Themed collection Photocatalytic hydrogen production – Topic Highlight
Efficiency of thermo–photocatalytic production of hydrogen from biomolecules: a multifaceted perspective
Measuring and interpreting the efficiency of a thermo–photocatalytic reaction is key in the quest to define synergy for chemical reactions taking place under dual thermo–photo excitation.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 657-670
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00190J
Understanding the role of metal supported on TiO2 in photoreforming of oxygenates
Oxygenate photo-reforming: A process of harnessing the redox ability of a photocatalyst to simultaneously drive the reduction of H+ into H2 and oxidation of organics.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 842-867
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00110A
Boosting interlayer charge transfer in polymeric carbon nitride by Mo ions for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution
Schematic illustration of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of Mo-doped g-C3N4.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 231-240
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00485F
Molybdenum sulfo-selenide nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
We report a facile method for the preparation of nanocomposites of molybdenum sulfo-selenide (MoSxSe1−x) with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) via a solvothermal approach.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1724-1734
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00219E
Colloidal synthesis of a heterostructured CuCo2S4/g-C3N4/In2S3 nanocomposite for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Hot injection induced heterostructured nanocomposite substantially boosts photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1512-1520
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00191A
Liquid phase epitaxy of CuGaO2 on GaN: P–N heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting
A P–N heterostructure composed of CuGaO2 and GaN shows outstanding photocatalytic water splitting.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1495-1499
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00226H
Band structure engineering of a polyimide photocatalyst towards enhanced water splitting
Band structure engineering of polymide for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting has been demonstrated by tuning the donor/acceptor ratios in the polymer skeleton.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 556-564
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00038A
CIS QDs nucleated on oxygen vacancy rich BOI microplates: a hybrid photocatalyst with enhanced green energy production via mediator free Z-scheme dynamics
Efficacious H2 and O2 evolution over mediator free direct Z-scheme oriented 0D-2D CIS-BOI heterostructure photocatalyst.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 422-437
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00046F
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of brown H4Nb6O17/g-C3N4 composite for visible-light driven H2O2 production
Novel, brown H4Nb6O17, was synthesised and a composite heterojunction with g-C3N4 was formed, showing enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2O2 production.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 169-176
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1YA00038A
Enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen generation performance and strain regulation of the vertical GeI2/C2N van der Waals heterostructure: insights from first-principles study
The band edges of GeI2/C2N vdW are favourable to generate H2 at pH 0 to 9 with transition from a type-II indirect to type-I direct bandgap semiconductor under tensile biaxial strain.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 146-158
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1YA00047K
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