Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting
As green and sustainable methods to produce hydrogen energy, photocatalytic and electrochemical water splitting have been widely studied. In order to find efficient photocatalysts and electrocatalysts, materials with various composition, size, and surface/interface are investigated. In recent years,...
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| description | As green and sustainable methods to produce hydrogen energy, photocatalytic and electrochemical water splitting have been widely studied. In order to find efficient photocatalysts and electrocatalysts, materials with various composition, size, and surface/interface are investigated. In recent years, constructing suitable nanoscale hetero-interfaces can not only overcome the disadvantages of the single-phase material, but also possibly provide new functionalities. In this review, we systematically introduce the fundamental understanding and experimental progress in nanoscale hetero-interface engineering to design and fabricate photocatalytic and electrocatalytic materials for water splitting. The basic principles of photo-/electro-catalytic water splitting and the fundamentals of nanoscale hetero-interfaces are briefly introduced. The intrinsic behaviors of nanoscale hetero-interfaces on electrocatalysts and photocatalysts are summarized, which are the electronic structure modulation, space charge separation, charge/electron/mass transfer, support effect, defect effect, and synergistic effect. By highlighting the main characteristics of hetero-interfaces, the main roles of hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting are discussed, including excellent electronic structure, efficient charge separation, lower reaction energy barriers, faster charge/electron/mass transfer, more active sites, higher conductivity, and higher stability on hetero-interfaces. Following above analysis, the developments of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts with hetero-structures are systematically reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3afd3ea3e945445a97160459cfc36fe62022-12-22T03:49:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Advanced Materials1468-69961878-55142022-12-0123158761610.1080/14686996.2022.2125827Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splittingBaopeng Yang0Dingzhong Luo1Shimiao Wu2Ning Zhang3Jinhua Ye4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. ChinaInternational Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanAs green and sustainable methods to produce hydrogen energy, photocatalytic and electrochemical water splitting have been widely studied. In order to find efficient photocatalysts and electrocatalysts, materials with various composition, size, and surface/interface are investigated. In recent years, constructing suitable nanoscale hetero-interfaces can not only overcome the disadvantages of the single-phase material, but also possibly provide new functionalities. In this review, we systematically introduce the fundamental understanding and experimental progress in nanoscale hetero-interface engineering to design and fabricate photocatalytic and electrocatalytic materials for water splitting. The basic principles of photo-/electro-catalytic water splitting and the fundamentals of nanoscale hetero-interfaces are briefly introduced. The intrinsic behaviors of nanoscale hetero-interfaces on electrocatalysts and photocatalysts are summarized, which are the electronic structure modulation, space charge separation, charge/electron/mass transfer, support effect, defect effect, and synergistic effect. By highlighting the main characteristics of hetero-interfaces, the main roles of hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting are discussed, including excellent electronic structure, efficient charge separation, lower reaction energy barriers, faster charge/electron/mass transfer, more active sites, higher conductivity, and higher stability on hetero-interfaces. Following above analysis, the developments of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts with hetero-structures are systematically reviewed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2125827Hetero-Interfacephotocatalysiselectrocatalysiswater splittinghydrogen energy |
| spellingShingle | Baopeng Yang Dingzhong Luo Shimiao Wu Ning Zhang Jinhua Ye Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Hetero-Interface photocatalysis electrocatalysis water splitting hydrogen energy |
| title | Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| title_full | Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| title_fullStr | Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| title_short | Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| title_sort | nanoscale hetero interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting |
| topic | Hetero-Interface photocatalysis electrocatalysis water splitting hydrogen energy |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2125827 |
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