Photoelectrochemical properties of ZnO nanorods decorated with Cu and Cu2O nanoparticles

Current progress in developing metal oxide nanoarrays-based photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

“…As schematically depicted in Fig. 3b, to increase the photogenerated electron-hole pairs separation efficiency of photoanodes, employing a p-n junction structure to separate the electron-hole pairs has paid great attention [209][210][211][212][213][214][215]. The p-n junction has been proven to be an efficient way of separating electron-hole pairs due to the built-in potential with the direction from an n-type semiconductor to a p-type semiconductor.…”

Photocurrent enhancement in a Cu2Cd(SSe)2 photoanode synthesized via an arrested precipitation route

“…So in order to develop a new multifunctional system, it is crucial to incorporate various independent nanomaterials in a sequential manner. 5 The metal chalcogenides materials have been studied widely due to the favorable band gaps of chalcogenides unlike oxide materials, which cover a maximum visible region of the solar spectrum. However, there are several chalcogenide reports available in the literature based on quaternary thin films due to their improved chemical properties and huge capability of light absorption.…”