Plasmonic Water Splitting: Plasmon‐Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting for Efficient Renewable Energy Storage (Adv. Mater. 31/2019)

Efficiency limits for photoelectrochemical water-splitting

Theoretical limiting efficiencies have a critical role in determining technological viability and expectations for device prototypes, as evidenced by the photovoltaics community's focus on detailed balance. However, due to their multicomponent nature, photoelectrochemical devices do not have an equivalent analogue to detailed balance, and reported theoretical efficiency limits vary depending on...

Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composites for efficient solar water splitting

Plasmonic Enhancement in BiVO4 Photonic Crystals for Efficient Water Splitting

Photo-electrochemical water splitting is a very promising and environmentally friendly route for the conversion of solar energy into hydrogen. However, the solar-to-H2 conversion efficiency is still very low due to rapid bulk recombination of charge carriers. Here, a photonic nano-architecture is developed to improve charge carrier generation and separation by manipulating and confining light a...

Water Splitting: One‐dimensional TiO2 Nanotube Photocatalysts for Solar Water Splitting (Adv. Sci. 1/2017)

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Promising Photosensitizers for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Ti-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are demonstrated as promising photosensitizers for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Photocurrents of TiO2 nano wire photoelectrodes can be improved under visible light through sensitization with aminated Ti-based MOFs. As a host, other sensitizers or catalysts such as Au nanoparticles can be incorporated into the MOF layer thus further improvi...