A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water
Abstract Solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting offers a sustainable pathway to produce green hydrogen, yet its practical application encounters several challenges including inefficient photocatalysts, sluggish water oxidation, severe reverse reactions and the necessity of separating produced h...
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| author | Hui Fu Yaqiang Wu Yuhao Guo Takuya Sakurai Qianqian Zhang Yuanyuan Liu Zhaoke Zheng Hefeng Cheng Zeyan Wang Baibiao Huang Qian Wang Kazunari Domen Peng Wang |
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| description | Abstract Solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting offers a sustainable pathway to produce green hydrogen, yet its practical application encounters several challenges including inefficient photocatalysts, sluggish water oxidation, severe reverse reactions and the necessity of separating produced hydrogen and oxygen gases. Herein, we design and develop a photocatalytic system composed of two separate reaction parts: a hydrogen evolution cell containing halide perovskite photocatalysts (MoSe2-loaded CH(NH2)2PbBr3-xIx) and an oxygen evolution cell containing NiFe-layered double hydroxide modified BiVO4 photocatalysts. These components are bridged by a I3 −/I− redox couple to facilitate electron transfer, realizing efficient overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2.47 ± 0.03%. Additionally, an outdoor scaled-up setup of 692.5 cm2 achieves an average solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 1.21% during a week-long test under natural sunlight. By addressing major limitations inherent in conventional photocatalytic systems, such as the cooccurrence of hydrogen and oxygen in a single cell and the resultant severe reverse reactions from hydrogen and oxygen recombination, this work introduces an alternative concept for photocatalytic system design, which enhances both efficiency and practicality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-21b70c4e2b30424f9f5c0d63206f7d0d2025-01-26T12:42:37ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111210.1038/s41467-025-56314-xA scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from waterHui Fu0Yaqiang Wu1Yuhao Guo2Takuya Sakurai3Qianqian Zhang4Yuanyuan Liu5Zhaoke Zheng6Hefeng Cheng7Zeyan Wang8Baibiao Huang9Qian Wang10Kazunari Domen11Peng Wang12State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Nagoya UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Nagoya UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Nagoya UniversityInstitute for Aqua Regeneration, Shinshu UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong UniversityAbstract Solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting offers a sustainable pathway to produce green hydrogen, yet its practical application encounters several challenges including inefficient photocatalysts, sluggish water oxidation, severe reverse reactions and the necessity of separating produced hydrogen and oxygen gases. Herein, we design and develop a photocatalytic system composed of two separate reaction parts: a hydrogen evolution cell containing halide perovskite photocatalysts (MoSe2-loaded CH(NH2)2PbBr3-xIx) and an oxygen evolution cell containing NiFe-layered double hydroxide modified BiVO4 photocatalysts. These components are bridged by a I3 −/I− redox couple to facilitate electron transfer, realizing efficient overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2.47 ± 0.03%. Additionally, an outdoor scaled-up setup of 692.5 cm2 achieves an average solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 1.21% during a week-long test under natural sunlight. By addressing major limitations inherent in conventional photocatalytic systems, such as the cooccurrence of hydrogen and oxygen in a single cell and the resultant severe reverse reactions from hydrogen and oxygen recombination, this work introduces an alternative concept for photocatalytic system design, which enhances both efficiency and practicality.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56314-x |
| spellingShingle | Hui Fu Yaqiang Wu Yuhao Guo Takuya Sakurai Qianqian Zhang Yuanyuan Liu Zhaoke Zheng Hefeng Cheng Zeyan Wang Baibiao Huang Qian Wang Kazunari Domen Peng Wang A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water Nature Communications |
| title | A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water |
| title_full | A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water |
| title_fullStr | A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water |
| title_short | A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water |
| title_sort | scalable solar driven photocatalytic system for separated h2 and o2 production from water |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56314-x |
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