Excellent photocatalytic properties in 2D ZnO/SiC van der Waals hetero-bilayers: water-splitting H<sub>2</sub>-fuel production
Md. Rasidul Islam, Md. Sakib Hasan Khan, Md. Rayid Hasan Mojumder, Sohail Ahmad
Abstract
This research unravels the photocatalytic properties of a 2D ZnO/SiC van der Waals hetero-bilayer for potential water-splitting applications by first-principles calculations.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceOverpotentialWater splittingvan der Waals forceBand gapPhotocatalysisStackingBilayerAbsorption (acoustics)Binding energyNanotechnologyPhysical chemistryComposite materialOptoelectronicsChemistryAtomic physicsCatalysisMoleculeElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysicsMembraneBiochemistry2D Materials and ApplicationsMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsGa2O3 and related materials