The synergistic effect of Bi2WO6 nanoplates and Co3O4 cocatalysts for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (39) ◽  
pp. 20594-20597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guojun Dong ◽  
Yajun Zhang ◽  
Yingpu Bi

Herein, we demonstrated the controllable fabrication of Bi2WO6 nanoplate arrays decorated with Co3O4 cocatalysts. The synergistic effect of bulk charge transport and surface oxygen evolution could significantly improve the photoelectrochemical properties for water splitting under simulated solar light.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 11154-11162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiping Zeng ◽  
Yu-Bing Li ◽  
Shufen Chen ◽  
Peng Chen ◽  
Fang-Xing Xiao

The intrinsic correlation of gold nanoclusters with graphene quantum dots in terms of photo-induced charge transport for photoelectrochemical water splitting was revealed.


Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Ye ◽  
Jinchen Fan ◽  
Yulin Min ◽  
Penghui Shi ◽  
Qunjie Xu

The development of non-noble metal electrocatalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the key challenge in advancing electrocatalytic water splitting, which is essential for the commercialization of clean and renewable...


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (44) ◽  
pp. 6265-6268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hao Chew ◽  
Jie-Yinn Tang ◽  
Li-Jie Tan ◽  
Bryan Wei Jian Choi ◽  
Lling-Lling Tan ◽  
...  

This study showcases a facile approach for tuning the degree of surface oxygen vacancies in WO3 and its prominent role in enhancing the performance of WO3 in photocatalytic O2 evolution.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (30) ◽  
pp. 14915-14920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Hu ◽  
Jing Huang ◽  
Feifan Zhao ◽  
Ping Yi ◽  
Bing He ◽  
...  

The photothermal effect of CQDs is introduced to promote the bulk charge transport and surface oxidation kinetics of Co-Pi/CQDs/Fe2O3/TiO2 photoanodes simultaneously, resulting in a remarkably enhanced PEC water splitting performance.


Author(s):  
Tae Hwa Jeon ◽  
Hae-in Cho ◽  
Hyunwoong Park ◽  
Hyoung-il Kim ◽  
Wonyong Choi

A hematite photoanode with dual-modification by Sn doping and H2 treatment exhibits outstanding photoelectrochemical water splitting performance with improved charge transport and separation because of the synchronous presence of Sn4+ and Vo.


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