Recent Progress and Approaches on Carbon-Free Energy from Water Splitting

Morphology and surface chemistry engineering toward pH-universal catalysts for hydrogen evolution at high current density

(2019) Yuting Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Hetero-nanostructured metal oxide-based hybrid photocatalysts for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting – A review

(2019) Ch Venkata Reddy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Interface Engineering for Modulation of Charge Carrier Behavior in ZnO Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2019) Zhuo Kang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Selectivity of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting on TiO2 Anatase Single Crystals

(2019) Roman Nebel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Modulation of Bi 2 MoO 6 ‐Based Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Environmental Application: a Critical Review

(2019) Hanbo Yu et al.   Small

Defects Engineering in Photocatalytic Water Splitting Materials

(2019) Junying Liu et al.   ChemCatChem

Interface Engineering of Monolayer MoS2/GaN Hybrid Heterostructure: Modified Band Alignment for Photocatalytic Water Splitting Application by Nitridation Treatment

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

Periodically Ordered Nanoporous Perovskite Photoelectrode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2018) Li Shi et al.   ACS Nano

Distinctive defects engineering in graphitic carbon nitride for greatly extended visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2018) Ping Niu et al.   Nano Energy

Hydrogen derived from water as a sustainable solar fuel: learning from biology

(2018) James Barber   Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials

(2018) Song Bai et al.   Nano Energy

Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials for Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting

(2018) Bin Yao et al.   Small

Solar thermochemical splitting of water to generate hydrogen

(2017) C. N. R. Rao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Giant onsite electronic entropy enhances the performance of ceria for water splitting

(2017) S. Shahab Naghavi et al.   Nature Communications

Passivation of surface states by ALD-grown TiO2 overlayers on Ta3N5 anodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

(2016) Peng Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Polymer-based photocathodes with a solution-processable cuprous iodide anode layer and a polyethyleneimine protective coating

(2016) Hansel Comas Rojas et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Generation of H 2 and CO by solar thermochemical splitting of H 2 O and CO 2 by employing metal oxides

(2016) C.N.R. Rao et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Photoelectron Spectra of Aqueous Solutions from First Principles

(2016) Alex P. Gaiduk et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Water splitting–biosynthetic system with CO2reduction efficiencies exceeding photosynthesis

(2016) Chong Liu et al.   SCIENCE

An electrochemical method to enhance the performance of metal oxides for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

(2016) Gongming Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

(2016) Y. Qiu et al.   Science Advances

Mechanistic Understanding of the Plasmonic Enhancement for Solar Water Splitting

(2015) Peng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Catalytic Activity of Heteropolynuclear Cyanide Complexes Containing Cobalt and Platinum Ions: Visible-Light Driven Water Oxidation

(2015) Yusuke Yamada et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Complex Perovskite-Type Oxynitride: The First Photocatalyst for Water Splitting Operable at up to 600 nm

(2015) Chengsi Pan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Electrochemical Synthesis of Photoelectrodes and Catalysts for Use in Solar Water Splitting

(2015) Donghyeon Kang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

(2015) Xiaoxin Zou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Solar Electricity and Solar Fuels: Status and Perspectives in the Context of the Energy Transition

(2015) Nicola Armaroli et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Electronic Energy Levels and Band Alignment for Aqueous Phenol and Phenolate from First Principles

(2015) Daniel Opalka et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Toward Stable Solar Hydrogen Generation Using Organic Photoelectrochemical Cells

(2015) Marta Haro et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Mapping Photoelectrochemical Current Distribution at Nanoscale Dimensions on Morphologically Controlled BiVO4

(2015) Pongkarn Chakthranont et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

First-Principles Modeling of a Dye-Sensitized TiO2/IrO2 Photoanode for Water Oxidation

(2015) Mariachiara Pastore et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pt/In2S3/CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film as an Efficient and Stable Photocathode for Water Reduction under Sunlight Radiation

(2015) Feng Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A review on solar thermal syngas production via redox pair-based water/carbon dioxide splitting thermochemical cycles

(2015) Christos Agrafiotis et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Enabling unassisted solar water splitting by iron oxide and silicon

(2015) Ji-Wook Jang et al.   Nature Communications

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 review and perspective of efficient hydrogen generation via solar thermal water splitting

