All inorganic semiconductor nanowire mesh for direct solar water splitting

Bin Liu; Cheng-Hao Wu; Jianwei Miao; Peidong Yang

doi:10.1021/nn5051954

All inorganic semiconductor nanowire mesh for direct solar water splitting

Bin Liu^*, Cheng-Hao Wu, Jianwei Miao, Peidong Yang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The generation of chemical fuels via direct solar-to-fuel conversion from a fully integrated artificial photosynthetic system is an attractive approach for clean and sustainable energy, but so far there has yet to be a system that would have the acceptable efficiency, durability and can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. Here, we show that a semiconductor mesh made from all inorganic nanowires can achieve unassisted solar-driven, overall water-splitting without using any electron mediators. Free-standing nanowire mesh networks could be made in large scales using solution synthesis and vacuum filtration, making this approach attractive for low cost implementation. (Chemical Equation Presented). © 2014 American Chemical Society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11739-11744
Journal	ACS Nano
Volume	8
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nn5051954
Publication status	Published - 25 Nov 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Artificial photosynthesis
BiVO4
Rh-SrTiO3
Semiconductor nanowire
Solar water splitting

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