Recent Advances in Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Hou Y, Zhuang X, Feng X (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2017
Journal
Book Volume: 1
Article Number: 1700090
Journal Issue: 6
Abstract
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been considered as the most promising strategy to obtain hydrogen fuels and oxygen. Developing earth-abundant heterogeneous electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity and stability is of great importance for achieving highly efficient water splitting. Here, an overview of the recent developments in the earth-abundant heterogeneous electrocatalysts for PEC water splitting is presented. The main earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the PEC hydrogen-evolution reaction (PEC-HER) include transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based materials, transition-metal car-bides/phosphatides, and N-doped graphene, whereas the earth-abundant PEC oxygen-evolution reaction (PEC-OER) electrocatalysts are focused on mixed transition-metal oxides, TMD-based materials, and transition-metal-and/ or heteroatom-doped carbon catalysts. In addition, earth-abundant bifunc-tional (HER/OER) electrocatalysts, including NiFe layered double hydroxide and Co–Mn oxide nanoparticles/nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks, are introduced for overall water splitting. The strategies for improvement of the catalytic performance and the composition/structure–catalytic-activity rela-tionships are highlighted. Finally, current existing challenges and the future research directions for enhancing the PEC water-splitting performance of earth-abundant heterogeneous electrocatalysts are provided.
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APA:
Hou, Y., Zhuang, X., & Feng, X. (2017). Recent Advances in Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Small Methods, 1(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/SMTD.201700090
MLA:
Hou, Yang, Xiaodong Zhuang, and Xinliang Feng. "Recent Advances in Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting." Small Methods 1.6 (2017).
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