Progress and Perspectives for Solar‐Driven Water Electrolysis to Produce Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen production for energy: An overview

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A Monolithic Photovoltaic-Photoelectrochemical Device for Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting

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Recent Advances in Zn‐Ion Batteries

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Self‐Supported Transition‐Metal‐Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

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The Artificial Leaf

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Wireless Solar Water Splitting Using Silicon-Based Semiconductors and Earth-Abundant Catalysts

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Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

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Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode

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Toward practical solar hydrogen production – an artificial photosynthetic leaf-to-farm challenge

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Electrolysis of low-grade and saline surface water

Tong, W., Forster, M., Dionigi, F., Dresp, S., Sadeghi Erami, R., Strasser, P., Cowan, A. J., & Farràs, P. (2020) · Nature Energy · doi:10.1038/s41560-020-0550-8 · Cited by 1,299

Oxygen vacancy-mediated interfacial molecular epitaxy constructs robust α-Fe 2 O 3 /MOF-808(Zr) interfaces for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

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A Polar Structure-Induced Electronic Tunneling Strategy Leveraging FLP–ILs Synergistically Enhances the Hydrogen Activation

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Reverse‐Current Induced Cascade Degradation in Ni–Ru Electrodes: Tracing the Path from Noble Metal Loss to Substrate Corrosion

Wang, X. P., Feng, C., Deng, L., Liu, C., Li, F., Yang, L., Gao, Z., Sun, T., Zhu, J., Geng, Z., et al. (2025) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.202506081 · Cited by 1

Direct impure water electrolysis at industrial scale

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Synergistic Reduction of Carbon and Pollutants in China’s Coal Chemical Industry Using Renewable H2 and O2

Sun, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, Y. P., Qiao, Q., & Bai, L. (2026) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su18136866 · Cited by 1

Electrocatalytic Urea Waste Valorization via Water Electrolysis: Transition‐Metal Phosphides for Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Gaddimath, S., Kashanner, V., Kulkarni, S., Sorathiya, V. P., Bamani, A., Rajaura, R. S., Kurkuri, M. D., Aralekallu, S., & Mishra, Y. K. (2026) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.71260 · Cited by 1

Synergistic NiO‐NiCo Heterostructure Electrode for Highly Active and Durable Hydrogen Evolution in Industrial Alkaline Water Electrolysis

Lee, J., Yeom, K., Hong, G., Shin, Y., Hyoung, J. S., Park, J. E., Lee, H., Han, T., Sung, Y., Kang, J. W., et al. (2026) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.77112 · Cited by 1

Facile synthesis of a new nanocomposite based on Ba(II)-substituted phosphomolybdate anchored on manganese oxide, PMo11Ba@MnO2, for oxygen evolution of water splitting reaction

Rezvani, M. A., Ardeshiri, H. H., Satehi, A. B., & Panahiniya, Z. (2025) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114032 · Cited by 1

Morphology-oriented urchin-like TiO2 nanostructures for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splittingPreprint

Khakpour, Z., & Moradlou, O. (2024) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3867220/v1 · Cited by 1

2d Res2/Cds Nanosheets-on-Nanoribbon Heterostructure for Highly Efficient H2 Evolution Under Visible Light IrradiationPreprint

Yin, X.-L. (2024) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4724038

Principles and Design of Biphasic Self‐Stratifying Batteries Toward Next‐Generation Energy Storage

Wang, Z., Zhou, J., Ji, H., Liu, J., Zhou, Y., Qian, T., & Yan, C. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202320258

Advances in Design and Development of g-C3N4Based Photocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Production

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Improving the Photoelectrochemical Response of Pure TiO2 Nanotube Array by Changing Anodization Voltage in Preparation Process

Chen, S., Xu, R., Xia, Z., Zheng, X., & Si, Y. (2024) · Current Chinese Science · doi:10.2174/0122102981299201240523111734

Bifunctional Electrocatalyst–Driven Hybrid Water Splitting for Energy‐Saving Coproduction of Green H2and Valuable Chemicals