(2015) Christopher L. Muhich et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Energy and Environment

Controllable fabrication of nanostructured materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting via atomic layer deposition

(2014) Tuo Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent advances in semiconductors for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting

(2014) Takashi Hisatomi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Modeling Practical Performance Limits of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Based on the Current State of Materials Research

(2014) Linsey C. Seitz et al.   ChemSusChem

Design and cost considerations for practical solar-hydrogen generators

(2014) Claudia A. Rodriguez et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photonic light trapping in self-organized all-oxide microspheroids impacts photoelectrochemical water splitting

(2014) Florent Boudoire et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers

(2014) Rui Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Light trapping in photonic crystals

(2014) Ken Xingze Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

The electric double layer at a rutile TiO2water interface modelled using density functional theory based molecular dynamics simulation

(2014) J Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Oxygen Vacancies Confined in Ultrathin Indium Oxide Porous Sheets for Promoted Visible-Light Water Splitting

(2014) Fengcai Lei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Visible Light-Driven Pure Water Splitting by a Nature-Inspired Organic Semiconductor-Based System

(2014) David James Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites as a Highly Stable Hole Collection Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells

(2014) Severin N. Habisreutinger et al.   NANO LETTERS

Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures

(2014) Mark L. Brongersma et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Ten-percent solar-to-fuel conversion with nonprecious materials

(2014) Casandra R. Cox et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Water photolysis at 12.3% efficiency via perovskite photovoltaics and Earth-abundant catalysts

(2014) J. Luo et al.   SCIENCE

Hydrogen evolution from a copper(I) oxide photocathode coated with an amorphous molybdenum sulphide catalyst

(2014) Carlos G. Morales-Guio et al.   Nature Communications

Theoretical Insights into Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Catalysis at Oxide Interfaces

(2013) Alexey V. Akimov et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A monolithic device for solar water splitting based on series interconnected thin film absorbers reaching over 10% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

(2013) T. Jesper Jacobsson et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Size-related native defect engineering in high intensity ultrasonication of nanoparticles for photoelectrochemical water splitting

(2013) Hongqiang Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A H2-evolving photocathode based on direct sensitization of MoS3 with an organic photovoltaic cell

(2013) Tiphaine Bourgeteau et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Energy and environment policy case for a global project on artificial photosynthesis

(2013) Thomas A. Faunce et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Visible-light photocatalytic, solar thermal and photoelectrochemical properties of aluminium-reduced black titania

(2013) Zhou Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

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

Fast and Persistent Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by Co–Fe Prussian Blue Coordination Polymers

(2013) Sara Pintado et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rapid and Controllable Flame Reduction of TiO2 Nanowires for Enhanced Solar Water-Splitting

(2013) In Sun Cho et al.   NANO LETTERS

Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of interlayer-isolated triplex Ag@SiO2@TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles

(2013) Xiaoqing Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Identifying champion nanostructures for solar water-splitting

(2013) Scott C. Warren et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

High-Performance Silicon Photoanodes Passivated with Ultrathin Nickel Films for Water Oxidation

(2013) M. J. Kenney et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

The Artificial Leaf

(2012) Daniel G. Nocera   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Active Facets on Titanium(III)-Doped TiO2: An Effective Strategy to Improve the Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity

(2012) Fan Zuo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hydrogen Production Using a Molybdenum Sulfide Catalyst on a Titanium-Protected n+p-Silicon Photocathode

(2012) Brian Seger et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

New concepts and modeling strategies to design and evaluate photo-electro-catalysts based on transition metal oxides

(2012) Peilin Liao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Progress in bismuth vanadate photoanodes for use in solar water oxidation

(2012) Yiseul Park et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Thermodynamic Oxidation and Reduction Potentials of Photocatalytic Semiconductors in Aqueous Solution

(2012) Shiyou Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

Review: Photochemical and Thermochemical Production of Solar Fuels from H2O and CO2 Using Metal Oxide Catalysts

(2012) Greg P. Smestad et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Efficient and Stable Photo-Oxidation of Water by a Bismuth Vanadate Photoanode Coupled with an Iron Oxyhydroxide Oxygen Evolution Catalyst

(2012) Jason A. Seabold et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facile Solution Synthesis of α-FeF3·3H2O Nanowires and Their Conversion to α-Fe2O3 Nanowires for Photoelectrochemical Application

