A metal/semiconductor contact induced Mott–Schottky junction for enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of water-splitting catalysts
Yexing Tong, Wei Liu, Chuanming Li, Xiuping Liu, Jingquan Liu, Xingwang Zhang
Abstract
Constructing Mott–Schottky electrocatalysts is a proof-of-concept strategy to design efficient water splitting catalysts. Here, we focus on the basics of Mott–Schottky catalysts and the fundamental understanding of their catalytic mechanisms.
Topics & Concepts
Schottky diodeMaterials scienceSchottky barrierCatalysisSemiconductorWater splittingMetalNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsChemistryPhotocatalysisMetallurgyDiodeBiochemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications