Wang Pengpeng, Than Oo Aman Maung, Chen Liangji, Zhang Doudou
Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Front Chem. 2025 May 9;13:1600959. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2025.1600959. eCollection 2025.
Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting represents a highly ideal approach for the efficient conversion of solar energy into sustainable green hydrogen. Although tantalum nitride (TaN) has emerged as a promising photoanode material, its performance is far below the theoretical limit. Among several photoelectrode design strategies, interfacial modification can be beneficial for suppressing interfacial charge recombination and promoting charge transfer process, which is a key focus in recent research. In the review, a brief overview of recent advances in interfacial modification strategies for TaN photoanodes and their influence on the structure-performance relationship are summarized, aiming at an in-depth understanding of the charge-transfer mechanism during PEC water oxidation, and providing insights into designing efficient and stable TaN photoanodes for solar-to-fuel conversion through photoelectrocatalysis.
光电催化（PEC）水分解是将太阳能高效转化为可持续绿色氢能的一种非常理想的方法。尽管氮化钽（TaN）已成为一种有前景的光阳极材料，但其性能远低于理论极限。在几种光电极设计策略中，界面修饰有助于抑制界面电荷复合并促进电荷转移过程，这是近期研究的一个关键重点。在这篇综述中，总结了TaN光阳极界面修饰策略的最新进展及其对结构-性能关系的影响，旨在深入了解PEC水氧化过程中的电荷转移机制，并为通过光电催化设计用于太阳能到燃料转化的高效稳定TaN光阳极提供见解。
