Advances in Z‐scheme semiconductor photocatalysts for the photoelectrochemical applications: A review

Abstract With continuous consumption of nonrenewable energy, solar energy has been predicted to play an essential role in meeting the energy demands and mitigating environmental issues in the future. Despite being green, clean and pollution‐free energy, solar energy cannot be adopted directly as it cannot provide sufficiently high energy density to work in the absence of machinery. Thus, it is necessary to develop an effective strategy to convert and store solar energy into chemical energy to achieve social sustainable development using solar energy as the main power source. Photocatalysis, in which semiconductor photocatalysts play a key role, is one of the most promising candidates for realising the…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 21303232
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province

  Award: 2018A030313460
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

  Award: ZR2019MB006