Stepping Towards Solar Water Splitting: Recent Progress in Bismuth Vanadate Photoanodes

Crystallographic-Orientation-Dependent Charge Separation of BiVO4 for Solar Water Oxidation

(2019) Deng Li et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Dual Quantum Dot‐Decorated Bismuth Vanadate Photoanodes for Highly Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

(2019) Peng Luan et al.   ChemSusChem

Elaborately Modified BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

(2019) Jin Hyun Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Conformal BiVO4-Layer/WO3-Nanoplate-Array Heterojunction Photoanode Modified with Cobalt Phosphate Cocatalyst for Significantly Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performances

(2018) Xueliang Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

New BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes with Enriched Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Solar-Driven Water Splitting

(2018) Songcan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Promoted Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen with Surface Oxygen Vacancies on Plasmon-Enhanced TiO2 Photoelectrodes

(2018) Chengcheng Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2018) Beibei Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Visible-Light-Responsive Photoanodes for Highly Active, Stable Water Oxidation

(2018) Jeongsuk Seo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bismuth Vanadate with Electrostatically Anchored 3D Carbon Nitride Nano-networks as Efficient Photoanodes for Water Oxidation

(2018) Peng Luan et al.   ChemSusChem

Boosting the solar water oxidation performance of a BiVO4 photoanode by crystallographic orientation control

(2018) Hyun Soo Han et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Spatial control of cocatalysts and elimination of interfacial defects towards efficient and robust CIGS photocathodes for solar water splitting

(2018) Mengxin Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies

(2018) Shane Ardo et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Role of Cobalt−Iron (Oxy)Hydroxide (CoFeOx) as Oxygen Evolution Catalyst on Hematite Photoanodes

(2018) Jifang Zhang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photoelectrocatalytic Materials for Solar Water Splitting

(2018) Tingting Yao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Scalable Triple Cation Mixed Halide Perovskite-BiVO4 Tandems for Bias-Free Water Splitting

(2018) Virgil Andrei et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Dimension-matched plasmonic Au/TiO2/BiVO4 nanocomposites as efficient wide-visible-light photocatalysts to convert CO2 and mechanistic insights

(2018) Ji Bian et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation Activity and Stability of Mo-Doped BiVO4 through the Uniform Assembly Coating of NiFe–Phenolic Networks

(2018) Yanmei Shi et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Role of Polarons in Water Splitting: The Case of BiVO4

(2018) Julia Wiktor et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Over 1% Efficient Unbiased Stable Solar Water Splitting Based on a Sprayed Cu2ZnSnS4 Photocathode Protected by a HfO2 Photocorrosion-Resistant Film

(2018) Dingwang Huang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Spatial decoupling of light absorption and catalytic activity of Ni–Mo-loaded high-aspect-ratio silicon microwire photocathodes

(2018) Wouter Vijselaar et al.   Nature Energy

Colloidal Synthesis of Ultrathin Monoclinic BiVO4 Nanosheets for Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light

(2018) Chunwei Dong et al.   ACS Catalysis

Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials

(2018) Song Bai et al.   Nano Energy

Unconventional Relation between Charge Transport and Photocurrent via Boosting Small Polaron Hopping for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2018) Wenrui Zhang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Potential-Sensing Electrochemical AFM Shows CoPi as a Hole Collector and Oxygen Evolution Catalyst on BiVO4 Water-Splitting Photoanodes

(2018) Michael R. Nellist et al.   ACS Energy Letters

An efficient tandem photoelectrochemical cell composed of FeOOH/TiO2/BiVO4 and Cu2O for self-driven solar water splitting

(2018) Xiang Yin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Construction of 2D/2D BiVO4/g-C3N4 nanosheet heterostructures with improved photocatalytic activity

(2018) Zhichao Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Photoinduced Charge-Transfer Dynamics in WO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes Probed through Midinfrared Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

(2018) Ivan Grigioni et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

(2017) Luo Yu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Carbon quantum dots as a visible light sensitizer to significantly increase the solar water splitting performance of bismuth vanadate photoanodes

(2017) Kai-Hang Ye et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Highly Efficient and Exceptionally Durable CO2 Photoreduction to Methanol over Freestanding Defective Single-Unit-Cell Bismuth Vanadate Layers

