Solar Water Splitting: Elaborately Modified BiVO₄ Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting (Adv. Mater. 20/2019)

Among the many potential photocatalysts, BiVO4 has emerged as a highly promising photoanode material for solar energy conversion and renewable hydrogen production. In article number 1806938, Jae Sung Lee and Jin Hyun Kim summarize recent developments of BiVO4 photoanodes, including synthesis of nanostructures/nanopores, external/internal doping, heterojunction fabrication, surface passivation, and cocatalysts. They also discuss tandem systems for unassisted solar water splitting and photoelectrochemical production of value-added chemicals.