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A Review of Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Tandem Solar Cell

Version 1 : Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 29 September 2023 / Online: 29 September 2023 (08:05:11 CEST)

How to cite: Mohd Amin, N.A.A.; Mohd Zaid, H.F. A Review of Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Tandem Solar Cell. Preprints 2023, 2023092044. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2044.v1 Mohd Amin, N.A.A.; Mohd Zaid, H.F. A Review of Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production Using Tandem Solar Cell. Preprints 2023, 2023092044. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2044.v1

Abstract

A sustainable, scalable source of energy‐dense chemical fuel is urgently needed to ensure the security of our energy supply for future generations. Solar energy is the only renewable energy source of sufficient scale to replace fossil fuels and meet rising environmental demand. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role as an energy carrier in future energy systems of the world. As fossil fuel supplies become scarcer and environmental concerns increase, hydrogen is likely to become an increasingly important chemical energy carrier and eventually may become the principal chemical energy carrier. When most of the world’s energy sources become non-fossil based, hydrogen and electricity are expected to be the two dominant energy carriers for the provision of end-use services. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by solar energy over semiconductors offers a promising way for clean and renewable production of hydrogen. The TiO2-based materials have received considerable attention in recent years due to their extensive application in photocatalysis for hydrogen evolution. Though TiO2 is the most widely investigated photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution, it still provides low photocatalytic activity due to the wide bandgap that results in photocatalytic activity only under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Modification of TiO2 photocatalysts with several transition metals has been extensively studied to extend the absorbance capacity of TiO2 into the visible range. The effect of different photocatalytic deposition and reaction parameters also play major roles in enhancing the photostability of photoanode and increasing the hydrogen gas output, respectively.

Keywords

photocatalytic water splitting; photoelectrochemical cell; dye solar cell; tandem solar cell; hydrogen

Subject

Engineering, Chemical Engineering

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