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Electron transfer and hydrogen spillover Co-driven to enhance hydrogen evolution reaction over oxygen-deficient tungsten oxide-supported iridium clusters

Fan, Z., Gao, C., Lei, G., Cheng, H., Pang, B., Cui, F., Wu, X., Chen, W., Li, X., & He, G. (2025) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164792

Hierarchical Manganese‐Doped ZIFs Heterostructure Electrocatalysts for Highly‐Efficient Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Sun, W., Li, F., Jin, Y., Song, L., & Zhang, M. (2025) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.202503102

The coupling design of water electrolysis and other systems

Li, B., & Li, Z. (2026) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-29120-3.00009-7

Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization

Kalyan, R., Small, T. D., Metha, G. F., Hamza, M. A., O'Dea, T. J., Shen, Y., & Shearer, C. J. (2026) · Advanced Materials Interfaces · doi:10.1002/admi.202500889

Techno-Economic Analysis of Green Hydrogen Projects

Akomolehin, O. F., Obamiyi Stephen, E., Afolalu, S. A., Monye, S. I., Ogunnigbo, O. C., & Ajayi, A. (2025) · NIPES Journal of Science and Technology Research · doi:10.37933/nipes/7.4.2025.si379

Aplicación de generadores termoeléctricos para la producción de hidrógeno verde: Una revisión sistemática

Sánchez-De-La-Hoz, J. M., Hernández-Comas, B., Chaljub, F. E. R., Hernández, J. D. Á., & Richmond-Navarro, G. (2026) · Investigación e Innovación en Ingenierías · doi:10.17081/invinno.14.1.8783

Coal tar pitch-derived nitrogen-doped carbon hosting iron for enhanced ammonia electrosynthesis

SUN, Y., Fang, Y., Wang, Y. H., Yu, J., Zhao, Z., Liu, J., Fu, Y., Li, H., Qiu, J., Zhang, W., et al. (2026) · Chemical Synthesis · doi:10.20517/cs.2025.17

Comparative study of nitrogen-doped rice husk biochar via KOH and ZnCl₂ activation: structural characterization and electrocatalytic water splitting performance optimization

Chen, H., Mao, Z., Zhang, C., Lu, Y., & Zeng, L. (2026) · Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects · doi:10.1080/15567036.2026.2661280

Introduction to Solar Energy and Sustainability

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New‐Generation Integrated Devices: Multiple‐Energy Utilization and Integration Systems Based on Perovskite Photovoltaics

Huang, Y., Zhang, W., Xiong, Y., Yi, Z., Huang, C., Jiang, Q., Basit, A., Shen, G., Luo, Y., Li, X., et al. (2026) · EcoEnergy · doi:10.1002/ece2.70083

Design and Operation of Photovoltaic‐Driven Electrocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production

Dou, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, C., Shen, J., Hu, M., Wang, H., & Guo, L. (2026) · EcoEnergy · doi:10.1002/ece2.70084

A highway for proton desorption and migration mediated by H2PO4− groups through robust interfacial hydrogen bond network to enhance the kinetic activity of oxygen evolution reaction

Zhang, B., Shiyu, M., Mi, X., Wenjia, X., Xinai, X., Jinjue, W., Zeng, H., Chang, Y., & Hou, J. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.178121

Diffuse Radiation Forecasting Using a Hybrid Neural Network Architecture Integrating CNN, LSTM, and MLP Models

Surribas-Sayago, G., Fernández-Rodríguez, J. D., & Domínguez, E. (2026) · Communications in computer and information science · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-19763-4_43

Beyond Conventional Oxygen Evolution Mechanisms: Direct O–O Radical Coupling Enables Stable Anion‐Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at Ampere‐Level Current Densities

Huang, Y., Mao, X., Lian, M., Xi, L., Xie, H., Liu, J., & Bao, F. (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.76939

All-Solid-State Confinement Synthesis of PtFe Alloy Anchored on N-Doped Carbon for Acidic Oxygen Reduction

CHEN, W., Cheng, H., Lyu, J., Gong, L., Chen, C., Jiang, Z., Sang, W., Mu, S. C., & Kou, Z. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c07261

