Citation: Weiquan Ji, Kang Zhang, Ke Zhan, Ping Wang, Xianying Wang, Ya Yan. Solar-Powered Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen Production: Advanced Technologies for Sunlight-Electricity-Hydrogen Nexus[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, ;2022, 41(5): 220501. doi: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0106 shu

Solar-Powered Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen Production: Advanced Technologies for Sunlight-Electricity-Hydrogen Nexus

Weiquan Ji ^{1, 2, #} ,
Kang Zhang ^{1, 2, #} ,
Ke Zhan ¹ ,
Ping Wang ² ,
Xianying Wang ^2,, ,
Ya Yan ^2,,

1.
School of Materials Science and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
2.
CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS), Shanghai 200050, China

Author Bio: Weiquan Ji received his bachelor's degree of engineering from Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power in 2020. Then, he was admitted to University of Shanghai for Science and Technology to pursue his M.S under the guidance of Dr. Ke Zhan. At the same time, he was jointly cultivated at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the guidance of Dr. Ya Yan. His research interest is focused on the application of nano-functional materials in electrocatalysis
Kang Zhang received his bachelor of Science degree from Shanxi Datong University in 2020. Then, he was admitted to University of Shanghai for Science and Technology to pursue his M.S under the guidance of Dr. Ke Zhan. At the same time, he was jointly cultivated at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the guidance of Dr. Ya Yan. His research interest is focused on the application of nano-functional materials in electrocatalytic water splitting
Prof. Xianying Wang is currently a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS). She received her Ph.D. under the supervision of Academician Gan Fuxi from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIOFMCAS) in 2005. In recent years, the research direction mainly focuses on the application of nano-functional materials in the fields of photo/electrocatalysis and energy conversion

Dr. Ya Yan is currently an Associate Professor of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS). She received her bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwest University (China) in 2010 and earned her Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Professor Xin Wang at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2015. Her recent research interests are in the areas of nanostructured functional materials and their application in energy and environments
Corresponding author: Xianying Wang, wangxianying@mail.sic.ac.cn Ya Yan, yanya@mail.sic.ac.cn

Received Date: 3 May 2022
Accepted Date: 18 May 2022

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Hydrogen production from water splitting is a clean and sustainable hydrogen production route to alleviate the current energy crisis. However, factors such as energy conversion efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and social benefit limit their industrial application. Therefore, the development of advanced water splitting technologies using clean and renewable energy has become an important research goal of the world. Converting endless solar energy into hydrogen energy directly or indirectly is an effective way to reduce the energy input of hydrogen production. This review focuses on the latest advances in the coupling design of renewable energy supply devices and catalytic electrodes in hydrogen production systems. We not only review the single hydrogen production system based on photochemical, photoelectrochemical, photovoltaic, thermoelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoelectric devices, but also discuss the complex systems of the multiple devices. The structural design of energy supply devices and catalytic electrodes and the study of hydrogen production performance in different systems will be critically discussed in this work. Finally, current challenges and future perspectives of advanced technologies for sunlight-electricity-hydrogen nexus are also presented. It is hoped that this review will provide a timely reference for advancing the development of sunlight-electricity-hydrogen nexus and thus achieve the goal of sustainable production of green hydrogen.
- water splitting,
- hydrogen production,
- green coupling system,
- sunlight-electricity-hydrogen,
- structure-activity relations
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