Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Organic
photoelectrochemical
transistor
(OPECT)-based
sensors
that
use
light-sensitive
semiconductor
materials
as
the
gate
have
recently
garnered
increasing
interest
in
various
fields
ranging
from
biological
analysis
to
environmental
monitoring.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 5, 2025
Abstract
The
loading
of
transition‐metal
oxyhydroxide
(TMOH)
on
semiconductor
(SC)
has
been
recognized
as
a
promising
approach
for
promoting
photoelectrochemical
(PEC)
water
splitting.
Nonetheless,
major
challenges
such
substantial
carrier
recombination
and
slow
surface
oxidation
continue
to
hinder
the
achievement
desirable
PEC
performance.
This
study
proposes
feasible
ligand
engineering
strategy
simultaneously
boost
charge
separation
catalytic
kinetics
through
coordinating
2‐methylimidazole
(2‐MI)
within
SC/TMOH
system.
In
situ
ultraviolet/visible
spectroelectrochemistry
(UV/vis‐SEC)
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
show
that
coordination
2‐MI
influences
TMOH/electrolyte
interfaces,
notably
enhancing
dynamics
hole
transfer
while
reducing
adsorption
oxygen‐containing
intermediates.
As
anticipated,
BiVO
4
/FeNiOOH/2‐MI
photoanode
demonstrates
an
impressive
photocurrent
6.52
mA
cm
−2
at
1.23
V
RHE
,
featuring
excellent
photostability
low
onset
potential
0.35
.
Additionally,
molecule
can
be
employed
in
development
alternative
configurations,
/FeNiOOH
(soak)/2‐MI,
improve
efficiency.
work
opens
new
horizon
designing
photoanodes
efficient
stable
Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 10, 2025
Abstract
Hydrogen
production
by
electrochemical
water
splitting
is
considered
to
be
a
key
strategic
energy
technology,
and
proton
exchange
membrane
electrolyzers
(PEMWEs)
anion
(AEMWEs)
are
ideal
technologies
for
green
hydrogen
in
recent
years.
However,
PEMWEs
AEMWEs
lack
low‐cost
high‐performance
acidic
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
alkaline
(HER)
electrocatalysts
respectively,
limiting
their
large‐scale
development.
Recently,
ruthenium
(Ru)‐based
have
received
lot
of
attention
because
activity
better
than
that
commercial
catalysts
price
more
affordable,
showing
great
potential
OER
HER.
there
still
obstacles
Ru‐based
practical
applications
industrial
electrolyzers,
regulatory
strategies
need
developed
further
optimize
its
performance.
Herein,
comprehensive
review
presented
concerning
it.
First,
fundamental
principles
focus
the
basic
content
application
discussed.
Then,
summarized,
providing
detailed
analysis
elucidate
mechanisms,
properties,
electrolyzers.
Finally,
outlooks
prospects
challenges
future
proposed.
EcoEnergy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 18, 2025
ABSTRACT
Hematite
is
a
promising
candidate
material
for
photoanodes,
but
the
efficiency
of
state‐of‐the‐art
hematite
photoanodes
limited
by
low
absorption
coefficient,
short
hole
diffusion
length,
and
slow
water
oxidation
kinetics.
In
this
work,
high‐efficiency
photoanode
was
designed
fabricated
introducing
titanium‐doped
(Ti:Fe
2
O
3
)
homojunction
with
different
doping
contents
hierarchical
nanorod/nanobowl
array
structure.
The
homojuction
consisted
Ti
nanorods
grown
on
high
nanobowl
arrays,
leading
to
formation
broad
built‐in
electric
field,
significantly
enhancing
charge
separation
transfer
within
bulk.
Furthermore,
radially
inside
bowls
bowl
edges
enabled
enhanced
light
through
multiple
scattering
while
offering
larger
electrode–electrolyte
contact
area
providing
more
reaction
sites.
Compared
Ti:Fe
nanorod
exhibited
an
increase
in
photocurrent
density
from
1.6
mA
cm
−2
3.0
at
1.23
V
versus
RHE,
maintaining
long‐term
stability
over
100
h
RHE.
This
study
not
only
achieved
high‐performance
also
provided
new
perspective
design
differently
desired
nanostructures.