Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting: A Mini Review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting: A Mini Review

Published:2023-02-05 Issue:2 Volume:13 Page:355
ISSN:2073-4344
Container-title:Catalysts
language:en
Short-container-title:Catalysts

Author:

Tian Li¹^ORCID,Guan Xiangjiu¹,Zong Shichao²,Dai Anna¹,Qu Jingkuo¹

Affiliation:

1. International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

2. Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China

Abstract

Photocatalyst overall water splitting is usually restricted by low carrier separation efficiency and a slow surface reaction rate. Cocatalysts provide a satisfactory solution to significantly improve photocatalytic performance. In this review, some recent advances in cocatalysts for photocatalytic overall water splitting are gathered and divided into groups. Firstly, the loading method of the cocatalyst is introduced. Then, the role of the cocatalyst applied for the photocatalytic overall water splitting process is further discussed. Finally, the key challenges and possible research directions of photocatalytic overall water splitting are proposed. This review is expected to promote research on the design of efficient cocatalysts in photocatalytic systems for overall water splitting.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province

Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Catalysis,General Environmental Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/355/pdf