Prediction of high photoconversion efficiency and photocatalytic water splitting in vertically stacked TMD heterojunctions MX <sub>2</sub> /WS <sub>2</sub> and MX <sub>2</sub> /MoSe <sub>2</sub> (M = Cr, Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te)
Jiancheng Ma, Jiafei Pang, Jinni Yang, Wanying Xie, Xiaoyu Kuang, Aijie Mao
Abstract
By constructing MX 2 /WS 2 and MX 2 /MoSe 2 (M = Cr, Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) heterojunctions, promising candidates with high photoconversion efficiency and excellent photocatalytic water-splitting properties have been identified.
Topics & Concepts
HeterojunctionPhotocatalysisMaterials scienceWater splittingOptoelectronicsChemistryCatalysisBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques2D Materials and ApplicationsMXene and MAX Phase Materials