Issue 16, 2022

Nanoscale metal oxides–2D materials heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting—a review

Abstract

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an interesting approach to harness clean and renewable solar energy to generate green hydrogen. To this end, metal oxides (MOs) have been investigated as photoelectrodes (photoanode and photocathode) due to their tunable optoelectronic properties and abundance, but achieving an efficient overall performance based on single MOs is very challenging due to their narrow visible light absorption, unfavorable band position, low charge mobilities, and limited stability. Heterostructuring MOs with other materials has therefore been proposed in the literature. In this review, we specifically highlight photoelectrodes based on the heterostructure of MOs and an emerging group of 2D materials consisting of mono elemental (Xenes), carbides/nitrides/carbonitrides (MXenes), boron carbon nitride (BCNs), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX). The benefits of the formation of MOs/2D materials heterostructures are outlined, and the state-of-the-art of MOs/2D materials heterostructures as photoelectrodes with various architectures are extensively discussed. Finally, a critical outlook on fundamental challenges and potential future directions in the development of MOs/2D materials heterostructures is presented.

Graphical abstract: Nanoscale metal oxides–2D materials heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting—a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 11 2021
Accepted
23 3 2022
First published
23 3 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 8656-8686

Nanoscale metal oxides–2D materials heterostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting—a review

A. R. Fareza, F. A. A. Nugroho, F. F. Abdi and V. Fauzia, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 8656 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA10203F

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