Wang, Y;
Suzuki, H;
Xie, J;
Tomita, O;
Martin, DJ;
Higashi, M;
Kong, D;
... Tang, J; + view all
(2018)
Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H-2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems.
[Review].
Chemical Reviews
, 118
(10)
pp. 5201-5241.
10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00286.
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Abstract
Visible light-driven water splitting using cheap and robust photocatalysts is one of the most exciting ways to produce clean and renewable energy for future generations. Cutting edge research within the field focuses on so-called “Z-scheme” systems, which are inspired by the photosystem II−photosystem I (PSII/PSI) coupling from natural photosynthesis. A Z-scheme system comprises two photocatalysts and generates two sets of charge carriers, splitting water into its constituent parts, hydrogen and oxygen, at separate locations. This is not only more efficient than using a single photocatalyst, but practically it could also be safer. Researchers within the field are constantly aiming to bring systems toward industrial level efficiencies by maximizing light absorption of the materials, engineering more stable redox couples, and also searching for new hydrogen and oxygen evolution cocatalysts. This review provides an in-depth survey of relevant Z-schemes from past to present, with particular focus on mechanistic breakthroughs, and highlights current state of the art systems which are at the forefront of the field.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H-2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00286 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00286 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society. ACS AuthorChoice - This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10056315 |
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