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Perovskite Oxide Based Electrodes for High‐Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Year: 2019

Type: review

Abstract: Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an attractive strategy for the large-scale production of renewable hydrogen from water. Developing cost-effective, active and stable semiconducting photoelectrodes is extremely important for achieving PEC water splitting with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. Perovskite oxides as a large family of semiconducting metal oxides are extensively investigated as electrodes in PEC water splitting owing to their abundance, high (photo)electrochemical stability, compositional and structural flexibility allowing the achievement of high electrocatalytic activity, superior sunlight absorption capability and precise control and tuning of band gaps and band edges. In this review, the research progress in the design, development, and application of perovskite oxides in PEC water splitting is summarized, with a special emphasis placed on understanding the relationship between the composition/structure and (photo)electrochemical activity.

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900292

Authors: Wei Wang, Meigui Xu, Xiaomin Xu, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao

Institutions: Nanjing Tech University, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Curtin University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Australian Research Council