Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Boosting thermo-photocatalytic CO2 conversion activity by using photosynthesis-inspired electron-proton-transfer mediators

(2021) Yingxuan Li et al.   Nature Communications

Technology Readiness Level of Solar Thermochemical Splitting Cycles

(2021) Alberto Boretti   ACS Energy Letters

Efficiency Accreditation and Testing Protocols for Particulate Photocatalysts toward Solar Fuel Production

(2021) Zhiliang Wang et al.   Joule

Boron-doped nitrogen-deficient carbon nitride-based Z-scheme heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting

(2021) Daming Zhao et al.   Nature Energy

Triggering Water and Methanol Activation for Solar-Driven H2 Production: Interplay of Dual Active Sites over Plasmonic ZnCu Alloy

(2021) Shunqin Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Unassisted Photoelectrochemical Cell with Multimediator Modulation for Solar Water Splitting Exceeding 4% Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency

(2021) Sheng Ye et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photocatalytic solar hydrogen production from water on a 100 m2-scale

(2021) Hiroshi Nishiyama et al.   NATURE

Direct Solar Hydrogen Generation at 20% Efficiency Using Low‐Cost Materials

(2021) Yuan Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water: A Side-by-Side Comparison between Photoelectrochemical and Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting

(2021) Wen-Hui Cheng et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Photocarriers-enhanced photothermocatalysis of water-gas shift reaction under H2-rich and low-temperature condition over CeO2/Cu1.5Mn1.5O4 catalyst

(2021) Yuxin Tong et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Solar-driven hydrogen production from steam methane reforming using highly dispersed metallic Ni catalysts supported on layered double hydroxide nanosheets

(2021) Tian Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Biohydrogen: A life cycle assessment and comparison with alternative low-carbon production routes in UK

(2021) Gema Amaya-Santos et al.   Journal of Cleaner Production

Analysis of photon-driven solar-to-hydrogen production methods in the Netherlands

(2021) Laurens S.F. Frowijn et al.   Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Insight on Shallow Trap States-Introduced Photocathodic Performance in n-Type Polymer Photocatalysts

(2020) Qiushi Ruan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal Oxide-Based Tandem Cells for Self-Biased Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2020) Yubin Chen et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Light-driven methane dry reforming with single atomic site antenna-reactor plasmonic photocatalysts

(2020) Linan Zhou et al.   Nature Energy

Photocatalytic uphill conversion of natural gas beyond the limitation of thermal reaction systems

(2020) Shusaku Shoji et al.   Nature Catalysis

A Hydrogen Farm Strategy for Scalable Solar Hydrogen Production with Particulate Photocatalysts

(2020) Yue Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocatalytic water splitting with a quantum efficiency of almost unity

(2020) Tsuyoshi Takata et al.   NATURE

Cyanobacterial in vivo solar hydrogen production using a photosystem I–hydrogenase (PsaD-HoxYH) fusion complex

(2020) Jens Appel et al.   Nature Energy

LaOCl‐coupled polymeric carbon nitride for overall water splitting through a one‐photon excitation pathway

(2020) Yuan Lin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A critical evaluation of potential routes of solar hydrogen production for sustainable development

(2020) Faran Razi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Toward Sustainable H2 Production: Linking Hydrogenase with Photosynthesis

(2020) Ann Magnuson et al.   Joule

In Situ Assembly of MoS x Thin‐Film through Self‐Reduction on p‐Si for Drastic Enhancement of Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

(2020) Huiwen Lin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Renewable hydrogen production: A techno-economic comparison of photoelectrochemical cells and photovoltaic-electrolysis

(2020) Alexa Grimm et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Uncovering the true cost of hydrogen production routes using life cycle monetisation

(2020) Amjad Al-Qahtani et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Photo-biological hydrogen production by a temperature-tolerant mutant of Rhodobacter capsulatus isolated by transposon mutagenesis

(2020) Xuan Wei et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Crystal Facet Engineering of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2019) Songcan Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Solar-Driven Water-Gas Shift Reaction over CuO x /Al2 O3 with 1.1 % of Light-to-Energy Storage

