Welcome to our Special Topic Section on
Water Splitting!
Hydrogen is literally all around, in the form of water, and the obvious method of extracting the hydrogen is electrolysis. That however brings up the problem of where the electricity is to come from. One obvious pollution-avoiding source of electricity again solar. It would be even better if the sunshine could produce hydrogen directly without the need for superfluous intermediate electricity generation.
Photocatalytic water-splitting to yield hydrogen and oxygen, by exposing semiconductors to sunlight is in fact one of the most promising routes towards producing fuels from renewable sources. Indeed, one of the main fields of interest concerns so-called Z-scheme methods which mimic plant photosynthesis; perhaps the most natural method imaginable. (“Non-Electrolytic Water Splitting” David J. Fisher)
Recently published books by MRF:
Non-Electrolytic Water Splitting
The book focuses on the direct production of hydrogen, using solar energy. Photocatalytic water-splitting by exposing semiconductors to sunlight is one of the most promising routes.
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
The book presents new cutting-edge research findings in this field. Subjects covered include fabrication and characteristics of various electrode materials, cell design and strategies for enhancing the properties of PEC electrode materials.
Electrochemical Water Splitting
Aiming at the generation of hydrogen from water, electrochemical water splitting represents a promising clean technology for generating a renewable energy resource.
Related links:
Researchers wishing to take part in our Special Topic Section may list here their web page and special announcements, such as upcoming conferences, PhD theses and special research programs in the field of Water Splitting. – Contact: Thomas Wohlbier – t.wohlbier@mrforum.com
Hong Seok Kang @ JEONJU University
https://www.jj.ac.kr/hskang/
Gülfeza Kardaş @ Çukurova University
https://avesis.cu.edu.tr/gulfeza/
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=&user=LDX-hGEAAAAJ
Professor Kwang S. Kim @ Ulsan National Insitute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dWoR7zwAAAAJ&hl=en
https://publons.com/researcher/1333758/kwang-soo-kim/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-5359
Dr Nasir Mahmood @ RMIT University
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=VgsgvJkAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/m/mahmood-dr-nasir
Hydrogen Energy Research Group
https://sites.google.com/rgipt.ac.in/thehergroup/home
Prof. Hyungyu Jin – Thermal & Energy Lab @ POSTECH
https://telab-postech.com/
Amirav Research Group @ Technion
http://www.amiravlab.com/
https://chemistry.technion.ac.il/en/team/lilac-amirav/
EMD – Electrochemical Materials & Devices @ Israel Institute of Technology
https://emd.net.technion.ac.il/
Prof. Hyunwoong Park @ Kyungpook National University
https://hp-lab.org
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=8eHY20AAAAAJ&pagesize=100&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Nanoelectronics and Energy Application Lab.
https://www.jj.ac.kr/hskang
Research at Oomman Varghese’s Nanomaterials and Devices Lab, University of Houston
https://www.uh.edu/nsm/physics/people/profiles/oomman-varghese/
Applied Physics Letters special issue on renewable fuels edited by Oomman K. Varghese
https://publishing.aip.org/publications/journals/special-topics/apl/materials-for-renewable-fuels-production/
Shibin Yin @ Guangxi University
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=9VbaFF4AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=ao
Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya @ Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata
https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/~sayanb
Professor Can Li @ Lanzhou University
http://www.canli.dicp.ac.cn/
The Grader Research Group @ Technion, Israel
http://ceramicenergy.technion.ac.il/
Selective oxidation catalysis group
https://seloxcat.wordpress.com/
Prof Rob Pullar @ Ca’ Foscari Venice
https://www.unive.it/data/persone/24258468/curriculum
Prof Rob Pullar @ Aveiro
http://www.ciceco.ua.pt/RobPullar
Dr. Ahsan-Ul-Haq Qurashi @ Khalifa University
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-PSMSh4AAAAJ&hl=en
Industrial Scale Production of Functional Nanomaterials-Flame Spray Pyrolysis Lab
http://nanomaterials.physics.uoi.gr/
Laboratory of Artificial Photosynthesis and Nanomaterials
http://www.ifsc.usp.br/naca
Dr. Nasir Mahmood – RMIT University
https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/m/mahmood-dr-nasir
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=VgsgvJkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Group of Carbon Nanostructures and Nanotechnology at ICB-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
https://www.icb.csic.es/en/grupo/carbon-nanostructures-and-nanotechnology-g-cnn/
The Functional Membrane Research Laboratory @ Chinese University of Science and Technology
http://membrane.ustc.edu.cn/
Hayashi Laboratory @ Tokyo Institute of Technology Suzukakedai Campus
http://lab.spm.jp/
Dr. Marlinda Ab Rahman @ Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Universiti Malaya
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Sitz3-MAAAAJ&hl=en
Professor Yuichi Negishi @ Tokyo University of Science
https://www.rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp/negishi/negishienglish.html
Dr. Praveen Kumar Group @ Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)
http://iacs.res.in/faculty-profile.html?id=123
Dunnill Research Group – Sustainable Hydrogen Innovation and Technology
https://dunnill.me/
GAeN Group @ Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC & BIST
https://gaen.cat/
Team Weimer Chemical and Biological Engineering @ University of Colorado
https://www.colorado.edu/lab/weimer/
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering @ LUMS
https://lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/1922
Functional Molecular and Nanoscale Materials for Electrocatalysis, Light Harvesting, Chemical Energy Conversion
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YtrMcqEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
LightChEC – Converting Solar Light into Chemical Energy @ University of Zurich
https://www.lightchec.uzh.ch/en.html
Artificial Photosynthesis @ University of Alberta
https://forum.futureenergysystems.ca/index.php/T12-P02:Main
Photocatalytic Materials for Hydrogen Fuels @ University of Alberta
https://forum.futureenergysystems.ca/index.php/T12-P03:Main
Dr. Pooja Devi @ CSIR-CSIO
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=axKdfRoAAAAJ&hl=en
Water Science Lab @ CSIR-CSIO
https://sites.google.com/view/drpoojaslab/home?authuser=2
Amirav Research Group @ Schulich Faculty of Chemistry
https://www.amiravlab.com/
Prof. Bin Zhao @ USST
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=bEDVXVQAAAAJ
Prof. Imran Ali @ Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=ukpmKoQAAAAJ&hl=en
Laboratory of Functional Materials @ The Szewalski INSTITUTE OF FLUID-FLOW MACHINERY, Polish Academy of Sciences
The research group led by Prof. Katarzyna Siuzdak
https://www.imp.gda.pl/en/research-centres/o3/o3z5/laboratory-of-functional-materials/
https://scholar.google.pl/citations?user=L-QU6h8AAAAJ&hl=pl
Dr. Rahul Vaish @ IIT Mandi
https://iitmandi.irins.org/profile/62491
Dr. Srabanti Ghosh @ CSIR- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=1orRg_MAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Tapas Kuila @ CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=uaLaOWUAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof. Yoshiharu Uchimoto @ Kyoto University
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=voqGTZcAAAAJ
Dr. Anantharaj Sengeni @ Waseda University
https://anantharaj1402.wixsite.com/my-curriculum-vitae/professional-intro
Energy Conversion Engineering Groupe @ Hirosaki University
https://sites.google.com/site/energyconversionengineering/home
Dr. Meysam Tayebi @ University of Ulsan
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jBnUEiMAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof. Sebastian C. Peter’s research group @ JNCASR
http://www.jncasr.ac.in/sebastian/?page_id=72
Dr. Dionysiou’s Lab – Advanced materials and catalysts for energy and environmental applications
https://dion-lab.weebly.com/