Multi-Metal Phthalocyanine-Based Synergistic Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Solar-Driven Seawater Splitting

Sekar, P., Ramasamy, S., & Hamdan, N. M. (2026) · ACS Applied Energy Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaem.6c00263

Domain-adaptation assisted knowledge-transfer modeling enables predictive design of emerging photoelectrodes

Cao, Y., Zhao, L., Liang, H., Peng, Y., Gao, X., Dong, H., & Chai, G. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d6ta04432h

Microbial-Based Bioenergy Production: Sustainable Biofuels from Organic Waste and Biomass

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Boosting Visible‐Light‐Driven CO 2 Reduction to CH 4 for In Situ Resource Utilization Application with BiVO 4 /WO 3 Heterojunction Photoanodes Developed by Magnetron Sputtering

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Nanostructured electrocatalysts for zero-emission green hydrogen production: from atomic-level design to scalable water electrolysis

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Preparation of a mesoporous catalyst using an in situ phosphating strategy for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Li, T., Jia, F., Shi, J., Duan, Z., Fu, P., Li, X., & Su, Z. (2026) · New Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d6nj02340a

Construction of NiCo2O4/Mn0.3Cd0.7S schottky junction toward enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution

Wang, Y., Liu, G., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Ling, J., & Shi, L. (2026) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2026.115063

Vanadium-mediated dynamic interfacial engineering in CoFe nitrides for high-current oxygen evolution

Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Wu, W., & Chen, H. (2026) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d6cc04823d

ZSM-5/polyimide mixed matrix membranes for H2/O2 separation toward hydrogen purification

Ma, B., Xia, Y., Xu, R., Liu, M., Sun, R., Gao, Y., Wang, J., & Chang, K. (2026) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2026.140384

From flexible to rigid backbones: Poly(arylene piperidinium) AEMs for water electrolysis

Deng, L., Yu, Z., Tang, J., Tang, X., Chen, Y., Liang, W., Tian, Y., & Hadi, A. I. (2026) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130952

Co@NiV-Promoted Thermoelectric Cascade for Hemicellulose Valorization and Hydrogen EvolutionPreprint

He, J., Liu, X., Zhao, B., Xia, A., Zhu, X., Ji, J., Zhang, J., Huang, Y. Y., Zhu, X., & Liao, Q. (2026) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.7610487

Asymmetric Interfacial Charge Gradients Enable Dual‐Pathway Proton Transfer for High‐Flux Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

Pi, C., Sun, J., Tian, X., Hu, Q., Yu, L., Li, S., Liu, Z., Zhang, X., Huo, K., & Zhang, R. (2026) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.71702

Engineering cation vacancies in layered double hydroxides toward corrosion-resistant alkaline seawater electrolysis

Seo, K.-M., Lee, Y., Lee, G., An, Y., Kim, S., Kim, C. H., Han, J. W., & Joo, J. H. (2026) · Journal of Energy Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2026.10.021

Solar-driven self-powered alkaline seawater electrolysis via multifunctional earth-abundant heterostructures

Wu, Y., Tian, Z., Yuan, S., Qi, Z., Feng, Y., Wang, Y., Huang, R., Zhao, Y., Sun, J., Zhao, W. J., et al. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.128538 · Cited by 58

Solar‐to‐Hydrogen Conversion Efficiency for Photovoltaic Water Electrolysis to Produce Green Hydrogen

Tang, C., Chen, Y., Rao, J., Guo, H., & Zhou, Y. (2025) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202502342 · Cited by 38

Development of Various Photovoltaic‐Driven Water Electrolysis Technologies for Green Solar Hydrogen Generation

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Efficiently coupling water electrolysis with solar PV for green hydrogen production

Zhang, C., Yuan, X., Fei, H., Ju, M., Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Wang, Z., Lei, J., Chen, G., et al. (2025) · Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.enrev.2025.100151 · Cited by 30

Novel Strategies for Efficient Water Electrolysis

Wågberg, T., Gracia‐Espino, E., & Hu, G. (2023) · ECS Meeting Abstracts · doi:10.1149/ma2023-02422113mtgabs