摘要：Fast charge transfer and anti-photocorrosion are two crucial factors for developing efficient, durable photoanodes for photoelectrochemical （PEC） cells. Reduced graphene oxide （RGO） is a promising photoanode element that can provide both of these. In this study, we elucidated the roles of RGO in the charge transfer and surface passivation of photoanodes by the precise design of a RGO-wrapped photoanode and examination of its PEC properties. Arrays of hetero-nanorods （HNRs） with three different designs were fabricated as photoanodes using RGO, CdSe nanoparticles （NPs）, and ZnO nanorods （NRs） as building blocks. CdSe@ZnO HNRs were prepared by decorating ZnO NRs with CdSe NPs. Finite-element analysis and experimental studies demonstrated that in the CdSe@ZnO HNRs, if only the ZnO NRs were wrapped by RGO, the conductivity between CdSe and ZnO was enhanced by RGO to shuttle charges. If RGO only surrounded the outside of the CdSe@ZnO HNRs, the corrosion was slowed owing to the passivation effect of RGO, which increased the electron lifetime of the photoanode. If both CdSe and ZnO were fully wrapped by RGO, the advantages of the two aforementioned cases were both obtained. RGO-wrapped CdSe@ZnO HNRs with position-controlled designs are promising photoanode materials with a high PEC efficiency, and the developed synthesis process can be applied to explore the design and fabrication of next-generation photoanodes using RGO as a buildin~ block.

摘要：Common solar-driven photoelectrochemical(PEC) cells for water splitting were designed by using semiconducting photoactive materials as working photoelectrodes to capture sunlight. Due to the thermodynamic requirement of 1.23 eV and kinetic energy loss of about 0.6 eV, a photo-voltage of 1.8 V produced by PEC cells is generally required for spontaneous water splitting. Therefore, the minimum bandgap of1.8 eV is demanded for photoactive materials in single-photoelectrode PEC cells, and the bandgap of about 1 eV for back photoactive materials is appropriate in tandem PEC cells. All these PEC cells cannot effectively utilize the infrared light from 1250 to 2500 nm. In order to realize the full spectrum utilization of solar light, here, we develop a solar-driven PEC water splitting system integrated with a thermoelectric device. The key feature of this system is that the thermoelectric device produces a voltage as an additional bias for the PEC system by using the temperature difference between the incident infrared-light heated aqueous electrolyte in the PEC cell as the hot source and unirradiated external water as the cold source. Compared to a reference PEC system without the thermoelectric device, this system has a significantly improved overall water splitting activity of 1.6 times and may provide a strategy for accelerating the application of full spectrum solar light-driven PEC cells for hydrogen production.

摘要：Narrow spectral response,low charge separation efficiency and slow water oxidation kinetics of TiO_(2)limit its application in photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic water ***,a promising organic/inorganic composite catalyst Ag/PANI/3DOMM‐TiO_(2–x)with a three‐dimensional ordered macro‐and meso‐porous(3DO MM)structure,oxygen vacancy and Ti^(3+)defects,heterojunction formation and noble metal Ag was designed based on the Z‐scheme mechanism and successfully *** Ag/PANI/3DOMM‐TiO_(2–x)ternary catalyst exhibited enhanced hydrogen production activity in both photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water *** photocatalytic hydrogen production rate is 420.90μmol g^(–1)h^(–1),which are 19.80 times and 2.06 times higher than the commercial P25 and 3DOMM‐TiO_(2),*** the photoelectrochemical tests,the Ag/PANI/3DOMM‐TiO_(2–x)photoelectrode shows enhanced separation and transfer of carriers with a high current density of 1.55 mA cm^(–2)at equilibrium potential of 1.23 V under simulated AM 1.5 G illumination,which is approximately 5 times greater than the 3DOMM‐TiO_(2).The present work has demonstrated the promising potential of organic/inorganic Z‐scheme photocatalyst in driving water splitting for hydrogen production.

摘要：Amidst the development of photoelectrochemical(PEC)CO_(2) conversion toward practical application,the production of high-value chemicals beyond C1 compounds under mild conditions is greatly desired yet ***,through rational PEC device design by combining Au-loaded and N-doped TiO_(2) plate nanoarray photoanode with Zn-doped Cu_(2)O dark cathode,efficient conversion of CO_(2) to CH3COOH has been achieved with an outstanding Faradaic efficiency up to 58.1%(91.5%carbon selectivity)at 0.5 V ***/*** programmed desorption and in situ Raman spectra reveal that the Zn-dopant in Cu_(2)O plays multiple roles in selective catalytic CO_(2) conversion,including local electronic structure manipulation and active site modification,which together promote the formation of intermediate*CH2/*CH3 for C-C *** from that,it is also unveiled that the sufficient electron density provided by the Au-loaded and N-doped TiO_(2) plate nanoarray photoanode plays an equally important role by initiating multi-electron CO_(2) *** work provides fresh insights into the PEC system design to reach the multi-electron reduction reaction and facilitate the C-C coupling reaction toward high-value multicarbon(C2+)chemical production via CO_(2) conversion.

摘要：The advancement of a Z-scheme photoelectrochemical(PEC)system for hydrogen production and watersplitting holds significant promise in addressing the escalatingglobal energy *** this study,a ternary Co-ZnCdS-BiFeO_(3)Z-scheme composite photocatalyst was *** optimizingthe ratio of BiFeO_(3)/ZnCdS,the photocatalytic activity of thematerial is enhanced,while enhancing the electron transferefficiency and strengthening the stability of the *** Co(dmgBF2)_(2)(H_(2)O)_(2)was selected as the co-catalystto further improve the electron-hole separation efficiencyand photocorrosion *** visible light irradiation,the hydrogen production rate of the PEC system can reach4.03 mmol g^(-1)h^(-1).Under optimal conditions,applying a biasvoltage of−0.1 V *** can produce−38.5μA cm^(−2).Thephotocatalytic current density of is as high as 13 times that ofpure ZnCdS,greatly improving the hydrogen production efficiency and stability of the *** study offers anovel benchmark for the development of a high efficiency Zscheme photocatalyst designed for water splitting and provides new insights into intrinsic resistance through PEC analyses.

摘要：In photoelectrochemical （PEC） water splitting, charge separation and collection by the electric field in the photoactive material are the most important factors for improved conversion efficiency. Hence, ferroelectric oxides, in which electrons are the majority carriers, are considered promising photoanode materials because their high built-in potential, provided by their spontaneous polarization, can signifi＇canfly enhance the separation and drift of photogenerated carriers. In this regard, the PEC properties of BiFeO3 thin-film photoanodes with different crystallographic orientations and consequent ferroelectric domain structures are investigated. As the crystallographic orientation changes from （001）pc via （ll0）pc to （lll）p~, the ferroelastic domains in epitaxial BiFeO3 thin films become mono-variant and the spontaneous polarization levels increase to 110 btC/cm2. Consequent136 the photocurrent density at 0 V vs. Ag/AgC1 increases approximately 5.3-fold and the onset potential decreases by 0.180 V in the downward polarization state. It is further demonstrated that ferroelectric switching in the （lll）pc BiFeO3 thin-film photoanode leads to an approximate change of 8,000% in the photocurrent density and a 0.330 V shift in the onset potential. This study strongly suggests that domain-engineered ferroelectric materials can be used as effective charge separation and collection layers for efficient solar water-splitting photoanodes.