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Bing He et al.

Summary: The performance of photoanodes in PEC water splitting can be significantly enhanced by sandwiching a photothermal Co3O4 layer between a BiVO4 film and an FeOOH/NiOOH electrocatalyst sheet. This strategy improves light absorption, charge transfer, and water oxidation kinetics simultaneously, leading to superior photocurrent density and efficiency. The use of a variety of metal sulfides, nitrides, and phosphides as heaters can also yield high-performance photoanodes.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Synergetic integration of passivation layer and oxygen vacancy on hematite nanoarrays for boosted photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Hua-Min Li et al.

Summary: This study presents a method to improve the photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance of hematite photoanodes by using MoO3 modification. The MoO3 layer acts as an effective passivation component to decrease surface states and enhance charge separation and transfer efficiency. The introduction of oxygen vacancies further boosts the electrical conductivity and charge separation and transfer, leading to an increased photocurrent density. The synergistic integration of passivation layer and oxygen vacancies on photoelectrodes offers an efficient paradigm for solar energy conversion.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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Advanced Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Mohsin Ali Marwat et al.

Summary: This review provides a detailed explanation of the basic mechanism of PEC water splitting using electrocatalysts, and highlights recent advancements in the design, fabrication, and modification of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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Plasmon-Enhanced Charge Separation and Surface Reactions Based on Ag-Loaded Transition-Metal Hydroxide for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Xingming Ning et al.

Summary: Coating photoanodes with transition-metal hydroxides (TMH) is a promising approach for improving photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. Effective charge separation and enhanced surface catalysis dynamics are achieved through decoration of plasmon metal (Ag) in a semiconductor/TMH coupling system for PEC water splitting. The study provides a guiding design method for solar energy conversion with the semiconductor-TMH system, demonstrating the universality of the approach.

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Diffusion-Controlled Z-Scheme-Steered Charge Separation across PDI/BiOI Heterointerface for Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Light-Driven Photocatalysis

Haijie Ben et al.

Summary: Constructing a PDI/BiOI heterojunction with diffusion-controlled charge separation process through elaborately fabricated methods, the research reveals the effectiveness of diffusion-controlled driving force in enhancing photocatalytic activities. The study sheds light on the importance of diffusion-controlled charge separation and offers useful insights for the design of high-performance heterojunction photocatalysts for practical applications.

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Super-hydrophilic CoAl-LDH on BiVO4 for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity

Pengfei Yue et al.

Summary: In this work, a simple hydrothermal and plasma treatment strategy was used to prepare a super-hydrophilic H-CoAl-LDH/BiVO4 photoanode, which exhibited high photocurrent and charge separation efficiency, providing a promising approach to enhance the performance of BiVO4 anode in PEC water splitting applications.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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In situ construction of hybrid Co(OH)2 nanowires for promoting long-term water splitting

Shujie Liu et al.

Summary: Engineering the interfacial structure of Co/CoO/Co(OH)(2) nanowires via plasma etching approach led to fast charge transfer and high conductivity, resulting in enhanced electrocatalytic performances. The hybrid catalyst exhibited excellent stability and durability, showing promising potential for applications in solar-driven water splitting.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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Interfacial Bridging Strategy for Charge Extraction/Injection in the BiVO4/CoSn-Layered Double Hydroxide p-n Heterojunction Approach Using Graphene Quantum Dots for Enhanced Water Oxidation Kinetics

Suhaib Alam et al.

Summary: The designed BiVO4/GQDs/CoSn-LDH photoanode, with bridged graphene quantum dots (GQDs) forming a p-n heterojunction, demonstrates enhanced photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance with a maximum photocurrent density of 4.15 mA/cm(2) and a faradaic yield of approximately 91%. The introduction of GQDs provides a continuous conducting network to extract holes from the BiVO4 surface and efficiently inject into the CoSn-LDH surface for the water oxidation reaction.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2021)

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Load CoOx cocatalyst on photoanode by spin coating and calcination for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation: A case study on BiVO4

Jingwei Huang et al.

Summary: Water oxidation reaction is the rate-limiting step of the water splitting reaction, and efficiently loading water oxidation cocatalyst on photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation is challenging. By employing a facile approach to load CoOx onto BiVO4, the as-prepared CoOx/BiVO4 photoanode showed improved photocurrent efficiency and increased hydrogen and oxygen production.

JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Atomic layer deposition triggered Fe-In-S cluster and gradient energy band in ZnInS photoanode for improved oxygen evolution reaction

Linxing Meng et al.

Summary: Introducing Fe-In-S clusters onto the surface of the photoanode effectively lowers the electrochemical reaction barrier of oxygen evolution. Constructing a vertically ordered ZnInS nanosheet array with an interior gradient energy band as the photoanode significantly decreases bulk recombination of photo-generated carriers.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Incorporation of Sulfate Anions and Sulfur Vacancies in ZnIn2S4 Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Weiwei Xu et al.

Summary: This study developed a new method to enhance the photoelectrochemical performance of ZnIn2S4 photoanodes by introducing sulfate anions and controlled sulfur vacancies, improving the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics and carrier separation efficiency.

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The kinetics of metal oxide photoanodes from charge generation to catalysis

Socha Corby et al.

Summary: This article discusses the impact of charge carrier dynamics of metal oxide photoanodes on their photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance, along with comparison with the function of metal oxides in photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems. It evaluates the main kinetic processes determining photoanode performance and explores methods to enhance performance.

NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS (2021)

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Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes

Christine Kranz et al.

Summary: Research on light-driven catalysis is essential due to increasing energy consumption and global warming threats. Efforts are focused on developing artificial photosynthesis methods and using analytical and physicochemical techniques to understand solar energy-driven catalytic processes.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2021)

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Hybrid Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Systems: From Interface Design to System Assembly

Fujun Niu et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2020)

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A Spin Coating Method To Deposit Iridium-Based Catalysts onto Silicon for Water Oxidation Photoanodes

Micha Ben-Naim et al.

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Modulating Charge Separation Efficiency of Water Oxidation Photoanodes with Polyelectrolyte-Assembled Interfacial Dipole Layers

Sanghyun Bae et al.

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Towards Long-Term Photostability of Nickel Hydroxide/BiVO4 Photoanodes for Oxygen Evolution Catalysts via In Situ Catalyst Tuning

Rui-Ting Gao et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Synergistic effects of dual-electrocatalyst FeOOH/NiOOH thin films as effective surface photogenerated hole extractors on a novel hierarchical heterojunction photoanode structure for solar-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

Chong Siang Yaw et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy for Solar Energy Conversion Devices: What Does a Negative Value Mean?

Drialys Cardenas-Morcoso et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2020)

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Electrodeposited Co-Substituted LaFeO3 for Enhancing the Photoelectrochemical Activity of BiVO4

Yangqin Gao et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2020)

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In Situ Formation of Oxygen Vacancies Achieving Near-Complete Charge Separation in Planar BiVO4 Photoanodes

Songcan Wang et al.

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Enhanced PEC performance of hematite photoanode coupled with bimetallic oxyhydroxide NiFeOOH through a simple electroless method

Dong Chen et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2020)

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Fabrication of BiVO4 photoanode cocatalyzed with NiCo-layered double hydroxide for enhanced photoactivity of water oxidation

Houde She et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2020)

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PdPt-TiO2 nanowires: correlating composition, electronic effects and O-vacancies with activities towards water splitting and oxygen reduction

Anderson G. M. da Silva et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2020)

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In-situ implantation of plasmonic Ag into metal-organic frameworks for constructing efficient Ag/NH2-MIL-125/TiO2 photoanode

Weicheng Cui et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Ion Sputtering-Assisted Double-Side Interfacial Engineering for CdIn2S4 Photoanode toward Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Weiwei Xu et al.

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Designing a Transparent CdIn2S4/In(2)S(3)Bulk-Heterojunction Photoanode Integrated with a Perovskite Solar Cell for Unbiased Water Splitting

Linxing Meng et al.

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Unveiling the Activity and Stability Origin of BiVO4Photoanodes with FeNi Oxyhydroxides for Oxygen Evolution

Beibei Zhang et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Preparation of heterometallic CoNi-MOFs-modified BiVO4: a steady photoanode for improved performance in photoelectrochemical water splitting

Shiqian Zhou et al.

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In -situ generation of g -C 3 N 4 on BiVO 4 photoanode for highly e fficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Siyuan Li et al.

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Highly active deficient ternary sulfide photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Haimei Wang et al.

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Electrochemically Modifying the Electronic Structure of IrO2Nanoparticles for Overall Electrochemical Water Splitting with Extensive Adaptability

Lu Li et al.

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Gradient tantalum-doped hematite homojunction photoanode improves both photocurrents and turn-on voltage for solar water splitting

Hemin Zhang et al.

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High Interfacial Hole-Transfer Efficiency at GaFeO3Thin Film Photoanodes

Xin Sun et al.

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Cubic SiC Photoanode Coupling with Ni:FeOOH Oxygen-Evolution Cocatalyst for Sustainable Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Jingxin Jian et al.

SOLAR RRL (2020)

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A high-activity bimetallic OER cocatalyst for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting of BiVO4

Ruolin Hu et al.

NANOSCALE (2020)

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Bandgap-adjustment and enhanced surface photovoltage in Y-substituted LaTaIVO2N

Cora Bubeck et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation

Di Zhao et al.

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Recent Advances of Metal-Oxide Photoanodes: Engineering of Charge Separation and Transportation toward Efficient Solar Water Splitting

Mu Xiao et al.

SOLAR RRL (2020)

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Doping-Induced Amorphization, Vacancy, and Gradient Energy Band in SnS2 Nanosheet Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Linxing Meng et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2019)

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TiO2 ALD decorated CuO/BiVO4 p-n heterojunction for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting

Linxing Meng et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Hybrid 0D/2D edamame shaped ZnIn2S4 photoanode modified by Co-Pi and Pt for charge management towards efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Miao Zhou et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2019)

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Black phosphorene as a hole extraction layer boosting solar water splitting of oxygen evolution catalysts

Kan Zhang et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

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Novel Black BiVO4/TiO2-x Photoanode with Enhanced Photon Absorption and Charge Separation for Efficient and Stable Solar Water Splitting

Zhangliu Tian et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2019)

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Zipping Up NiFe(OH)x-Encapsulated Hematite To Achieve an Ultralow Turn-On Potential for Water Oxidation

Mingyang Li et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2019)

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Ni/Fe Codoped In2S3 Nanosheet Arrays Boost Photo-Electrochemical Performance of Planar Si Photocathodes

Linxing Meng et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2019)

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A Plasma-Triggered O-S Bond and P-N Junction Near the Surface of a SnS2 Nanosheet Array to Enable Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

Linxing Meng et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2019)

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Rational Design and Construction of Cocatalysts for Semiconductor-Based Photo-Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution: A Comprehensive Review

Xiao-Ting Xu et al.

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Interface Engineering for Modulation of Charge Carrier Behavior in ZnO Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Zhuo Kang et al.

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Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Surface Modification of Cobalt-Phosphate-Loaded Co3O4/Fe2O3 p-n Heterojunction Nanorod Arrays

Sha-Sha Yi et al.

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In situ growth of a-Fe2O3@ Co3O4 core-shell wormlike nanoarrays for a highly efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation reaction

Chunmei Li et al.

NANOSCALE (2019)

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Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: A Detailed Spectroelectrochemical Analysis on the pH-Dependent Performance

Yongpeng Liu et al.

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2019)

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Strategies for enhancing the photocurrent, photovoltage, and stability of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Wooseok Yang et al.

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Progress on ternary oxide-based photoanodes for use in photoelectrochemical cells for solar water splitting

Dong Ki Lee et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2019)

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Directed synthesis of SnO2@BiVO4/Co-Pi photoanode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting and urea oxidation

Jingchao Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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Atomically Thin Mesoporous In2O3-x/In2S3 Lateral Heterostructures Enabling Robust Broadband-Light Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting

Jungang Hou et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2018)

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Potential-sensing electrochemical atomic force microscopy for in operando analysis of water-splitting catalysts and interfaces

Michael R. Nellist et al.

NATURE ENERGY (2018)

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Enhancing long-term photostability of BiVO4 photoanodes for solar water splitting by tuning electrolyte composition

Dong Ki Lee et al.

NATURE ENERGY (2018)

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Smoothing Surface Trapping States in 3D Coral-Like CoOOH-Wrapped-BiVO4 for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Fumin Tang et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2018)

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A Stress-Free and Textured GaP Template on Silicon for Solar Water Splitting

Ida Lucci et al.

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New Iron-Cobalt Oxide Catalysts Promoting BiVO4 Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Songcan Wang et al.

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Defect-Enhanced Charge Separation and Transfer within Protection Layer/Semiconductor Structure of Photoanodes

Jianyun Zheng et al.

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2D Porous TiO2 Single-Crystalline Nanostructure Demonstrating High Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting Performance

Teera Butburee et al.

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Ultrathin FeOOH Nanolayers with Abundant Oxygen Vacancies on BiVO4 Photoanodes for Efficient Water Oxidation

Beibei Zhang et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2018)

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Transition-Metal-Based Electrocatalysts as Cocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Mini Review

Deng Li et al.

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Nanoscale imaging of charge carrier transport in water splitting photoanodes

Johanna Eichhorn et al.

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Tailored NiOx/Ni Cocatalysts on Silicon for Highly Efficient Water Splitting Photoanodes via Pulsed Electrodeposition

Sol A. Lee et al.

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Design of continuous built-in band bending in self-supported CdS nanorod-based hierarchical architecture for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

Yu Yu et al.

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Efficient Water Splitting Cascade Photoanodes with Ligand-Engineered MnO Cocatalysts

Mi Gyoung Lee et al.

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All-in-one visible-light-driven water splitting by combining nanoparticulate and molecular co-catalysts on CdS nanorods

Christian M. Wolff et al.

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Simultaneous Manipulation of O-Doping and Metal Vacancy in Atomically Thin Zn10In16S34 Nanosheet Arrays toward Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance

Linxing Meng et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2018)

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In Situ Fabrication of Heterostructure on Nickel Foam with Tuned Composition for Enhancing Water-Splitting Performance

Xuerong Zheng et al.

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Plasma-Induced Vacancy Defects in Oxygen Evolution Cocatalysts on Ta3N5 Photoanodes Promoting Solar Water Splitting

Lei Wang et al.

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Rapid activation of Co3O4 cocatalysts with oxygen vacancies on TiO2 photoanodes for efficient water splitting

Guojun Dong et al.

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Plasmonic Octahedral Gold Nanoparticles of Maximized Near Electromagnetic Fields for Enhancing Catalytic Hole Transfer in Solar Water Splitting

Cheon Woo Moon et al.

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Ultrastable low-bias water splitting photoanodes via photocorrosion inhibition and in situ catalyst regeneration

Yongbo Kuang et al.

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Facile room-temperature surface modification of unprecedented FeB co-catalysts on Fe2O3 nanorod photoanodes for high photoelectrochemical performance

Aizhen Liao et al.

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Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

Zhi Wei Seh et al.

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Compound Homojunction: Heterojunction Reduces Bulk and Interface Recombination in ZnO Photoanodes for Water Splitting

Ning Wang et al.

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Defect-Engineered Ultrathin δ-MnO2 Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Electrodes for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

Yunxuan Zhao et al.

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In situ growth of a TiO2 layer on a flexible Ti substrate targeting the interface recombination issue of BiVO4 photoanodes for efficient solar water splitting

Jiuwang Gu et al.

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Boosting photoelectrochemical activities of heterostructured photoanodes through interfacial modulation of oxygen vacancies

Xiaoqiang An et al.

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Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution along with byproducts suppressing over Z-scheme CdxZn1-xS/Au/g-C3N4 photocatalysts under visible light

He Zhao et al.

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Earth-abundant catalysts for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical water splitting

Isolda Roger et al.

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Synthesis of WO3/BiVO4 photoanode using a reaction of bismuth nitrate with peroxovanadate on WO3 film for efficient photoelectrocatalytic water splitting and organic pollutant degradation

Qingyi Zeng et al.

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Doping strategy to promote the charge separation in BiVO4 photoanodes

Bo Zhang et al.

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An in situ transformation approach for fabrication of BiVO4/WO3 heterojunction photoanode with high photoelectrochemical activity

Canjun Liu et al.

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Photoelectrochemical devices for solar water splitting - materials and challenges

Chaoran Jiang et al.

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Interface optimization of ZnO nanorod/CdS quantum dots heterostructure by a facile two-step low-temperature thermal treatment for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting

Qun Nie et al.

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A Front-Illuminated Nanostructured Transparent BiVO4 Photoanode for > 2% Efficient Water Splitting

Yongbo Kuang et al.

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Strongly Enhanced Water Splitting Performance of Ta3N5 Nanotube Photoanodes with Subnitrides

Lei Wang et al.

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TiO2/graphene/NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanorod array photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Fanyu Ning et al.

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Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO2 Coupled to Water Oxidation Using a Photocathode with a Ru(II)-Re(I) Complex Photocatalyst and a CoOx/TaON Photoanode

Go Sahara et al.

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Interface engineering of the photoelectrochemical performance of Ni-oxide-coated n-Si photoanodes by atomic-layer deposition of ultrathin films of cobalt oxide

Xinghao Zhou et al.

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Energetics and Solvation Effects at the Photoanode/Catalyst Interface: Ohmic Contact versus Schottky Barrier

Yuan Ping et al.

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Sputtered NiOx Films for Stabilization of p+n-InP Photoanodes for Solar-Driven Water Oxidation

Ke Sun et al.

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Amorphous TiO2 coatings stabilize Si, GaAs, and GaP photoanodes for efficient water oxidation

Shu Hu et al.

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Nanoporous BiVO4 Photoanodes with Dual-Layer Oxygen Evolution Catalysts for Solar Water Splitting

Tae Woo Kim et al.

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Water Oxidation at Hematite Photoelectrodes: The Role of Surface States

Benjamin Klahr et al.

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Band Edge Electronic Structure of BiVO4: Elucidating the Role of the Bi s and V d Orbitals

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