Interfacial regulation of photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting: the roles of the interlayer and overlayer

Jiangping Ma and Deng Li

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 20200
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA01066G

Shining light on hybrid perovskites for photoelectrochemical solar to fuel conversion

Sudhanshu Shukla, Vishal Jose and Nripan Mathews

EES Catal., 2024, 2, 1072
DOI: 10.1039/D4EY00091A

Improved stability of BiVO4 photoanode for photoelectrochemical oxidation: fundamentals, strategies and applications

Suyuan Cheng, Liming Liu, Bing He, Li Xu, Lingyi Li, Ming Yang, Yingkui Yang and Xueqin Liu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026
DOI: 10.1039/D6TA02618D

Unravelling the charge transfer and kinetics of BiVO4 by Co dopant and NiFeOx co-catalyst for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Li Fu, Zhiwei Li, Xiaoying Shang and Ying Zheng

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 13951
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA00638D

Crystalline TiO2-passivated BiVO4‖Ta3N5 tandem photoanodes for efficient unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting

Kailun Deng, Jiwei Cui, Chenhe Wu, Zhaohong Han, Lequan Liu and Jinhua Ye

Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 3569
DOI: 10.1039/D5CC07054F

Recent progress of BiVO4-based photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Yandi He, Shurui Sun, Beijia Zhang, Mengxin Cao, Yan Bai, Qiong Mei, Houde She and Qizhao Wang

Nanoscale, 2026, 18, 5069
DOI: 10.1039/D5NR04701C

BiVO4/Bi:NiO/Co–Ci photoanode and BiVO4–Cu3BiS3 tandem cell for unbiased solar hydrogen evolution and simultaneous urea oxidation

Xinyi Luo, Xianglong Tan, Xiangyu Guo, Yan Liu, Zhentao Shi, Dingwang Huang and Feng Jiang

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 41780
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA07828H

Elaboration, Structural and Optical Characterization of the New Ternary Chalcogenide SnSb₂S₅

Assohoun Fulgence Kraidy, Islam M. El Radaf, Andreas Zeinert, Abdelilah Lahmar, Aime Pelaiz-Barranco, Pardis Simon and Yaovi Gagou

J Energ Power Technol, 2024, 06, 1
DOI: 10.21926/jept.2403013

Interface regulation for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of CuBi2O4 photocathodes

Shanshan JIANG, Dabo LIU, Mengyuan XIAO and Xiaoxing FAN

Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2026, 54, 20250224
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5813(26)60647-0

Quasi-diatomic site-tailored molecular catalyst on Si nanowire boosting photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction efficiency at ultralow potential

Keke Wang, Xinjing Huang, Yang Liu, Min Liu and Wenzhang Li

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2025, 108, 749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2025.04.078

Electrochemical Design of Atomically Conformal Ga2O3 Buffer Layers via Cu2O‐Catalyzed Nitrate Reduction Reaction for Efficient Cu2O Photocathodes

Ji Hoon Choi, Hak Hyeon Lee, Ji Hye Jeong, Dong Su Kim, Kun Woong Lee, Won Seok Yang and Hyung Koun Cho

Carbon Energy, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/cey2.70226

Interface Engineering of Ultrathin Bimetallic Metal–Organic Layers on α‐SnWO4 Nanoplate Photoanode for Remarkable Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocurrent in Water Splitting

Anitesh Anand, Dipanjan Maity, Debasis De and Gobinda Gopal Khan

Small Methods, 2026, 10
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.70630

Modulating hole extraction and water oxidation kinetics in CoPi/Au/BiVO4 photoanode via strong metal-support interactions

Yu Cao, Yihan Tian, Bing He, Ziyi Qiao, Lingyi Li, Yunhai Zhu, Yingkui Yang and Xueqin Liu

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2025, 109, 315
DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2025.05.048

BiVO4 photoanode with hole transport layer of dual-heterojunction for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Lei Yang, Sheng Liu, Li Yao, Xu Li, Chonghai Deng, Ningning Zhou and Kunhong Hu

Electrochimica Acta, 2025, 540, 147280
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.147280

Electron‐rich Mn:NiFe‐LDHs onto BiVO4 photoanode for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting

Kai‐Jie Lin, Bing He, Zi‐Han Xiao, Ling‐Yi Li, Zi‐Yi Qiao, Yun‐Hai Zhu, Yi‐Huang Chen, Yang Wang, Ying‐Kui Yang and Xue‐Qin Liu

Rare Metals, 2025, 44, 7476
DOI: 10.1007/s12598-025-03494-6

M-O-M bond mediated three-dimensional materials accelerates photoelectrochemical kinetics across length scales and timescales

Li Fu, Zhiwei Li, Xiaoying Shang and Wei Zhang

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 379, 125732
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125732

Metallic TiN-mediated interface to boost charge transfer of bismuth vanadate toward enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Huanhuan Sun, Pan Wang, Wei Hua, Da Lei, Yueying Li and Jian-Gan Wang

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 689, 137212
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.03.001

Polycarbazole–NiOOH Interfacial Engineering of BiVO4 Photoanodes for Efficient and Stable Solar Water Splitting

Lakshman Sundar Arumugam, Ana Gutierrez‐Blanco, Agustin O. Alvarez, Alejandro Saura Aviles, Mahesh Eledath‐Changarath, Rafael Abargues, Juan Francisco Sánchez‐Royo, Helena Rabelo, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Jordi Arbiol, Javier E. Durantini and Sixto Giménez

Energy & Environ Materials, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70354

Photothermal CuS as a Hole Transfer Layer on BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

Jingkun Wang, Naik Muhammad, Zijing Chuai, Wenping Xu, Xiujie Tan, Qiqiao Zhou, Yuan Yu, Junjie Guo, Tianbao Li and Bingshe Xu

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202507259

First-principles investigation of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of a novel Na3SI anti-perovskite for efficient solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion via photocatalytic water splitting

Md. Earshad Ali

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 194, 152217
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152217

Molecular Photoelectrodes with Enhanced Photogenerated Charge Transport for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Evolution

Yifan Gao, Feiqing Sun, Yanjie Fang, Yingke Wen, Feiyang Hong and Bing Shan

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 7671
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c17133

Machine-Learning-Guided Design of Nanostructured Metal Oxide Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: From Material Discovery to Performance Optimization

Xiongwei Liang, Shaopeng Yu, Bo Meng, Yongfu Ju, Shuai Wang and Yingning Wang

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 948
DOI: 10.3390/nano15120948

Integration of NiFe/MoOx/Zn:BiVO4 photoanode with enhanced charge separation for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Sicheng Zhang, Hengzhi Liu, Dejian Yan, Lingling Cheng, Kuiyi You and He'an Luo

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 525, 169973
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.169973

Engineering of advanced photoanodes and photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting: Recent advances and prospects

Jiayi Yao, Jie Dong, Anlei Zhang and Longlu Wang

Materials Today Energy, 2025, 54, 102135
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2025.102135

Universal Interfacial Engineering via Amorphous Inorganic Binders: Passivating Surface States and Accelerating Hole Transfer across Metal Oxide Photoanodes in Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Po-Keng Hsiao, Yen-Lun Kung, Yun-Pei Liu, Shih-Wen Tseng, Tetsu Yonezawa, Chun-Hu Chen and Ying-Chih Pu

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2026, 17, 5139
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6c00767

Dual-Channel Charge Manipulation for Enhancing Charge Separation and Transfer Kinetics in BiVO4 Photoanodes

Mingshi Shao, Shushi Hou, Xiang Li, Hao Yang, Yongchao Huang and Zhao-Qing Liu

ACS Catal., 2026, 16, 4017
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c09177

Next-Generation Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Seyed Mohammad Matin Ahmadi, Asghar Taghiloo, Ali Akbar Asgharinezhad and Afsanehsadat Larimi

Energy Fuels, 2026, 40, 11174
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6c00604

Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting of BiVO4 Photoanode via Synergistic Effects of Polycarbazole Hole Transport Layer and NiFeOOH Cocatalyst

Pengfei Lv, Zhiru Xie, Guangping Yi, Yiping Zhao, Mengfan Shang, Xiaofan Yang, Sijie Wen, Zhao Jing, Qiang Wang, DongSheng Song and Pengyi Tang

ACS Catal., 2026, 16, 6649
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c09061

Advancing Silicon-Based Photoelectrodes toward Practical Artificial Photosynthesis

Shujie Wang, Bin Liu, Qingzhen Wang, Peng Zhang, Tuo Wang and Jinlong Gong

Acc. Mater. Res., 2024, 5, 809
DOI: 10.1021/accountsmr.4c00022

Failure Mechanism Analysis and Emerging Strategies for Enhancing the Photoelectrochemical Stability of Photoanodes

Yingjuan Zhang, Boyan Liu, Liangcheng Xu, Zeran Ding, Rui Yang and Songcan Wang

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401420

Solar‐to‐Hydrogen Conversion Efficiency for Photovoltaic Water Electrolysis to Produce Green Hydrogen

Chun Tang, Yonglin Chen, Jiahao Rao, Heng Guo and Ying Zhou

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202502342

BiVO4 photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance: Preparation, modification and emerging applications

Shuaipeng Wang, Kang Wan, Jiayue Feng, Yilong Yang and Songcan Wang

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2025, 217, 182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.014

Soft-sputtered p-type amorphous TeO2 as a hole-selective interlayer enabling bias-free solar water splitting over Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes

Min-Seo Kim, Ji Hoon Choi, Doha Lim, Jong-Hyun Jang, Hak Hyeon Lee, Kun Woong Lee, Hyung Koun Cho and Han-Ki Kim

Journal of Power Sources, 2026, 680, 240231
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.240231

Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical performance of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) photoanode by building a W:BiVO4/Mo:BiVO4 Homojunction

Ji Hyun Kim, Seung Hyeon Jeong, Aram Hong, Zhenhua Pan, Kenji Katayama and Woon Yong Sohn

Bulletin Korean Chem Soc, 2025, 46, 301
DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12943

Thermal Field–Enhanced Electro‐, Photo‐, and Photoelectrocatalytic Processes: Fundamentals, Material Design, and Applications

Ziyi Qiao, Lingyi Li, Bing He, Yunhai Zhu, Yihuang Chen, Yingkui Yang and Xueqin Liu

Energy & Environ Materials, 2026, 9
DOI: 10.1002/eem2.70245

Bias‐Free Solar‐To‐Hydrogen Peroxide Production Using Nanoporous BiVO4‐Based Photoanode With Atomic Layer Deposited SnO2

Jinghan Wang, Jaehyun Kim, Jin Wook Yang, So Jeong Park, Taeseok Kim, Jiwoo Lee, Woo Seok Cheon, Hee Ryeong Kwon, Sang Eon Jun, Jiayue Peng, Yu Lin Zou, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Seong Keun Kim, Jin Young Kim and Ho Won Jang

Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, 16
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202505447

Synergistic Effects of Ferrihydrite and Cobalt (Oxy)Hydroxide on BiVO4 for Unbiased Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Inn Jynn Teh, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Wen Cai Ng, Chong Siang Yaw, Nur Azimah Abd Samad, Zi Kang Koi, Siti Nur Amira Shaffee, Meng Nan Chong and Siang-Piao Chai

Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 15104
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c01929

Strategies for Enhancing BiVO4 Photoanodes for PEC Water Splitting: A State-of-the-Art Review

Binh Duc Nguyen, In-Hee Choi and Jae-Yup Kim

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 1494
DOI: 10.3390/nano15191494

Fe−N Co‐Doped BiVO4 Photoanode with Record Photocurrent for Water Oxidation

Jie Yang, Chaoyuan Deng, Yu Lei, Mengyu Duan, Yisen Yang, Xiaoran Chen, Sipeng Yang, Jikun Li, Hua Sheng, Weiqun Shi, Chuncheng Chen and Jincai Zhao

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202416340

Establishing Donor‐Acceptor Channel on BiVO4 Photoanode via Conjugated Polytrianiline Framework Enables Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Zhaoshi Yu, Jianqiao Zhao, Shujie Liu, Yan Wei, Nan Li, Jiandong Zhang, Chengxu Lu, Mingkui Wang, Yan Shen and Guoli Tu

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202503845

Dual Hole Transport Layers Heterojunction and Band Alignment Engineered Mo:BiVO4 Photoanodes for Efficient Water Splitting

Guilin Wang, Tongxin Tang, Kai‐Hang Ye, Xin Ding, Junwei Chen, WenHao Zou, Yushen Xiao, JieYu Li, Long Zhao, Chaojie Chen, Sitong Ge, Lei Li, Xiujuan Wei, Chao Chen, Yang Cao, Zhan Lin and Shanqing Zhang

Small, 2024, 20
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403600

Bias‐Free Photoelectrochemical System for Scalable Solar‐Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production via Molecularly Engineered Conjugated Polycarbazole Frameworks

Lei Wang, Yuting Wu, Shengming Mao, Jie Zhou, Ying Zhang, Xusheng Zheng, Xiaojun Wu and Hangxun Xu

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202508326

Engineering high-performance BiVO4 homo- and heterojunction Photoanodes for solar-driven Photoelectrochemical water splitting applications

Inn Jynn Teh, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Chong Siang Yaw, Wen Cai Ng, Meng Nan Chong and Siang-Piao Chai

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 541, 216773
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216773

Synergistic Carbon Encapsulation and Silver Decoration Enable Durable and Selective CO 2 -to-Ethylene Conversion on Copper Oxide Photoelectrode

Songying Qu, Ruiquan Yu, Min Gao and Jun Zhang

Research, 2026, 9
DOI: 10.34133/research.1206

Dual-hole extraction strategy promotes photoelectrochemical water splitting of bismuth vanadate photoanode

Hua Yang, Dingyanyan Zhou, Kaige Tian, Lingjiang Kong, Pengfei An, Jing Zhang, Yujin Ji, Youyong Li and Junqing Yan

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 77, 236
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(25)64778-4

Cobalt Hydroxide‐Organic Frameworks Powering Improved Charge Transfer and Oxygen Evolution Kinetics in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Baosheng Xie, Xiaozhou Ye, Li Zhang, Liwen Zhang and Jianfeng Ye

Small, 2026, 22
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202511308

PFeMo polyoxometalate interlayer boosts BiVO4 light harvesting and charge separation for tandem photoelectrochemical water splitting

Xin Ding, Kai-Hang Ye, Jinzhong Zhang, Qingming Huang, Junjie Tang, Tongxin Tang, Yongsen Wu, Huashu Sun, Youchao Liu, Wenhao Zou, Haoxian Shao, Duan Huang, Shuang Xiao, Zhan Lin, Jonathan E. Halpert, Ye Yang, Yang Cao and Shihe Yang

Chem Catalysis, 2026, 6, 101605
DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2025.101605

Recent advances in photocathodes for photoelectrochemical two-electron oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide

Liqun Wang, Xiao Yan, Xinggang Hou and Ji Liang

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2026, 48, e01954
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2026.e01954

Activation of Semiconductor/Electrocatalyst/Electrolyte Interfaces Through Ligand Engineering for Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Chenglong Li, Saqib Mujtaba, Jingjing Quan, Li Xu, Xingming Ning, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An and Xinbing Chen

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202501262

Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production: a comparative and bibliometric analysis of metal-organic frameworks and perovskites

Bachir Yaou Balarabe, Manka Marycleopha, Irédon Adjama, Rabani Adamou, Abdou Yaou Balarabe and Hassimi Moussa

Discover Nano, 2026, 21
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-026-04525-6

ZnCoMn-LDH and borate treatment co-modified Ti-Fe2O3 photoanode enhances interfacial charge transfer and reaction activity for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Kaikai Ba, Longjiang Jiang, Yanhong Lin, Dejun Wang and Tengfeng Xie

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 520, 166219
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.166219

Fe−N Co‐Doped BiVO4 Photoanode with Record Photocurrent for Water Oxidation

Jie Yang, Chaoyuan Deng, Yu Lei, Mengyu Duan, Yisen Yang, Xiaoran Chen, Sipeng Yang, Jikun Li, Hua Sheng, Weiqun Shi, Chuncheng Chen and Jincai Zhao

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202416340

Unbiased photoelectrochemical tandem configuration for water splitting

Yanhong Lyu, Yang Zhou and Jianyun Zheng

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 641, 236917
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236917

Coupling furfural oxidation for bias-free hydrogen production using crystalline silicon photoelectrodes

Myohwa Ko, Myounghyun Lee, Taehyeon Kim, Wonjoo Jin, Wonsik Jang, Seon Woo Hwang, Haneul Kim, Ja Hun Kwak, Seungho Cho, Kwanyong Seo and Ji-Wook Jang

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58000-4

Boosting Charge Separation in NiS/C3N4 Type-II Heterojunction for Efficient Photoelectrocatalytic Water Reduction

Xiaobo Liang, Lingdan Dong, Yanning Chen, Chunhai Qi, Chunyi Xu, Wenhao Zhang, Lingling Bi and Liang Zhao

Crystals, 2025, 15, 1004
DOI: 10.3390/cryst15121004

Efficient BiVO4/CoFeO H photoanodes using controlled annealing and conformal linear-sweep electrocatalyst photodeposition

Dong Su Kim, Kun Woong Lee, Su Yeon Jung, Ji Hoon Choi, Hak Hyeon Lee, Won Seok Yang, Yun Seong Cho, Jin Wook Yang, Joohoon Kang, Shannon W. Boettcher and Hyung Koun Cho

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 689, 162470
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162470

1.7 eV Bandgap InGaN Nanorods Enabling High-Efficiency Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Yupeng Chen, Zhenlong Chu, Jingkun Wang, Naik Muhammad, Fangzhou Zhou, Kai Cheng and Tianbao Li

Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 23342
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c02996

Balanced Spin‐State Energy Level Splitting Boosts Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on Amorphous NiFeAl‐LDH Engineered BiVO4

Guozhen Fang, Dantong Zhang, Xinlei Zhang, Minghua Xu, Depeng Meng, Chunsheng Ding, Tianrong Han, Haiyan Zhang, Jing Leng, Dian Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yong‐Wei Zhang, Zhi Gen Yu, Songcan Wang, Xiaowen Ruan and Xiaoqiang Cui

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202518870

A p-type Cu2O photoanode for solar water oxidation

Sanghyun Bae, Thomas Moehl, David Yong, Peng Zeng and S. David Tilley

Joule, 2025, 9, 102172
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102172

Composition-driven anion vacancy control in I–III–VI CuIn(S1−Se )2 quantum dots for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

Kiwook Kim, Hwapyong Kim, Seung Beom Ha, Wookjin Chung, Hyo Cheol Lee, Soo Ik Park, Minseo Kim, Shi Li, Kyunghoon Lee, Gyudong Lee, Orim Lee, Seunghyun Ji, Hyeonjong Ma, Sung Jun Lim, Hongsoo Choi, Seo-Jin Ko, In Young Kim, Jae-Yup Kim, Su-Il In and Jiwoong Yang

eScience, 2025, 100518
DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2025.100518

Interfacial electronic modulation of ultrasmall heterojunction nanozymes for rectal cancer biomarkers analysis

Haijiang Gong, Shili Gai, Qi Liu, Yaqian Du, Qingyu Wang, Jing Zhang, Zichen Lu, He Ding and Piaoping Yang

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2026, 306, 118654
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2026.118654

Mechanistic insights into biomass-derived dual hydrogen generation via vacancy-engineered NiO catalyst

Subin Moon, Hyungsoo Lee, So Yeon Yun, Sanguk Son, Wooyong Jeong, Chang-Seop Jeong, Young Sun Park, Juwon Yun, Soobin Lee, Jun Hwan Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Hyoung-il Kim, Seong-Ju Hwang, Sooyeon Kim and Jooho Moon

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 381, 125828
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125828

First-principles investigation of the structural, dynamic, mechanical, and optoelectronic features of novel K3SeBr anti-perovskite for photovoltaic and photocatalytic water splitting (solar-to-hydrogen production)

Md. Earshad Ali, Karim Kriaa, Md. Nobiul Islam, Md. Shizer Rahman, Noureddine Elboughdiri, Md. Azizur Rahman and Mohamed Benghanem

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1053, 186163
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.186163

Cost-effective and efficient CuS/GaN/n-Si photoanode engineered for water splitting through extended light absorption and optimized charge transport

Ameer Abdullah, Fawad Tariq, Mandar A. Kulkarni, Hamza Thaalbi, Haseeb Ud Din, Soon Hyung Kang, Jun-Seok Ha and Sang-Wan Ryu

Materials Today Energy, 2025, 49, 101824
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2025.101824

Synergistically Promoting Polaron Hopping via Element Doping and Photothermal Effect for High‐Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Wenfeng Li, Guocheng Lv, Meng Liu, Fanyue Zhao, Zetian He, Guihong Li, Wenping Wang, Daimei Chen and Libing Liao

