Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting: A Short Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Principle of H2 Generation via Water Splitting
3. Photocatalysts for Water Splitting
3.1. Graphene-Based Photocatalysts
3.2. g-C3N4-Based Photocatalysts
3.3. Metal-Loading-Based Photocatalysts
3.4. Z-Scheme Photocatalysts
3.5. Defect Engineering Photocatalyst
3.6. Heterojunction Photocatalysts
4. Summary and Perspectives
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Y.; Heo, Y.-J.; Lee, J.-W.; Lee, J.-H.; Bajgai, J.; Lee, K.-J.; Park, S.-J. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting: A Short Review. Catalysts 2018, 8, 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8120655
Zhang Y, Heo Y-J, Lee J-W, Lee J-H, Bajgai J, Lee K-J, Park S-J. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting: A Short Review. Catalysts. 2018; 8(12):655. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8120655
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yifan, Young-Jung Heo, Ji-Won Lee, Jong-Hoon Lee, Johny Bajgai, Kyu-Jae Lee, and Soo-Jin Park. 2018. "Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting: A Short Review" Catalysts 8, no. 12: 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8120655