Photoelectrochemical performance of nanoscale Cu2O by integrating ZnO thin films mimicking a 3D–2D heterojunction: experiments & first-principles analysis

Ajay, Chinmay Rakesh Shukla, Shubham Kumar, Pravin Popinand Ingole, Sameer Sapra and Sumant Upadhyay

New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 17802
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Enhanced PEC water splitting efficiency by type II heterojunction CdIn2S4/g-C3N4 photoanode construction

Dinghan Liu, Jing Liu, Lanlan Wu, Zhenglong Zhou, Zihan Su, Bing Yang and Liangliang Feng

New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 14624
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Surface vulcanization activates α-Fe2O3/NiCo-LDH photoelectrode surface activity leading to high photoelectrochemical performance

Yue Meng, Zhiling Huang and Di Liu

New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 8594
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In situ controllably self-assembled amorphous Co–TDPAT MOFs as superior cocatalysts of α-Fe2O3 nanosheet arrays for highly efficient and ultrastable photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution

Weiguang Hu, Qinghua Xia, Lian Ying Zhang, Jianguo Lu, Qinggang He and Weiyong Yuan

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 4614
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0D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts for improved full-spectrum-light-driven hydrogen evolution

Shu Zhan, Yang Yang, Lu Taixu, Armaković Sanja, Wang Lin, Hou Huilin, Tu Nengrong, Li Pengcheng, Li Weijun and Yang Weiyou

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 29278
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A highly efficient 3D/0D CdIn2S4/Cu2O photoanode with a p–n type heterojunction for boosted photoelectrochemical water splitting under visible light irradiation

Qi Wang, Chengwei Hu, Lanlan Zhang, Yuanhu Lei, Zonghan Hu, Zihang Wang, Yupei Qiao and Bing Lv

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 2790
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Facile synthesis of an α-Bi2O3/BiO2 heterojunction for enhanced piezoelectric catalytic degradation of dye wastewater

Yuanwen Hou, Jia Tang, Li Jiang, Ning Xie, Hongquan Fu, Juan Zhang, Hejun Gao, Bin Xu and Yunwen Liao

New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 13732
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Environment‐Benign Colloidal Quantum Dots‐Modified Dual Photoelectrodes for Self‐Biased Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Li Xia, Xin Li, Yang Yang and Xin Tong

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
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High-Visible Light Response AgNbO3/Bi2MoO6/PANI Double Z-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotics

Xiya Xin, Mei Liu, Pengfei Zhu, Zhaoxin Huang and Han Lu

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 19751
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Complementary photoelectrochemical performances between dual heterojunctions and homojunction to achieve efficient solar water splitting of ZnIn2S4-based photoanode

Zhichao Hao, Ruikai Wang, Lexiao Qu, Xinzheng Liu, Xu Sun, Xianghui Meng, Haiyan Li, Chenghui Xia, Bohua Dong and Lixin Cao

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114322
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Enhanced piezo-photocatalytic activity of ZnS/Fe2O3: Benefit from type I junction and weak water flow-induced piezoelectric polarization

Yingge Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Yihe Zhang, Youpeng Zhang, Hongfen Li and Hongwei Huang

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2025, 460, 116117
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Bifunctional S-doping-mediated interfacial gradient electric field for in-situ amplified photoelectrochemical immunoassay

Bin Li, Jia Lin, Cheng Cheng, Haowen Zhang, Yuanyuan Guo, Yingru Zhi, Fan Cai, Yitong Zhang, Zhe Di, Houxi Xu, Ziyi Zhou, Wei Qin, Dongfeng Wei, Yaoyao Bian, Guisheng Zhou, Jing Chen, Lilin Ge and Yao Lin

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2025, 283, 117531
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Enhancing the strength of pyroelectric polarization and improving the pyro-PEC performance of In2S3 through vacancy engineering

Haowen Dong, Mengnan Ruan, Chengyi Wang, Tingting Zhong, Miao Zhou and Zhifeng Liu

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 72, 107321
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MoB/Mn0.43Cd0.57S Schottky heterojunction composites: A novel and noble-metal-free photocatalyst for high-efficiency photocatalytic H2 production

Jiahao Zhao, Xiaohui Ma, Mengyao Ren, Jianlin Zhao, Chunhua Yuan, Jinlong Cui and Wenxiu He

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 689, 137269
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Rational design strategies of catalysts for interfacial microenvironment modification in electrochemical water splitting

Peng Wu, Xingzhuo Han, Juan Gao and Yurong Ma

Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94907670
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Slag-source fast photo-deposition for enhanced water oxidation photoanode

Shiming Zhong, Pengliang Chen, Xingxing Cheng, Baizeng Fang, Gongtao Hao and Wenguang Zheng

