REVIEW ARTICLE (open access)
Anchoring group regulation in semiconductor/molecular complex hybrid photoelectrode for #photoelectrochemical water splitting
doi.org/10.1002/smo....
✉️: Shaohua Shen, Xi'an Jiaotong University

On the #cover of #ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) an open access article about #Hybrid PEDOT Conductive #Polymer-Powdered #Metal Sulfide #Photocathodes for #Photoelectrochemical #Green #Hydrogen Production

This study unveils a novel unassisted hybrid system for #Photoelectrochemical water splitting using Spectral Beam Splitting.
🎥 Watch the full video: See how this technology significantly boosts current densities and #solar utilization!
Free Read: rdcu.be/ePDJC

To expand the expertise of our group, we also welcome our new #postdoc Xinbang Wu 🤗

He'll work on one-pot #depolymerization of #polyurethane waste using #photoelectrochemical methods ♻️☀️⚡️

Besides being an excellent #scientist, Xinbang is also a passionate #guitarist 🎸🎶

One more #PhD student joining our solar team 🌞

Qingxin will explore new catalysts for #photoelectrochemical devices ☀️⚡️

When not playing with #light and #electrodes, she enjoys playing the #piano, learning #German and going to performances and #exhibitions 🎹🖼️

This review highlights advances in photocathode materials for solar-driven H2O2 production via oxygen reduction, emphasizing band engineering, catalytic site modulation, and challenges for sustainable PEC systems.
#SEE #photoelectrochemical #peroxide #PEC #ORR
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A whole PhD of dedication on the development of #OPV solar cells for #photoelectrochemical cells and #enzymatic solar-driven synthesis presented by our @celineyeungws.bsky.social

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@rsc.org #ISF2025

☀️The #SOREC2_EU project hosted a Summer School in Ferrara last June.

Participants explored cutting-edge #photoelectrochemical solutions for #SolarFuels, with expert talks on CO₂ reduction to value-added chemicals.

Read more👉 bit.ly/3IH1zSF

#HorizonEU #SolarFuels

Congrats to the queen 👑 of #OPV #photoelectrochemical devices @celineyeungws.bsky.social for defending her PhD #thesis!

Here, two of her dearest moments: her first cake time❤️(Halloween 2021) and her viva celebrations🥳

Can't wait to see the great things you'll do in your future, Celine!

Heteroepitaxial Growth of Narrow Band Gap Carbon-Rich Carbon Nitride Using In Situ Polymerization to Empower Sunlight-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting We describe an in situ-polymerized conformal thin layer coating of narrow band gap carbon-rich carbon nitride (NBG-CRCN) on titania nanorod arrays to design a binary semiconductor heterojunction photo...

#ATUMS Collaborator N. Chaulagain et al. in JACS: “#Heteroepitaxial Growth of Narrow Band Gap #Carbon-Rich #Carbon #Nitride Using In Situ #Polymerization to Empower Sunlight-Driven #Photoelectrochemical Water #Splitting”:

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 13, 11511–11532

doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

Photoelectrochemical comproportionation of pre-treated PET plastics and CO2 to formate Pairing plastic waste reforming and carbon dioxide (CO2) utilisation to produce chemical energy carriers provides an attractive means to mitigate waste and create value, but challenges persist in achi...

CO2 + plastic = formate 👉👈

Check the latest work from Yongpeng Liu and
@celineyeungws.bsky.social on OPV-hematite tandem #photoelectrochemical cells for the comproportionation of formate from #CO2 and #plastic streams
@rsc.org

A deep dive into #perovskites and #OPV-powered #photoelectrochemical cells by Virgil and Celine presenting at the @rsc-cnn.bsky.social Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium at @ucl.ac.uk ☀️⚡️

Congrats to Virgil for winning the best oral talk prize🗣️👏👏

In‐Situ Constructing Eosin Y Sensitized Cs2PtSnCl6 Perovskites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution An innovative in situ synthesis method to construct EY-Cs2PtSnCl6 material for photocatalytic HER has been designed. The EY-Cs2PtSnCl6 achieved an impressive HER rate of 17.6 mmol g−1 h−1 in aqueous ...

Check out our recent paper about Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution using perovskites. In collaboration with Zhejiang team in China.

#Chemsky #HER #perovskites #Photoelectrochemical

All the best to Lin Su 👋👋

After leading our research on #bio-hybrids for #photoelectrochemical conversion, he will continue his journey as a #lecturer in Engineering Biology at Queen Mary University of London @qmul.ac.uk 🎉🎉🦠☀️

Towards the ... International Day of Women and Girls in Science🧑‍🔬

Our new postdoc Susanne will bring her expertise on chlorine chemistry to #photoelectrochemical reactions. From fuels to chemicals ⛽️🧪

#womeninscience #womeninSTEM #IDWGS

Towards the ... International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧑‍🔬

Pivoting from #polymer chemistry, Celine now works on organic #photovoltaics for #photoelectrochemical solar #fuel production ☀️⚡️⛽️

#womeninscience #womeninSTEM #IDWGS

Hybrid CIGS‐Cobalt Quaterpyridine Photocathode with Backside Illumination: a New Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production Chalcogenide-based thin-film solar cell optimized for rear illumination and used for CO2 reduction is presented. Central to this innovation is a thinner, Cu(In,Ga)S2 chalcopyrite absorber coated with...

Happy new year 2025!

With our new home, we are happy to share our first paper about new method for preparing PEC devices. In collaboration with CEISAM lab in Nantes. Congratulations Deba and Paulo!
#Chemsky #Artificialphotosynthesis #CO2RR #Photoelectrochemical