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Advanced Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

  • Mohsin Ali Marwat
  • , Muhammad Humayun
  • , Muhammad Waqas Afridi
  • , Haibo Zhang
  • , Muhammad Ramzan Abdul Karim
  • , Malik Ashtar
  • , Muhammad Usman
  • , Saad Waqar
  • , Habib Ullah
  • , Chundong Wang*
  • , Wei Luo*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting offers a sparkling and sustainable strategy for hydrogen generation, and significant research for enhancing the conversion efficiency of electrocatalysts is underway, since a huge number of publications have been reported in this field. Hence, it is urgent to write a comprehensive and updated review in order to highlight the latest progress in the design, fabrication, and modification of electrocatalysts for high-efficiency PEC water splitting. In this review, we describe the basic mechanism of PEC water splitting utilizing electrocatalysts in detail. Further, we highlighted the recent advancements in the design, fabrication, and modification of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for energy conversion. In addition, the catalysts' surface passivation, heterojunction constructions, defect engineering, and photovoltage and photocurrent enhancements are also highlighted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12007-12031
Number of pages25
JournalACS Applied Energy Materials
Volume4
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Nov 2021

Bibliographical note

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • PEC water splitting
  • defect engineering
  • electrocatalysts
  • energy conversion
  • heterojunction constructions
  • surface passivation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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