Nanostructured heterogeneous photo-catalysts for hydrogen production and water splitting: A comprehensive insight

Qian Yang; Lichun Dong; Ren Su; Baoshan Hu; Zegao Wang; Yan Jin; Yin Wang; Flemming Besenbacher; Mingdong Dong

doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2019.07.016

Nanostructured heterogeneous photo-catalysts for hydrogen production and water splitting: A comprehensive insight

Qian Yang, Lichun Dong^*, Ren Su, Baoshan Hu, Zegao Wang, Yan Jin, Yin Wang, Flemming Besenbacher, Mingdong Dong

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Abstract

Photocatalytic hydrogen production has been extensively investigated in the past decades, and remains to be of great importance in the establishment of sustainable energy supply for the future, although its industrial applications have not been realized so far due to the poor quantum efficiency under solar irradiation. In order to further gear up the quantum efficiency, especially under the visible light range, the electronic properties and geometric structure of the materials, as well as relevant reaction mechanisms, need to be systematically investigated to guide the exploration and design of nanostructured photocatalyst materials. In this review, we summarized the recent developments in the fundamental understanding of photocatalytic H₂ production and water splitting over the model catalyst systems from the perspective of elementary steps in the heterogeneous photocatalysis.

Original language	English
Journal	Applied Materials Today
Volume	17
Pages (from-to)	159-182
Number of pages	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2019.07.016
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2019

Keywords

ANATASE TIO2
CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES
DECORATED G-C3N4 NANOSHEETS
ENERGY-CONVERSION
Electronic structure
Elementary steps
GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE
HOLLOW SPHERES
Heterogeneous photocatalysts
Heterojunction
Hydrogen production
MECHANISTIC INSIGHT
PHOTOCATALYTIC H-2 PRODUCTION
TI3C2 MXENE
VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION
Water splitting

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