The book presents new cutting-edge research findings in this field. Subjects covered include fabrication and characteristics of various electrode materials, cell design and strategies for enhancing the properties of PEC electrode materials.

• front-matter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
• 1
  • Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Typical structures of transition metal chalcogenides
  • 3. Binary chalcogenides applied to photoelectrochemical water splitting
  • 4. Transition metal-based ternary and multinary chalcogenides for photoelectrochemical water splitting
    • 4.1 P-type copper-based chalcogenides
    • 4.2. Silver-based chalcogenides for water splitting
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 2
  • Selection of Materials and Cell Design for Photoelectrochemical Decomposition of Water
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Principle and theory of water decomposition
  • 3. Challenges in designing of a photoelectrochemical cell
  • 4. Design configurations of PEC
    • 4.1 Type 1 photo anodes
    • 4.2 Type II heterojunction photomaterials
    • 4.3 Type III wired type PEC tandem cells
    • 4.4 Type IV wireless type PEC
    • 4.5 Type V PV−EC systems
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 3
  • Interfacial Layer/Overlayer Effects in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. PEC cell photoelectrode: Required characteristics and recent trends
  • 3. Interface layering/over-layering: An effective strategy
  • 4. Interface layering/over-layering of metal oxide semiconductors
    • 4.1 Interface layering with BiVO4
    • 4.2 Interface layering with CuO/Cu2O
    • 4.3 Interface layering with hematite (α-Fe2O3)
    • 4.4 Interface layering with WO3
    • 4.5 Interface layering with TiO2
  • 5. Interface layering with carbon materials
  • 6. Interface layering with low-cost non-metallic semiconductors
  • 7. Interface layering/integration with metal nanoparticles
  • Conclusion and future directions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• 4
  • Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Narrow band gap materials as a strategy to improve photoresponse of the material
    • 2.1 Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3)
    • 2.2 CuO
    • 2.3 Fe2O3
    • 2.4 BiOI
  • Spray Pyrolysis
  • BiOI/BiOBr
  • BiOI/TiO2
  • Conclusion
  • References
• 5
  • Ti-based Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Basic principle of PEC water splitting
  • 3. Material selection for PEC water splitting
  • 4. TiO2 photocatalyst for PEC water splitting
  • 5. Tuning the photocatalytic of TiO2 into the visible light region
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• 6
  • BiVO4 Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Crystal and electronic band structure of BiVO4
  • 3. The band gap of monoclinic BiVO4
    • 3.1 BiVO4 photoanode band alignment at a liquid interface
  • 4. Influence of crystal facet
  • 5. Carrier dynamics in BiVO4
  • 6. Intrinsic defects/Oxygen vacancies in BiVO4
  • 7. Polarons in BiVO4
  • 8. Doping BiVO4
    • 8.1 W doping into BiVO4
    • 8.2 Mo doping into BiVO4
    • 8.3 Other dopants in BiVO4
    • 8.4 Lanthanide ion doping into BiVO4
    • 8.5 Codoping in BiVO4 (multiple ion doping)
  • 9. The side of illumination on BiVO4 photoanode
  • 10. Photo-charged BiVO4
  • 11. Hole blocking layer for BiVO4
  • 12. Catalyst coatings on BiVO4 photoanode
  • 13. Plasmon-induced resonant energy transfer
  • Conclusions and future perspective
  • References
• 7
  • Noble Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fundamental properties of noble metals for photocatalytic activity
    • 2.1 Fundamentals of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR)
    • 2.2 Schottky junction
  • 3. Photoelectrodes materials
    • 3.1 Titania (TiO2)
    • 3.2 Haematite (Fe2O3)
    • 3.3 Zinc oxide (ZnO)
  • 4. Fundamental role of noble materials in PEC water splitting
    • 4.1 Platinum (Pt)
    • 4.2 Gold (Au)
    • 4.3 Silver (Ag)
    • 4.4 Palladium (Pd)
    • 4.5 Copper (Cu)
  • 5. Noble bimetallic nanocomposites for PEC water splitting
    • 5.1 Au-Pt bimetallic nanocomposites
    • 5.2 Au-Pd bimetallic nanocomposites
    • 5.3 Au-Ag bimetallic nanocomposites
    • 5.4 Ag-Cu bimetallic nanocomposites
  • 6. A brief note on bimetallic non-noble NPs for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting
  • Conclusion
  • References
• back-matter
  • Keyword Index
  • About the Editors