Ryu Abe

TL;DR: A review of recent progress in this field can be found in this article by focusing on strategies that utilize visible light, such as two-step photoexcitation systems that were inspired by photosynthesis in nature, band engineering for producing novel photocatalysts that have both a high visible light absorption and suitable energy levels for water splitting, the development of new cocatalyst for efficient H 2 or O 2 production, fabrication of efficient photoelectrodes based on visible-light-responsive semiconductors, and the construction of tandem-type PEC water-splitting systems

TL;DR: Anatase and rutile crystallites were isolated from Degussa P25 by selective dissolution with a hydrogen peroxide-ammonia mixture and diluted hydrofluoric acid, respectively, and used as standard samples for calibration curves of X-ray diffraction analyses as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Tungsten oxide loaded with nanoparticulate platinum is demonstrated to exhibit high activity for the decomposition of organic compounds both in liquid and gas phases.

TL;DR: 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.

TL;DR: Photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical measurements indicated that the high activity of this Z-scheme system results from the moderated n-type semiconducting character of ZrO(2)/TaON, which results in a lower probability of undesirable electron-hole recombination in Zr O(2/TaON than in TaON.