(2019) Likuan Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Comprehensive review on the techno-economics of sustainable large-scale clean hydrogen production

(2019) Rami S. El-Emam et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Oxygen-Vacancy-Introduced BaSnO3− δ Photoanodes with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Solar-Driven Water Splitting

(2019) Myeongjin Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Coupling of Solar Energy and Thermal Energy for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Status and Prospects

(2019) Zhou-jun Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Oxysulfide photocatalyst for visible-light-driven overall water splitting

(2019) Qian Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Co and Fe Codoped WO 2.72 as Alkaline‐Solution‐Available Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyst to Construct Photovoltaic Water Splitting System with Solar‐To‐Hydrogen Efficiency of 16.9%

(2019) Huayu Chen et al.   Advanced Science

Ethylene glycol as an efficient and reversible liquid-organic hydrogen carrier

(2019) You-Quan Zou et al.   Nature Catalysis

Particulate Photocatalysts for Light-Driven Water Splitting: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Design Strategies

(2019) Qian Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using Nanoparticles

(2019) Jing Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Integration of a Hydrogenase in a Lead Halide Perovskite Photoelectrode for Tandem Solar Water Splitting

(2019) Esther Edwardes Moore et al.   ACS Energy Letters

An Earth-Abundant Catalyst-Based Seawater Photoelectrolysis System with 17.9% Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency

(2018) Shao-Hui Hsu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2018) Songcan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar Water Splitting with a Hydrogenase Integrated in Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cells

(2018) Dong Heon Nam et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Van der Waals Heterostructures Comprised of Ultrathin Polymer Nanosheets for Efficient Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting

(2018) Lei Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems

(2018) Yiou Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A new approach for sustained and efficient H2 photoproduction by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2018) Sergey Kosourov et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system for unassisted high efficiency overall pure water splitting

(2018) Faqrul A. Chowdhury et al.   Nature Communications

Visible-Light-Mediated Methane Activation for Steam Methane Reforming under Mild Conditions: A Case Study of Rh/TiO2 Catalysts

(2018) Hui Song et al.   ACS Catalysis

Monolithic Photoelectrochemical Device for Direct Water Splitting with 19% Efficiency

(2018) Wen-Hui Cheng et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Development of highly efficient CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2-based photocathode and application to overall solar driven water splitting

(2018) Hiroyuki Kobayashi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

All-in-one visible-light-driven water splitting by combining nanoparticulate and molecular co-catalysts on CdS nanorods

(2018) Christian M. Wolff et al.   Nature Energy

A Promising Application of Optical Hexagonal TaN in Photocatalytic Reactions

(2018) Huimin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Quantifying hot carrier and thermal contributions in plasmonic photocatalysis

(2018) Linan Zhou et al.   SCIENCE

A comprehensive overview on light independent fermentative hydrogen production from wastewater feedstock and possible integrative options

(2017) Gopalakrishnan Kumar et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Particulate Photocatalyst Sheets Based on Carbon Conductor Layer for Efficient Z-Scheme Pure-Water Splitting at Ambient Pressure

(2017) Qian Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Semiconductor, molecular and hybrid systems for photoelectrochemical solar fuel production

(2017) Rosalba Passalacqua et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Thermodynamics of paired charge-compensating doped ceria with superior redox performance for solar thermochemical splitting of H2O and CO2

(2017) Marie Hoes et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Printed assemblies of GaAs photoelectrodes with decoupled optical and reactive interfaces for unassisted solar water splitting

(2017) Dongseok Kang et al.   Nature Energy

Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting

(2017) Shanshan Chen et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Photoelectrochemical H2 Evolution with a Hydrogenase Immobilized on a TiO2 -Protected Silicon Electrode

(2016) Chong-Yong Lee et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency: shining light on photoelectrochemical device performance

(2016) H. Döscher et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Enabling an integrated tantalum nitride photoanode to approach the theoretical photocurrent limit for solar water splitting

(2016) Guiji Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Carbon Dots as Versatile Photosensitizers for Solar-Driven Catalysis with Redox Enzymes

(2016) Georgina A. M. Hutton et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Scalable water splitting on particulate photocatalyst sheets with a solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency exceeding 1%

