Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 10, Issue 22, Pages 4306-4323Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701450
Keywords
co-catalysts; electrocatalysis; phosphides; photocatalysis; water splitting
Funding
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB17000000]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2013CB834804, 2013CB632403]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21371175, 21773275]
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Solar-to-hydrogen conversion based on photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting is considered as a promising technology for sustainable hydrogen production. Developing earth-abundant H-2-production materials with robust activity and stability has become the mainstream in this field. Due to the unique properties and characteristics, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have been proven to be high performance co-catalysts to replace some of the classic precious metal materials in photocatalytic water splitting. In this Minireview, we summarize the recent significant progress of TMPs as co-catalysts for water splitting reaction with high activity and stability. Firstly, the characteristic of TMPs is briefly introduced. Then, we mainly discuss the recent research efforts toward their application as photocatalytic co-catalysts in photocatalytic H-2-production, O-2-evolution and photoelectrochemical water splitting. Finally, the catalytic mechanism, current existing challenges and future working directions for improving the performance of TMPs are proposed.
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