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 56, 105662
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Nanostructured Gold Interlayer‐Enhanced Self‐Powered Photodetectors for Visible and Long‐Wave Infrared Dual‐Band Applications

Boyong Zhang, Wencan Wang, Tianhao Sun and Jianyuan Wang

Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2025, 19
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Light-switched electron migration routes via Co-catecholates grafted on Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterostructure for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution

Jiajia Li, Chengrun Liu, Chenxi Dang, Ling Li, Qiancheng Zhu and Wenming Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159864
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Controlling Carrier Separation by Ag2S Decoration on P-CdS Nanorods for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Cuina Yang and Jun Wu

Catal Lett, 2024, 154, 6157
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A vertically aligned flake like CuO/Co3O4 nanoparticle@g-C3N4 ternary nanocomposite: A heterojunction catalyst for efficient photo electrochemical water splitting

G. Sreenivasa Kumar, N. Ramesh Reddy, A. Sai Kumar, P. Mohan Reddy, Durga Prasad Pabba, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Jae Hak Jung and Sang Woo Joo

Fuel, 2024, 374, 132402
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Combinational effect of NiFeOx/Tb(OH)x as hole extractor for enhanced charges separation and stability of BiVO4 photoanode for solar water splitting

Yuxuan Chen, Jiayi Huang, Jingyu Zhou, Xiang Li, Hao Yang and Yongchao Huang

Materials Today Advances, 2025, 25, 100554
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Enhanced BiVO4 photoanode through synergistic integration of multi-metal layered double hydroxides and Ag nanoparticles for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Liye Shuai, Lu Tian, Xinning Huang, Jianglong Yu, Jinxiao Dou and Xingxing Chen

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 152, 150213
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ZnO-Ta3N5 core-shell nanowire photoanodes with pyridine passivation for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water-splitting

Mostafa Afifi Hassan, Myeong-Jin Kim, Wan-Gil Jung, Yong-Ryun Jo, Hyojung Bae, Soon Hyung Kang, Jun-Seok Ha, Won-Jin Moon, Sang-Wan Ryu and Bong-Joong Kim

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1010, 178190
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Development of a Robust p-Si/p-Cu2O/PhC2Cu Tandem Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Bo Pei, Yinmei Li, Shenhui Ma and Yuyu Bu

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 12059
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Photothermal-assisted S-scheme heterojunction of Cu3SnS4/Mn0.3Cd0.7S for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

Ruiqi Zhang, Runcheng Liu, Zhihan Ding, Jinzhu Ma, Tao Wang, Dafeng Zhang, Junchang Liu, Peiqing Cai and Xipeng Pu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 682, 568
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NiO@GaN nanorods-based core-shell heterostructure for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting via efficient charge separation

Kedhareswara Sairam Pasupuleti, Roshani Awanthika Jayarathna, Seon Young Hwang, Pham Thi Minh Thu, Devthade Vidyasagar, Yun-Hae Shim, Eui-Tae Kim, Youngku Sohn, Young Heon Kim and Moon-Deock Kim

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1009, 176882
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Non-metallic plasmonic effect and step-like charge transport channel synergistically accelerate surface reaction kinetics and charge separation of TiN/CdS-sensitized ZnO photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution

Tao Jiang, Mingjuan Lin, Shufan He, Tao Xu, Junli Fu, Jiajun Sun, Shunyao Zhang, Yujie Liang, Lijuan Wang and Wenzhong Wang

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 361, 124631
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Activity and stability boosting of BiVO4 photoanode by NH2-MIL-125 and NiFeOx cooperative modification for water oxidation

Ruyi Wang, Wenjun Fang, Yuxin Kan, Caiyun Chen, Xingzhi Li, Lingling Wang and Yong Jia

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114887
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Hierarchical design of NiFe2O4@BN/g-C3N4 Z-scheme heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic detoxification of tetracycline: Optimization of key parameters and H2 evolution

Sakthivel Kumaravel, Subramaniyan Ramasundaram, Vijayakumar Paranthaman, Arulraj Simon Prabu, Praveen Barmavatu, Mohammad Rafe Hatshan, Jagadeesh Kumar Alagarasan, Mathivanan Durai, Lalitha Gnanasekaran and Tae Hwan Oh

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 134, 268
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Synergistic Enhancement of Vectorial Separation of Photogenerated Charge Carriers via Heterojunction and Quantum Confinement Effects

Yachong Wang, Chaoyue Zheng, Youlin Wu, Teng Li, Jiangli Wang, Jihuai Wu, Fuda Yu, Canzhong Lu and Yiming Xie