(2017) Shan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting from Hierarchical WO3/BiVO4 Nanoporous Sphere Arrays

(2017) Yangen Zhou et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photocurrent of BiVO4 is limited by surface recombination, not surface catalysis

(2017) Carolin Zachäus et al.   Chemical Science

Enhancing Charge Carrier Lifetime in Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes through Mild Hydrogen Treatment

(2017) Ji-Wook Jang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Design and Fabrication of a Precious Metal-Free Tandem Core-Shell p+ n Si/W-Doped BiVO4 Photoanode for Unassisted Water Splitting

(2017) Pongkarn Chakthranont et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Progress in Developing Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2017) Yi Yang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Integration of inverse nanocone array based bismuth vanadate photoanodes and bandgap-tunable perovskite solar cells for efficient self-powered solar water splitting

(2017) Shuang Xiao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Recent Advances in the BiVO4 Photocatalyst for Sun-Driven Water Oxidation: Top-Performing Photoanodes and Scale-Up Challenges

(2017) Kristine Tolod et al.   Catalysts

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

(2017) Dong Ki Lee et al.   Nature Energy

Semiconductor–Electrocatalyst Interfaces: Theory, Experiment, and Applications in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2016) Michael R. Nellist et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Effective Charge Carrier Utilization in Photocatalytic Conversions

(2016) Peng Zhang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Photoinduced Absorption Spectroscopy of CoPi on BiVO4: The Function of CoPi during Water Oxidation

(2016) Yimeng Ma et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?

(2016) Wee-Jun Ong et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Role of Hydrogen in Defining the n-Type Character of BiVO4 Photoanodes

(2016) Jason K. Cooper et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Methods for Electrochemical Synthesis and Photoelectrochemical Characterization for Photoelectrodes

(2016) Gokul V. Govindaraju et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Enhanced Photocurrents with ZnS Passivated Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 Photocathodes Synthesized Using a Nonvacuum Process for Solar Water Splitting

(2016) Sang Youn Chae et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High Light Absorption and Charge Separation Efficiency at Low Applied Voltage from Sb-Doped SnO2/BiVO4 Core/Shell Nanorod-Array Photoanodes

(2016) Lite Zhou et al.   NANO LETTERS

A 3D triple-deck photoanode with a strengthened structure integrality: enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

(2016) Ming Ma et al.   Nanoscale

Developing a scalable artificial photosynthesis technology through nanomaterials by design

(2016) Nathan S. Lewis   Nature Nanotechnology

Unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting exceeding 7% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency using photon recycling

(2016) Xinjian Shi et al.   Nature Communications

Hetero-type dual photoanodes for unbiased solar water splitting with extended light harvesting

(2016) Jin Hyun Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Solar water splitting by photovoltaic-electrolysis with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency over 30%

(2016) Jieyang Jia et al.   Nature Communications

Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting: Significance of Cocatalysts, Electrolyte, and Interfaces

(2016) Chunmei Ding et al.   ACS Catalysis

Band Edge Engineering in BiVO4/TiO2 Heterostructure: Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance through Improved Charge Transfer

(2016) Aadesh P. Singh et al.   ACS Catalysis

New Insights into Defect-Mediated Heterostructures for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2016) Xiaoqiang An et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Vacancy Engineering for Tuning Electron and Phonon Structures of Two-Dimensional Materials

(2016) Youwen Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Unique three dimensional architecture using a metal-free semiconductor cross-linked bismuth vanadate for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

(2016) Jingyang Su et al.   Nano Energy

Beating the Efficiency of Photovoltaics-Powered Electrolysis with Tandem Cell Photoelectrolysis

(2016) Avner Rothschild et al.   ACS Energy Letters

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

(2016) Yongbo Kuang et al.   Nature Energy

Mesoporous materials for energy conversion and storage devices

(2016) Wei Li et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

(2016) Kevin Sivula et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Efficient solar-driven water splitting by nanocone BiVO4-perovskite tandem cells

(2016) Y. Qiu et al.   Science Advances

Wireless Solar Water Splitting Device with Robust Cobalt-Catalyzed, Dual-Doped BiVO4 Photoanode and Perovskite Solar Cell in Tandem: A Dual Absorber Artificial Leaf

