Ferroelectricity in 2D metal phosphorous trichalcogenides and van der Waals heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Huang ◽  
Zhigang Shuai ◽  
Dong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Integration of ferroelectricity into van der Waals heterostructures offers additional opportunities to control over the properties and functionalities of heterostructures by switching the direction of the polarization via an external...

Two-dimensional layered Type-II MS2/BiOCl (M = Zr, Hf) van der Waals heterostructures: A promising photocatalysts for hydrogen generation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Opoku ◽  
Osei Akoto ◽  
Samuel Osei-Bonsu Oppong ◽  
Anthony Apeke Adimado
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructure

Sustainable hydrogen (H2) production via photocatalytic water splitting is considered the most promising energy storage, where two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructure, composed of two or more 2D monolayer materials, has...

Transition-metal dichalcogenides/Mg(OH)2 van der Waals heterostructures as promising water-splitting photocatalysts: a first-principles study

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1791-1796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Luo ◽  
Sake Wang ◽  
Kai Ren ◽  
Jyh-Pin Chou ◽  
Jin Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles Study ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

We found that the MoS2/Mg(OH)2 and WS2/Mg(OH)2 vdW heterostructures are promising for application in photocatalytic water splitting.

Polymeric heptazine imide by O doping and constructing van der Waals heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting: a theoretical perspective from transition dipole moment analyses

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 9915-9922
Author(s):  
Xirui Zhang ◽  
Chao Yu ◽  
Jintong Guan ◽  
Shicheng Jiang ◽  
Yunhui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dipole Moment ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Band Structure ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Transition Dipole Moment ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Transition Dipole ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Transition dipole moment is suggested as a bridge between band structure and optical absorption in semiconductor photocatalysts and as referential descriptor for interlayer photoexcitation in layered heterostructures.

Effects of doping on photocatalytic water splitting activities of PtS2/SnS2 van der Waals heterostructure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Zhu ◽  
Yu-Feng Ding ◽  
Wei-Jun Yang ◽  
Shuang-Feng Yin ◽  
Meng-Qiu Cai
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽  
Promising Technology ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructure

Photocatalytic water splitting is a promising technology to solve serious energy and environmental problems. PtS2 monolayer is previously predicted to be a water splitting photocatalyst. But the high efficiency of...

2D van der Waals heterostructures of graphitic BCN as direct Z-scheme photocatalysts for overall water splitting: the role of polar π-conjugated moieties

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (41) ◽  
pp. 23735-23742
Author(s):  
Zhijie Wang ◽  
Zhibo Luo ◽  
Jia Li ◽  
Kang Yang ◽  
Gang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Π Stacking

A principle diagram of BC3/C3N and BC3/BC6N heterostructures immobilized by π–π stacking as direct Z-scheme photocatalysts for water splitting.

Two-dimensional BP/β-AsP van der Waals heterostructures as promising photocatalyst for water splitting

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 063901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Liang Liu ◽  
Ying Shi ◽  
Hang Yin ◽  
Chuan-Lu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures
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