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 3707
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2D-reduced graphene oxide induced bi-functional plasmonic CuBi2O4/RGO/BiVO4/Au heterostructure for visible light driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

Muhammad Haris, Klaudijus Midveris, Syeda Ammara Shabbir, Shahid Nawaz, Tomas Tamulevičius, Gvidas Klyvis, Mantas Mikalkevičius, Marjan Monshi, Algirdas Lazauskas, Robert O'Connor, Michael Brandon, Algirdas Selskis, Aldona Balčiūnaitė, Asta Tamulevičienė and Sigitas Tamulevičius

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 96, 746
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Gradient‐Doped BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes for Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Xuhao Yang, Shuang Liang, Jiaming Miao, Yilong Yang and sKan Zhang

ChemPhysChem, 2025, 26
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Anchored amorphous cobalt nickel sulfide onto graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as bimetallic cocatalyst to ameliorate photocatalytic performance in hydrogen evolution

Ziqian Gao, Xuhui Wu, Yan Bai, Wen Dong, Houde She and Qizhao Wang

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2025, 36
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Cu–Cu2O Nanorod-CdS heterostructures on carbon cloth for efficient photoelectrocatalytic water splitting

Maral Fouladvand, Mohsen Bayat and Ahmad Rouhollahi

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 118, 14
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In-situ synthesis of ternary BiOI/Ag-AgI/ZnSnS3 double Z-scheme heterojunction films with enhanced photoelectrochemical property

Songlian Li, Jiechun Wu, Jing Xu, Yanling Hong, Hanping Zhu and Kang Li

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 46, 112634
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Donor doping effect on band structure of a multifunctional tungsten oxide photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting: An experimental and DFT approach

Rana Basit Ali, Qadeer Akbar Sial, Gourab Mohapatra, Le Thai Duy, Young Jae Lee, Muhammad Waqas and Hyungtak Seo

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 686, 888
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K/Cl Dual‐Mediated Spatial Charge Separation in Carbon Nitride Boosts Piezocatalytic Pure Water Splitting

Qirong Zhu, Fan Wu, Jie Yuan, Chengyu Huang, Huaibao Qiu, Yingfeng Zhou, Difa Xu, Shiying Zhang, Hui Wan and Wenhui Feng

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2025, 20
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Preparation of 3D/2D ZnIn2S4/Porphyrin(Cu)-COF Type II Heterojunction: An In-Depth Insight into Interfacial Charge Transfer for Efficient Light-to-Hydrogen Conversion

Yu Xia, Guofang Huang, Yan Fan, Xiaolong Zhao, Lei Wang, Jingwei Huang, Houde She and Qizhao Wang

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024, 128, 15000
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For effective water splitting by inserting a p-type copper thiocyanate hole transfer layer between BiVO4 and Ni-doped FeOOH cocatalyst

Haolun Li, Mingxin Lyu, Yanhua Lai, Xingxing Cheng and Zhen Dong

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 106, 1006
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Amorphous Double Cocatalyst Enhanced BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Solar-Driven Water Splitting

Guihong Li, Zetian He, Haiyang Li, Guofang Du, Wenfeng Li, Shiqing Ma, Tie Shi, Daimei Chen and Yilei Li

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 45836
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Architecture of a Long-Wavelength Visible–Light–Driven N-Doped WO3/BiVO4 Heterojunction Structure for Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Dong Li, Siyu Tian, Qiuhua Qian, Caiyun Gao, Hongfang Shen and Fei Han

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 13180
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Strong interfacial interaction and asymmetric crystal modification to improve the charge transfer kinetics of cascade type II-I Bi2O2S/Bi2S3/ZnIn2S4-O composite photoanode

Xueling Wei, Yuanhao Yang, Zhen Ma, Qiujie Li, Qian Sun, Dekai Zhang, Enzhou Liu and Hui Miao

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 52, 104931
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La2S3-modified Zn0.33Cd0.67S hybrids for boosting solar light activity of water splitting and Cr(VI) reduction

Xiaogang Zheng, Wendie Zeng, Fengming Gao and Hao Peng

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 690, 162634
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Magnetic field-enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting of Co3O4/TiO2 for efficient oxygen evolution

Ze-En Zhou, Yi Lu, Yi-Xuan Liu, Shang Cao, Ge Tian, Zhi-Yi Hu, Ling Shen, Si-Ming Wu, Jie Ying, Wei Geng and Xiao-Yu Yang

Sci. China Mater., 2024, 67, 3167
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Integration of iron phosphide onto CdIn2S4 accelerates carrier separation for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Xueyan Huang, Hongyan Yu, Gaopan Tang, Shihui Zhang, Wanling Cai and Lu Chen

