Expanding
material
types
and
developing
two-dimensional
(2D)
semiconductor
materials
with
high
performance
have
been
hotspots
in
the
field.
In
this
research,
it
is
found
that
12
existing
semiconductors
A
Applied Physics Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(4)
Published: Oct. 8, 2024
Significant
efforts
have
been
dedicated
to
hydrogen
production
through
photocatalytic
water
splitting
(PWS)
over
the
past
five
decades.
However,
achieving
commercially
viable
solar-to-hydrogen
conversion
efficiency
in
PWS
systems
remains
elusive.
These
face
intrinsic
and
extrinsic
challenges,
such
as
inadequate
light
absorption,
insufficient
charge
separation,
limited
redox
active
sites,
low
surface
area,
scalability
issues
practical
designs.
To
address
these
issues,
conventional
strategies
including
heterojunction
engineering,
plasmonics,
hybridization,
lattice
defects,
sensitization,
upconversion
processes
extensively
employed.
More
recently,
innovative
hybrid
like
photonic
crystal-assisted
polarization
field-assisted
emerged,
which
improve
absorption
separation
by
harnessing
slow
photon
effect,
multiple
scattering,
piezoelectric,
pyroelectric,
ferroelectric
properties
of
materials.
This
review
article
aims
provide
a
comprehensive
examination
summary
new
synergistic
approaches,
integrating
plasmonic
effects,
processes,
crystal
photocatalysis.
It
also
explores
role
temperature
suppressing
exciton
recombination
during
photothermic
highlights
emerging
effects
magnetic
fields,
periodic
illumination,
many-body
large-hole
polaron,
anapole
excitations,
hold
significant
potential
advance
technology
facilitate
renewable
generation.
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(7), P. 7300 - 7311
Published: March 27, 2024
Renowned
for
their
outstanding
structural
and
electronic
properties,
two-dimensional
(2D)
polar
materials
are
highly
regarded
as
promising
candidates
advanced
optoelectronics
catalysis
applications.
Herein,
based
on
the
design
principle
of
valence
charge
balance
layer
stacking,
we
successfully
designed
22
stable
2D
monolayers
with
intrinsic
built-in
electric
fields.
The
predicted
monolayer,
i.e.,
MAN3,
originates
from
MA2N4
(M=
V,
Nb,
Ta;
A
=
Si,
Ge)
has
been
widely
studied
in
recent
years.
All
these
exhibit
semiconductor
half
displaying
a
direct
band
feature.
Additionally,
MAN3
monolayer
shows
remarkable
hole
mobility
(∼104
cm2
V–1
s–1)
optical
absorption.
Furthermore,
edges
not
only
facilitate
establishment
diverse
interface
contacts
but
also
meet
requirements
photovoltaic
water
splitting.
Our
work
significantly
expands
family
provides
valuable
insights
its
future
research
optoelectronic