Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen

The growing consumption of global energy has posed serious challenges to environmental protection and energy supplies. A promising solution is via introducing clean and sustainable energy sources, including photoelectrochemical hydrogen fuel production. 2D materials, such as transition metal trichal...

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Main Authors:	Michela Sanna, Siowwoon Ng, Martin Pumera
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:	Electrochemistry Communications
Subjects:	2D materials Transition metal selenophosphites Photoelectrocatalyst Hydrogen evolution reaction Photoelectrochemistry
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248121001612

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spelling	doaj-66be3e087b884439bd82e4b2a9511de42021-08-02T04:39:14ZengElsevierElectrochemistry Communications1388-24812021-08-01129107077Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogenMichela Sanna0Siowwoon Ng1Martin Pumera2Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech RepublicFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech RepublicFuture Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; 3D Printing & Innovation Hub, Department of Food Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; Corresponding author at: Future Energy and Innovation Laboratory, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic.The growing consumption of global energy has posed serious challenges to environmental protection and energy supplies. A promising solution is via introducing clean and sustainable energy sources, including photoelectrochemical hydrogen fuel production. 2D materials, such as transition metal trichalcogenphosphites (MPCh3), are gaining more and more interest for their potential as photocatalysts. Crystals of transition metal selenophosphites, namely MnPSe3, FePSe3 and ZnPSe3, were tested as photocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). ZnPSe3 is the one that exhibited the lowest overpotential and the higher response to the light during photocurrent experiments in acidic media. For this reason, among the crystals in this work, it is the most promising for the photocatalyzed production of hydrogen.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S13882481210016122D materialsTransition metal selenophosphitesPhotoelectrocatalystHydrogen evolution reactionPhotoelectrochemistry
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author_facet	Michela Sanna Siowwoon Ng Martin Pumera
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title	Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
title_short	Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
title_full	Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
title_fullStr	Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
title_full_unstemmed	Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
title_sort	layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen
publisher	Elsevier
series	Electrochemistry Communications
issn	1388-2481
publishDate	2021-08-01
description	The growing consumption of global energy has posed serious challenges to environmental protection and energy supplies. A promising solution is via introducing clean and sustainable energy sources, including photoelectrochemical hydrogen fuel production. 2D materials, such as transition metal trichalcogenphosphites (MPCh3), are gaining more and more interest for their potential as photocatalysts. Crystals of transition metal selenophosphites, namely MnPSe3, FePSe3 and ZnPSe3, were tested as photocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). ZnPSe3 is the one that exhibited the lowest overpotential and the higher response to the light during photocurrent experiments in acidic media. For this reason, among the crystals in this work, it is the most promising for the photocatalyzed production of hydrogen.
topic	2D materials Transition metal selenophosphites Photoelectrocatalyst Hydrogen evolution reaction Photoelectrochemistry
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248121001612
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Layered transition metal selenophosphites for visible light photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen

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