Semiconductor nanostructure-based photoelectrochemical water splitting: A brief review

被引:215
作者
Lin, Yongjing [1 ]
Yuan, Guangbi [1 ]
Liu, Rui [1 ]
Zhou, Sa [1 ]
Sheehan, Stafford W. [1 ]
Wang, Dunwei [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Coll, Merkert Chem Ctr, Dept Chem, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; VISIBLE-LIGHT; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; TIO2; NANOTUBE; THIN-FILMS; HYDROGEN; PHOTOANODES; ELECTRODES; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS;
D O I
10.1016/j.cplett.2011.03.074
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent efforts on solar water splitting by nanoscale semiconductor materials is reviewed. We show that innovations in materials' morphologies can improve charge transport and thereby increase overall power conversion efficiencies. Nanostructures of varying complexities, from one-dimensional nanotubes, nanowires, and nanorods, to two-dimensional films and nanonets, and three-dimensional porous structures have been reported to exhibit superior performance. We also summarize recent successes in advancing the field by heterogeneous nanostructures, which make it possible to achieve combined functionalities not observed with single-component materials. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:209 / 215
页数:7
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