(2016) Qian Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Photovoltaic materials: Present efficiencies and future challenges

(2016) A. Polman et al.   SCIENCE

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

Semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

(2016) Kevin Sivula et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Conversion of Carbon Dioxide by Methane Reforming under Visible-Light Irradiation: Surface-Plasmon-Mediated Nonpolar Molecule Activation

(2015) Huimin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

(2015) Xiaoxin Zou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Renewable fuels from concentrated solar power: towards practical artificial photosynthesis

(2015) Shannon A. Bonke et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Interface engineering of the photoelectrochemical performance of Ni-oxide-coated n-Si photoanodes by atomic-layer deposition of ultrathin films of cobalt oxide

(2015) Xinghao Zhou et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Particle suspension reactors and materials for solar-driven water splitting

(2015) David M. Fabian et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Review and evaluation of hydrogen production methods for better sustainability

(2015) Ibrahim Dincer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Wiring of Photosystem II to Hydrogenase for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2015) Dirk Mersch et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Benchmarking Hydrogen Evolving Reaction and Oxygen Evolving Reaction Electrocatalysts for Solar Water Splitting Devices

(2015) Charles C. L. McCrory et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-free efficient photocatalyst for stable visible water splitting via a two-electron pathway

(2015) Juan Liu et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2015) Tae Woo Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Transparent Cuprous Oxide Photocathode Enabling a Stacked Tandem Cell for Unbiased Water Splitting

(2015) Paula Dias 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

A silicon-based photocathode for water reduction with an epitaxial SrTiO3 protection layer and a nanostructured catalyst

(2014) Li Ji et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Decoupled catalytic hydrogen evolution from a molecular metal oxide redox mediator in water splitting

(2014) B. Rausch et al.   SCIENCE

An analysis of the optimal band gaps of light absorbers in integrated tandem photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems

(2013) Shu Hu 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

Life cycle assessment of hydrogen production via electrolysis – a review

(2013) Ramchandra Bhandari et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Using TiO2 as a Conductive Protective Layer for Photocathodic H2 Evolution

(2013) Brian Seger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Development of biohydrogen production by photobiological, fermentation and electrochemical processes: A review

(2013) M.Y. Azwar et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

High yield single stage conversion of glucose to hydrogen by photofermentation with continuous cultures of Rhodobacter capsulatus JP91

(2012) Mona Abo-Hashesh et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Depletion of fossil fuels and anthropogenic climate change—A review

(2012) Mikael Höök et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

(2012) Steven Chu et al.   NATURE

Low-temperature, manganese oxide-based, thermochemical water splitting cycle

(2012) B. Xu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nano-photocatalytic Materials: Possibilities and Challenges

(2011) Hua Tong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Techno-economic comparison of a biological hydrogen process and a 2nd generation ethanol process using barley straw as feedstock

(2011) M. Ljunggren et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Prospects for solar only operation of the hybrid sulphur cycle for hydrogen production

(2011) James T. Hinkley et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Sustained H2 production in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii D1 protein mutant

(2011) Alberto Scoma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plasmonic-metal nanostructures for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy

(2011) Suljo Linic et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Solar Water Splitting Cells

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

Controlled Assembly of Hydrogenase-CdTe Nanocrystal Hybrids for Solar Hydrogen Production

(2010) Katherine A. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Flux Solar-Driven Thermochemical Dissociation of CO2 and H2O Using Nonstoichiometric Ceria

(2010) W. C. Chueh et al.   SCIENCE

Hydrolysis rate of submicron Zn particles for solar H2 synthesis

(2009) F ERNST et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Prospects of solar thermal hydrogen production processes

(2009) Thomas Pregger et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Visible Light-Driven H2Production by Hydrogenases Attached to Dye-Sensitized TiO2Nanoparticles

(2009) Erwin Reisner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

(2008) Akihiko Kudo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Analysis of solar chemical processes for hydrogen production from water splitting thermochemical cycles

(2008) Patrice Charvin et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Novel two-step SnO2/SnO water-splitting cycle for solar thermochemical production of hydrogen

(2008) S ABANADES et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

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

(2008) Xinchen Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS