Hyungsoo Lee, Jonathan D. Major, Jae Sung Lee, Jooho Moon   +9 more
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Organic Semiconductors as Photoanodes for Solar-driven Photoelectrochemical Fuel Production

CHIMIA, 2021
The direct conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, via photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting requires the efficient oxidation of water at a photoanode.
Arvindh Sekar, Kevin Sivula
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Perovskite BaTaO2N: From Materials Synthesis to Solar Water Splitting

Advanced Science, 2023
Barium tantalum oxynitride (BaTaO2N), as a member of an emerging class of perovskite oxynitrides, is regarded as a promising inorganic material for solar water splitting because of its small band gap, visible light absorption, and suitable band edge ...
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Ronald Vargas, Fuxiang Zhang, Katsuya Teshima, Martin Lerch   +4 more
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