An efficient photoanode is a prerequisite for a viable solar fuels technology. The challenges to realizing an efficient photoanode include the integration of a semiconductor light absorber and a metal oxide electrocatalyst to optimize corrosion protection, light trapping, hole transport, and photocarrier recombination sites. To efficiently explore metal oxide coatings, we employ a high-throughp...

We present a facile method for producing anti-fogging (AF) and anti-reflection (AR) coating functionalized photoanodes via one-step SiO2 nanoparticle coating for high performance solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (ssDSSCs). The AF and AR coating functionalized photoanodes are prepared by spin-coating of partially aggregated SiO2 colloidal solution. Poly((1-(4-ethenylphenyl)methyl)-3-butyl-...

The growth and characterization of an n-GaP/i-GaNP/p+ -GaP thin film heterojunction synthesized using a gas-source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method, and its application for efficient solar-driven water oxidation is reported. The TiO2 /Ni passivated n-GaP/i-GaNP/p+ -GaP thin film heterojunction provides much higher photoanodic performance in 1 m KOH solution than the TiO2 /Ni-coated n-GaP sub...

This study demonstrates the use of a photoelectrochemical device comprising earth-abundant hematite photoanode for oxidation 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), versatile bio-based platform chemical, under ambient conditions in presence an electron mediator. The results obtained this showed that photoanode, upon doping with fluorine, can oxidize water even at lower pH (4.5 and 9.0). For 5-HMF oxid...

Well-aligned ultrathin corrugated nanowire TiO 2 (UCW-TiO ) on FTO was used as a versatile photoanode platform for PEC benzyl alcohol and water oxidation with significant performance improvement compared to the nanoparticulate counterparts.

Soluble, monomeric Ir(III/IV) complexes strongly affect the photoelectrochemical performance of IrO(x)·nH2O-catalyzed photoanodes for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The synthesis of IrO(x)·nH2O colloids by alkaline hydrolysis of Ir(III) or Ir(IV) salts proceeds through monomeric intermediates that were characterized using electrochemical and spectroscopic methods and modeled in TDDFT calc...

Introduction Motivated by continuously growing global energy demands and the depletion of readily accessible fossil fuels; the search for alternative energy sources, particularly renewable solar energy, has become vital. Despite the clear advantages associated with the adoption of solar cells, they need to be cost-effective and priced competitively in comparison to conventional energy resources...

Ordered 2D nanostructural BiOI nanoflake arrays decorated with Bi2S3 nanospheres have been designed and in situ fabricated for the first time, to form BiOI/Bi2S3 bulk heterojunctions through a soft chemical route. A modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method was developed to fabricate BiOI nanoflake arrays on flexible ITO/PET substrates at room temperature. The degre...