An overview on water splitting photocatalysts

Yuzun Fan; Dongmei Li; Minghui Deng; Yanhong Luo; Qingbo Meng

doi:10.1007/s11458-009-0100-1

An overview on water splitting photocatalysts

Yuzun Fan
, Dongmei Li
, Minghui Deng
, Yanhong Luo
, Qingbo Meng^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

CAS - Institute of Physics

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Abstract

Photocatalytic splitting of water into H₂ is one of the most promising ways for converting solar energy into chemical energy. In the present paper, the basic physical and chemical principles of photocatalysts for hydrogen generating from aqueous solutions are outlined. Strategies for designing visible-light-induced photocatalysts have been reviewed. Besides, ultraviolet-light-induced photocatalysts, dye sensitization, photoelectrochemical water splitting and Z-scheme systems to effectively increase the light harvest are also discussed. Finally, the existing problems, possible solutions and prospects are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	343-351
Number of pages	9
Journal	Frontiers of Chemistry in China
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-009-0100-1
State	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Hydrogen
Photocatalysts
Solar energy
Water splitting

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