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202523344

Low-Bias Solar Water Oxidation on Photoanodes Composed of Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich BiVO4 Nanopyramid Arrays Coated with Nanoscale Co–Fe-Layered Double Hydroxide Films

Yilu Su, Zhiyuan Peng, En-Naji Imane, Peipei Liu, Amir Khojastehnezhad, Jerome Claverie and Mohamed Siaj

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 14689
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.5c02332

Photothermal CuS as a Hole Transfer Layer on BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

Jingkun Wang, Naik Muhammad, Zijing Chuai, Wenping Xu, Xiujie Tan, Qiqiao Zhou, Yuan Yu, Junjie Guo, Tianbao Li and Bingshe Xu

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202507259

Interface engineering of BiVO4 photoanode with polypyrrole layer for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Kaige Tian, Dingyanyan Zhou, Zhennan Wang, Lingjiang Kong, Pengfei An, Jing Zhang, Lingfeng Zhu, Liqun Ye, Yujin Ji, Youyong Li, Shuit-Tong Lee, Tianyi Ma and Junqing Yan

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 120, 326
DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2026.05.061

Doping assisted interfacial engineering improves the photoelectrochemical performance of titanium dioxide photoanodes

Dabo Liu, Xiaoxing Fan, Shanshan Jiang, Ran Tao, Zhenming Chu and Yongqing Li

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 696, 137893
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137893

High-efficiency oxygen evolution on γ-Fe2O3 catalysts with BiVO4 photoabsorbers and TpAQ hole transport layers for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Yongqiang Fang, Ning An, Fengchao Jia, Zhanghao Yang, Jingwei Huang, Houde She, Lei Wang and Qizhao Wang

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 689, 137213
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.03.002

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Advanced Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Design, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Vijay A. Mane, Dnyaneshwar V. Dake, Nita D. Raskar, Ramprasad B. Sonpir, Kartik M. Chavan, Sushant S. Munde, Pavan R. Kayande, Jagruti S. Pawar, Sandeep B. Somvanshi and Babasaheb N. Dole

Energy Fuels, 2026, 40, 9204
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6c00130

Single atom Cu-O 2N bridge between BiVO 4 and COFs toward photoelectrochemical seawater splitting

Zicong Zhang, Gaohang Song, Wenming Sun, Zhaorui Hua and Yang Tian

Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94907273
DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94907273

Engineering high-performance BiVO4-based Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical water splitting

Kehui Xue, Baofeng Tu, Peng Qiu, Huiying Qi, Tonghuan Zhang and Xin Su

Applied Energy, 2026, 417, 128002
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.128002

Next-generation metal-organic framework-based photoelectrodes for sustainable hydrogen production via solar-driven water splitting

Vijay A. Mane, Dnyaneshwar V. Dake, Nita D. Raskar, Ramprasad B. Sonpir, Kartik M. Chavan, Sushant S. Munde, Pavan R. Kayande, Jagruti S. Pawar, Sandeep B. Somvanshi and Babasaheb N. Dole

Fuel, 2027, 427, 139702
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2026.139702

Unraveling Multiple Roles of N-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots Anchoring on 2D α-SnWO4 Photoanode for Visible-Light Driven Unbiased Water Oxidation

Anitesh Anand, Athish D. I, Dolan Acharya, Dipanjan Maity, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Gobinda Gopal Khan and Debasis De

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2026, 9, 1869
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.5c03820

Unlocking a High Photovoltage in BiVO4 Photoanodes via Repairing Oxygen‐Defect‐Induced Surface Traps Boosting Photoelectrochemical Performance

Wenhao Zou, Xin Ding, Hengjun Xie, Kai‐Hang Ye, Haoxian Shao, Long Zhao, Junwei Chen, Tongxin Tang, Xiaoxin Chen, Zhan Lin, Shanqing Zhang, Yang Cao, Kun Wang, Shuang Xiao, Songcan Wang and Shihe Yang

Advanced Energy Materials, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.70990

Metal halide perovskites for efficient solar energy conversion and storage systems: Principles, recent advances, challenges and prospects

Yong Chen, Ziyao Yue, Sai-Wing Tsang and Yuanhang Cheng

Nano Energy, 2025, 137, 110782
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110782