Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
highlights
the
functions
of
layered
double
hydroxide-modified
bismuth
vanadate
photoanodes
in
solar
water
splitting.
Future
outlook
on
photoanode
is
also
summarized.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Regulating
the
ferroelectric
polarization
in
catalysts
is
an
emerging
strategy
to
advance
water
splitting
reactions,
with
merits
of
high
charge
transfer
rate,
creation
real
active
sites,
and
optimizing
chemisorption
energy.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(40)
Published: June 28, 2024
Abstract
Luminescent
solar
concentrators
(LSCs)
are
complementary
sunlight
collectors
for
photovoltaics
(PVs).
Emissive
fluorophores
embedded
in
a
transparent
waveguide
collect
radiation
over
large
area
and
convert
it
into
luminescence
directed
to
the
PV
cells
that
frame
waveguide's
edges.
Among
various
fluorophores,
perovskite
nanocrystals
(PNCs)
show
considerable
potential
LSCs
thanks
their
wide
size/composition/shape
tunable
broad
absorption
spectrum
ranging
from
UV
near‐infrared,
which
significantly
overlaps
with
spectrum.
They
also
feature
high
brightness
photoluminescence
quantum
yield
of
up
100%
ease
fabrication
through
wet
chemistry
approaches.
In
addition,
PNCs
can
be
engineered
minimize
absorption/emission
overlap,
is
key
suppressing
energy
losses
caused
by
reabsorption.
Here,
structure
properties
then
correlate
them
LSC
performance
presented.
The
synthesis
using
wet‐chemistry
approaches
summarize
latest
developments
PNCs‐based
LSCs,
categorized
engineering
strategies
design
configurations
critically
reviewed.
Finally,
described
major
challenges
perspectives
future
work,
outlining
rational
design,
synthesis,
PNC
loading,
surface
engineering,
machine‐learning‐based
tuning
PNC‐LSC.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(11), P. 2357 - 2382
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
total
efficiency
of
PEC
water
splitting
can
be
divided
into
light
absorption,
charge
separation,
and
surface
injection
efficiencies.
Charge
separation
process
in
ns–μs
is
valuable
to
modulate
but
challenging
clarify
the
working
mechanism.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
The
use
of
conductive
and
corrosion-resistant
protective
layers
represents
a
key
strategy
for
improving
the
durability
light
absorber
materials
in
photoelectrochemical
water
splitting.
For
high
performance
photoanodes
such
as
Si,
GaAs,
GaP,
amorphous
TiO
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
This
comprehensive
review
provides
a
holistic
overview
of
recent
advances
in
interface
engineering
strategies
for
photoelectrochemical
water
oxidation,
highlighting
their
role
improving
device
efficiency
and
stability.
ChemSusChem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(21)
Published: May 25, 2024
Green
hydrogen
production
using
particulate
photocatalyst
materials
has
attracted
much
attention
in
recent
years
because
this
process
could
potentially
lead
to
inexpensive
and
scalable
solar-to-chemical
energy
conversion
systems.
Although
the
development
of
efficient
photocatalysts
enabling
one-step
overall
water
splitting
(OWS)
with
solar-to-hydrogen
efficiencies
excess
10
%
remains
challenging,
promising
candidates
exhibiting
OWS
activity
have
been
demonstrated.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
introduction
semiconductor
highlights
advances
photocatalytic
via
both
two-step
photoexcitation
processes.
The
also
covers
developments
SrTiO