Engineering the photoelectrochemical behaviors of ZnO for efficient solar water splitting

• Published in: Journal of semiconductors Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 91702 - 35
• Main Authors: Ma, Mengmeng, Huang, Yanbin, Liu, Jun, Liu, Kong, Wang, Zhijie, Zhao, Chao, Qu, Shengchun, Wang, Zhanguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese Institute of Electronics 01.09.2020; Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices,Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China%Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices,Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China; School of Mathematical Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
• Subjects: photoanode; photoelectrochemical; water splitting; ZnO; photoelectrochemical; photoanode; ZnO; water splitting

Solar water splitting is a promising strategy for the sustainable production of renewable hydrogen and solving the world's crisis of energy and environment. The third-generation direct bandgap semiconductor of zinc oxide (ZnO) with properties of environmental friendliness and high efficiency fo...