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 178, 114552
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Ultrathin HfO2 Protection Layer and Pt Cocatalyst Synergy in TiO2–Passivated Inverted Pyramid Si Photocathodes for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production

Jianghao Lu, Luhang Song, Yunfei Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Zhijie Wang, Xiuquan Gu and Guodong Yuan

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025
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Generalized Synthetic Strategies toward Oxygen Vacancy-Enriched ZnO–ZnS Hollow Porous Spheres with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Yong Xie, Tingwei Wang, Huiquan Li, Chaozhong Sun, Jie Hu and Shunsheng Cao

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 3563
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Exploring FeVO4/ZnCo2O4 n-p heterojunctions for superior photoelectrochemical performance

Sutripto Majumder, Anuja A. Yadav, Yuvaraj M. Hunge, A. Anto Jeffery, Nygil Thomas, Razan A. Alshgari, Ernesto Chicardi, Mohammed Mushab and Ki Hyeon Kim

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1010, 177281
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Construction of planarity-improved P(Th-co-3MOT)/g-C3N4 Z-scheme heterojunction with efficient charge separation for enhanced visible light photocatalytic H2 production

Yan Zhu, Xulong Pang, Bingmiao Zhang, Yi Zhang, Qingsong Liu, Wentao Li, Xufeng Wu, Shouchun Ma and Chuanli Qin

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 166, 150888
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Noble-metal-free Ni(dmgH)2/CdS nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic H2 generation

Jinqiao Li, Cong Ji and Su-Na Yin

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 702, 135145
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Fabrication and photocatalytic performance of BiOI-CuWO4 heterojunction flexible films

Xiaohui Zhao, Liang Hao, Qian Zhao, Sujun Guan and Yun Lu

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2025, 36
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Enhancing the Performance of Broadband Sb2Se3/Ga2O3 Self-Powered Photodetectors via Modulation of Ga2O3 Surface States and Their Application in All-Day Corona Detection

Xiangwei He, Jianping Xu, Shaobo Shi, Lina Kong, Xiaosong Zhang and Lan Li

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 36192
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Tailoring ZnO nanorod photoelectrode morphology via hydrothermal parameter exploitation for superior photoelectrochemical properties

Nornastasha Azida Anuar, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Siti Nurul Falaein Moridon, Nur Shamimie Nadzwin Hasnan, Nur Nabihah Sazali, Muhammad Rahimi Yusop, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Azizan Ahmad and Mohammad B. Kasim

Materials Today Chemistry, 2025, 43, 102485
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Constructing Ru single atoms decorated Cu2O for efficient CoFe-LDH/BiVO4 photoanode photoelectrochemical nitrogen reduction

Ziqian Gao, Qi Zhang, Yan Bai, Wen Dong, Houde She and Qizhao Wang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 117425
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Construction of Bi4O5I2/Bi2MoO6 Z-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic performance to degrade antibiotics

Ming-Rui Chao, Shuwen Hou and Shou-Nian Ding

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2025, 192, 109456
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Enhanced photoelectrocatalytic performance in BiFeO3-based nanoparticles with morphotropic phase boundary

Zhiwei Yang, Jingxin Tian, Huijiadai Luo, Shaojie Sun, Fangzhe Li, Ji Chen and Hua Ke

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 47, 113190
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Dual Modification Strategy: Passivation Layer and Cocatalyst on Hematite for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Yin Zhi, Xueyang Leng, Dutong Wang and Lingling Xu

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 54058
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SnO2 nanolayer-protected Cu2O nanowires as an efficient and stable photocathode for solar water splitting

Qing Zhang, Bowen Zhai, Zheng Lin and Peng Diao

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 696, 137855
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Cu2O Nanoneedle Arrays for Photoelectrochemical H2 Evolution Coupled with Rhodamine B Degradation

Heming Wang, Yuhang Wu, Lizhen Long, Xiao Liu, Yue Tian, Dongmei Lu and Jun Liu

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 11285
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Hydrothermal Surface Engineering of Anodic WO3 Photoelectrode by Simultaneous Iron Doping and Fe3O4/FeWO4 Formation

Piyali Chatterjee, Daniel Piecha, Sebastian Kotarba, Karolina Syrek, Marcin Pisarek and Grzegorz D. Sulka

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 30284
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Fluorination process and Co-doped carbon layers enable efficient charge transfer for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Haolun Li, Mingxin Lyu, Yanhua Lai, Xingxing Cheng and Zhen Dong

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 140, 483
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Both Hole Transfer and Cocatalysis Exhibited by Organometallic Complexes for Enhancing Water-Splitting Performance of the Photoreducing BiVO4 Photoanode

Xuefeng Long, Congming Shen, Jianhang Wei, Qian Gao and Xinhong Zhao

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 1700
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