Solar-to-Chemical Fuel Conversion via Metal Halide Perovskite Solar-Driven Electrocatalysis

Abstract

Sunlight is an abundant and clean energy source, the harvesting of which could make a significant contribution to society's increasing energy demands. Metal halide perovskites (MHP) have recently received attention for solar fuel generation through photocatalysis and solar-driven electrocatalysis. However, MHP photocatalysis is limited by low solar energy conversion efficiency, poor stability, and impractical reaction conditions. Compared to photocatalysis, MHP solar-driven electrocatalysis not only exhibits higher solar conversion efficiency but also is more stable when operating under practical reaction conditions. In this Perspective, we outline three leading types of MHP solar-driven electrocatalysis device technologies now in the research spotlight, namely, (1) photovoltaic-electrochemical (PV-EC), (2) photovoltaic-photoelectrochemical (PV-PEC), and (3) photoelectrochemical (PEC) approaches for solar-to-fuel reactions, including water-splitting and the CO2 reduction reaction. In addition, we compare each technology to show their relative technical advantages and limitations and highlight promising research directions for the rapidly emerging scientific field of MHP-based solar-driven electrocatalysis.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Huang, Haowei Weng, Bo Zhang, Hongwen Lai, Feili Long, Jinlin Hofkens, Johan Douthwaite, Richard E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-7528 Steele, Julian A. Roeffaers, Maarten B.J.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2021 American Chemical Society. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details Funding Information: The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO Grant Nos. G.0B39.15, G.0B49.15, G098319N, 1280021N, 1242922N, 12Y7221N, 12Y6418N, VS052320N, and ZW15_09-GOH6316N), the KU Leuven Research Fund (C14/19/079 and iBOF-21-085 PERSIST), KU Leuven Industrial Research Fund (C3/19/046), the Flemish government through long term structural funding Methusalem (CASAS2, Meth/15/04), the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 891276, and MPI financial support to J.H. as an MPI fellow. H.H. acknowledges the financial support from KU Leuven (PDM/20/113). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Chemical Society.
Dates:	Published: 13 January 2022 Published (online): 27 December 2021 Accepted: 16 December 2021
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2022 11:00
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2025 00:08
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03668
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03668
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184718