(2015) Jin Hyun Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Turning Perspective in Photoelectrocatalytic Cells for Solar Fuels

(2015) Siglinda Perathoner et al.   ChemSusChem

A monolithically integrated, intrinsically safe, 10% efficient, solar-driven water-splitting system based on active, stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts in conjunction with tandem III–V light absorbers protected by amorphous TiO2 films

(2015) Erik Verlage et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Visible-light driven heterojunction photocatalysts for water splitting – a critical review

(2015) Savio J. A. Moniz et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Improvement in the structural, optical, electronic and photoelectrochemical properties of hydrogen treated bismuth vanadate thin films

(2015) Aadesh P. Singh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Indirect Bandgap and Optical Properties of Monoclinic Bismuth Vanadate

(2015) Jason K. Cooper et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Surface Modification of CoOx Loaded BiVO4 Photoanodes with Ultrathin p-Type NiO Layers for Improved Solar Water Oxidation

(2015) Miao Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhanced Surface Reaction Kinetics and Charge Separation of p–n Heterojunction Co3O4/BiVO4 Photoanodes

(2015) Xiaoxia Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of hierarchically structured BiVO4 oriented along {040} facets with different morphologies

(2015) Long Chen et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Simultaneous enhancements in photon absorption and charge transport of bismuth vanadate photoanodes for solar water splitting

(2015) Tae Woo Kim et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2015) Yongbo Kuang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen by core-shell WO3/BiVO4 nanorods with ultimate water splitting efficiency

(2015) Yuriy Pihosh et al.   Scientific Reports

Unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting beyond 5.7% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency by a wireless monolithic photoanode/dye-sensitised solar cell tandem device

(2015) Xinjian Shi et al.   Nano Energy

Effective Visible-Excited Charge Separation in Silicate-Bridged ZnO/BiVO4 Nanocomposite and Its Contribution to Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

(2014) Xuedong Fu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Photoelectrodes Based upon Mo:BiVO4 Inverse Opals for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2014) Min Zhou et al.   ACS Nano

Recent advances in semiconductors for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting

(2014) Takashi Hisatomi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Double-Deck Inverse Opal Photoanodes: Efficient Light Absorption and Charge Separation in Heterojunction

(2014) Ming Ma et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Efficient Water-Splitting Device Based on a Bismuth Vanadate Photoanode and Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

(2014) Lihao Han et al.   ChemSusChem

Sunlight absorption in water – efficiency and design implications for photoelectrochemical devices

(2014) H. Döscher et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Highly efficient photocatalysts constructed by rational assembly of dual-cocatalysts separately on different facets of BiVO4

(2014) Rengui Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A Bismuth Vanadate–Cuprous Oxide Tandem Cell for Overall Solar Water Splitting

(2014) Pauline Bornoz et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Ordered Mesoporous Black TiO2 as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst

(2014) Wei Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simultaneously Efficient Light Absorption and Charge Separation in WO3/BiVO4 Core/Shell Nanowire Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

(2014) Pratap M. Rao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Two-dimensional nanosheets for photoelectrochemical water splitting: Possibilities and opportunities

(2014) Min Zhou et al.   Nano Today

Nanostructured bismuth vanadate-based materials for solar-energy-driven water oxidation: a review on recent progress

(2014) Zhen-Feng Huang et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2014) T. W. Kim et al.   SCIENCE

Dynamics of photogenerated holes in undoped BiVO4 photoanodes for solar water oxidation

(2014) Yimeng Ma et al.   Chemical Science

Efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from bismuth vanadate-decorated tungsten trioxide helix nanostructures

(2014) Xinjian Shi et al.   Nature Communications

1D Co-Pi Modified BiVO4/ZnO Junction Cascade for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Cleavage

(2014) Savio J. A. Moniz et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Effective charge separation in the rutile TiO2 nanorod-coupled α-Fe2O3 with exceptionally high visible activities

(2014) Peng Luan et al.   Scientific Reports

Forming Heterojunctions at the Nanoscale for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by Semiconductor Materials: Case Studies on Hematite

(2013) Matthew T. Mayer et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Roles of Cocatalysts in Photocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis

(2013) Jinhui Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Ordered Macroporous BiVO4Architectures with Controllable Dual Porosity for Efficient Solar Water Splitting

(2013) Min Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Technical and economic feasibility of centralized facilities for solar hydrogen production via photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry

(2013) Blaise A. Pinaud et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cells for Solar Water Splitting

(2013) Mathieu S. Prévot et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Computational and Photoelectrochemical Study of Hydrogenated Bismuth Vanadate

(2013) Gongming Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production, Surface Traps, and Catalysis

(2013) Kevin Sivula   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

An Advanced Ni–Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation

(2013) Ming Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Combined Charge Carrier Transport and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of BiVO4 Single Crystals: Intrinsic Behavior of a Complex Metal Oxide

(2013) Alexander J. E. Rettie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Visible light driven type II heterostructures and their enhanced photocatalysis properties: a review

(2013) Yajun Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode

(2013) Fatwa F. Abdi et al.   Nature Communications

Spatial separation of photogenerated electrons and holes among {010} and {110} crystal facets of BiVO4

(2013) Rengui Li et al.   Nature Communications

Long-Lived, Visible-Light-Excited Charge Carriers of TiO2/BiVO4Nanocomposites and their Unexpected Photoactivity for Water Splitting

(2013) Mingzheng Xie et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

The Artificial Leaf

(2012) Daniel G. Nocera   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Phosphate Doping into Monoclinic BiVO4 for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation Activity

(2012) Won Jun Jo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Application of Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Nanosheets

(2012) Qiang Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Band Bending in Semiconductors: Chemical and Physical Consequences at Surfaces and Interfaces

(2012) Zhen Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Progress in bismuth vanadate photoanodes for use in solar water oxidation

(2012) Yiseul Park et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A new electrochemical synthesis route for a BiOI electrode and its conversion to a highly efficient porous BiVO4 photoanode for solar water oxidation

(2012) Kenneth J. McDonald et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: current state of promising photoelectrodes, methods to improve their properties, and outlook

(2012) Zhaosheng Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Artificial photosynthesis for solar water-splitting

(2012) Yasuhiro Tachibana et al.   Nature Photonics

Solar Water Splitting: Progress Using Hematite (α-Fe2O3) Photoelectrodes

(2011) Kevin Sivula et al.   ChemSusChem

Photo-assisted electrodeposition of cobalt–phosphate (Co–Pi) catalyst on hematite photoanodes for solar water oxidation

(2011) Diane K. Zhong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Heterojunction BiVO4/WO3 electrodes for enhanced photoactivity of water oxidation

(2011) Suk Joon Hong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Cobalt-phosphate (Co-Pi) catalyst modified Mo-doped BiVO4 photoelectrodes for solar water oxidation

(2011) Satyananda Kishore Pilli et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Screening of Electrocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on W-Doped BiVO4 Photocatalysts by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

(2011) Heechang Ye et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

BiVO4–graphene catalyst and its high photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation

(2011) Yongsheng Fu et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Hydrogen-Treated TiO2Nanowire Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2011) Gongming Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Electronic structure and optical properties of monoclinic clinobisvanite BiVO4

(2011) Zongyan Zhao et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Increasing Solar Absorption for Photocatalysis with Black Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals

(2011) X. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Solar Water Splitting Cells

(2010) Michael G. Walter et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

C-oriented and {010} Facets Exposed BiVO4 Nanowall Films: Template-Free Fabrication and their Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties

(2010) Min Zhou et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Reducing Graphene Oxide on a Visible-Light BiVO4 Photocatalyst for an Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2010) Yun Hau Ng et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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

(2009) Aron Walsh et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Aqueous Growth of Pyramidal-Shaped BiVO4Nanowire Arrays and Structural Characterization: Application to Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2009) Jinzhan Su et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Mechanism of Photocatalytic Water Splitting in TiO2. Reaction of Water with Photoholes, Importance of Charge Carrier Dynamics, and Evidence for Four-Hole Chemistry

(2008) Junwang Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Anatase TiO2 single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets

(2008) Hua Gui Yang et al.   NATURE

A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light

(2008) Xinchen Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

In Situ Formation of an Oxygen-Evolving Catalyst in Neutral Water Containing Phosphate and Co2+

(2008) M. W. Kanan et al.   SCIENCE