(2012) Linsen Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting effect with a bent ZnO nanorod photoanode decorated with Ag nanoparticles

(2012) Yuefan Wei et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Harnessing plasmonics for solar cells

(2012) Martin A. Green et al.   Nature Photonics

Highly efficient water splitting by a dual-absorber tandem cell

(2012) Jeremie Brillet et al.   Nature Photonics

Artificial photosynthesis for solar water-splitting

(2012) Yasuhiro Tachibana et al.   Nature Photonics

Methanol production from CO2 using solar-thermal energy: process development and techno-economic analysis

(2011) Jiyong Kim 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

Plasmonic solar water splitting

(2011) Scott C. Warren et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Electrochemical Water Oxidation with Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts from pH 0–14: The Thermodynamic Basis for Catalyst Structure, Stability, and Activity

(2011) James B. Gerken et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Water Splitting on Composite Plasmonic-Metal/Semiconductor Photoelectrodes: Evidence for Selective Plasmon-Induced Formation of Charge Carriers near the Semiconductor Surface

(2011) David B. Ingram et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Near-Complete Suppression of Surface Recombination in Solar Photoelectrolysis by “Co-Pi” Catalyst-Modified W:BiVO4

(2011) Diane K. Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Plasmon Resonant Enhancement of Photocatalytic Water Splitting Under Visible Illumination

(2011) Zuwei Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmon Enhanced Solar-to-Fuel Energy Conversion

(2011) Isabell Thomann et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hydrogen-Treated TiO2Nanowire Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2011) Gongming Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II at a resolution of 1.9 Å

(2011) Yasufumi Umena et al.   NATURE

Visible-light-enhanced catalytic oxidation reactions on plasmonic silver nanostructures

(2011) Phillip Christopher et al.   Nature Chemistry

Highly active oxide photocathode for photoelectrochemical water reduction

(2011) Adriana Paracchino et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Atomic layer-deposited tunnel oxide stabilizes silicon photoanodes for water oxidation

(2011) Yi Wei Chen et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

(2011) R. E. Blankenship et al.   SCIENCE

Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Activity in Water Splitting by Tailoring Li+-Ni(OH)2-Pt Interfaces

(2011) R. Subbaraman et al.   SCIENCE

Wireless Solar Water Splitting Using Silicon-Based Semiconductors and Earth-Abundant Catalysts

(2011) S. Y. Reece et al.   SCIENCE

Increasing Solar Absorption for Photocatalysis with Black Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals

(2011) X. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Passivating surface states on water splitting hematite photoanodes with alumina overlayers

(2011) Florian Le Formal et al.   Chemical Science

Silver Nanoparticle Induced Photocurrent Enhancement at WO3 Photoanodes

(2010) Renata Solarska et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Solar Water Splitting Cells

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

Probing the photoelectrochemical properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3) electrodes using hydrogen peroxide as a hole scavenger

(2010) Hen Dotan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Hydroxide Ions at the Water/Anatase TiO2(101) Interface: Structure and Electronic States from First Principles Molecular Dynamics

(2010) Hongzhi Cheng et al.   LANGMUIR

Maximized Optical Absorption in Ultrathin Films and Its Application to Plasmon-Based Two-Dimensional Photovoltaics

(2010) Carl Hägglund et al.   NANO LETTERS

Influence of Plasmonic Au Nanoparticles on the Photoactivity of Fe2O3Electrodes for Water Splitting

(2010) Elijah Thimsen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmonics for photovoltaic applications

(2010) S. Pillai et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Accelerating materials development for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production: Standards for methods, definitions, and reporting protocols

(2009) Zhebo Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Engineering light absorption in semiconductor nanowire devices

(2009) Linyou Cao et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Effect of covalent bonding on magnetism and the missing neutron intensity in copper oxide compounds

(2009) Andrew C. Walters et al.   Nature Physics

Plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion in organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaics

(2008) Anthony J. Morfa et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial

(2008) James Barber   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

(2008) Akihiko Kudo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Solar hydrogen production with nanostructured metal oxides

(2008) Roel van de Krol et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Metadynamics: a method to simulate rare events and reconstruct the free energy in biophysics, chemistry and material science

(2008) Alessandro Laio et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS