Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12030344
Keywords
visible-light-driven photocatalyst; cocatalyst; water splitting; carbon neutral; metal nanocluster; nanoparticle; functionalization
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Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [20H02698, 20H02552, 17H05385, 19H04595, 18H05178, 20H05115, 21H00027]
- JST Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven RD (A-STEP) [JPMJTM20MS]
- Nissanken
- Yashima Environment Technology Foundation
- Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science and Technology
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21H00027, 20H02552, 20H02698, 20H05115, 19H04595] Funding Source: KAKEN
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This review summarizes recent studies on the development and functionalization of visible-light-driven water-splitting photocatalysts, aiming to share current technology and future challenges with readers in various fields and expedite practical applications.
With global warming and the depletion of fossil resources, our fossil fuel-dependent society is expected to shift to one that instead uses hydrogen (H-2) as a clean and renewable energy. To realize this, the photocatalytic water-splitting reaction, which produces H-2 from water and solar energy through photocatalysis, has attracted much attention. However, for practical use, the functionality of water-splitting photocatalysts must be further improved to efficiently absorb visible (Vis) light, which accounts for the majority of sunlight. Considering the mechanism of water-splitting photocatalysis, researchers in the various fields must be employed in this type of study to achieve this. However, for researchers in fields other than catalytic chemistry, ceramic (semiconductor) materials chemistry, and electrochemistry to participate in this field, new reviews that summarize previous reports on water-splitting photocatalysis seem to be needed. Therefore, in this review, we summarize recent studies on the development and functionalization of Vis-light-driven water-splitting photocatalysts. Through this summary, we aim to share current technology and future challenges with readers in the various fields and help expedite the practical application of Vis-light-driven water-splitting photocatalysts.
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