• openAccess   2D Bismuthene as a Functional Interlayer between BiVO4 and NiFeOOH for Enhanced Oxygen-Evolution Photoanodes 

      Cui, Junyi; Daboczi, Matyas; Regue, Miriam; Chin, Yi-Chun; Pagano, Katia; Zhang, Jifang; Isaacs, Mark; Kerherve, Gwilherm; Mornto, Aris; West, James; Gimenez, Sixto; Kim, Ji-Seon; Eslava, Salvador Wiley (2022-10-26)
      BiVO4 has attracted wide attention for oxygen-evolution photoanodes in water-splitting photoelectrochemical devices. However, its performance is hampered by electron-hole recombination at surface states. Herein, partially ...
    • openAccess   A low temperature aqueous formate fuel cell using cobalt hexacyanoferrate as a non-noble metal oxidation catalyst 

      Han, Lijuan; González-Cobos, Jesús; Sánchez-Molina, Irene; Giancola, Stefano; Folkman, Scott; Gimenez, Sixto; Vidal-Ferran, Anton; Galan-Mascaros, Jose Ramon Royal Society of Chemistry (2020-12-01)
      Cobalt hexacyanoferrate, the Co–Fe Prussian blue derivative (CoFePB), is an effective, selective and stable electrocatalyst for formate oxidation, exhibiting robust performance under a variety of electrolyte conditions. ...
    • openAccess   A metal-organic framework converted catalyst that boosts photo-electrochemical water splitting 

      Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys; Ifraemov, Raya; García-Tecedor, Miguel; Liberman, Itamar; Gimenez, Sixto; Hod, Idan Royal Society of Chemistry (2019-04-08)
      Realization of photo-electrochemical water splitting to generate H2 alternative fuel requires the facilitation of the kinetically-sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring at the photoanode. To do so, there is a ...
    • openAccess   A Perovskite Photovoltaic Mini-Module-CsPbBr3 Photoelectrochemical Cell Tandem Device for Solar-Driven Degradation of Organic Compounds 

      Lee, Seul-Yi; Serafini, Patricio; Masi, Sofia; Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Mesa, Camilo A.; Rodriguez-Pereira, Jhonatan; Gimenez, Sixto; Lee, Hyo Joong; Mora-Sero, Ivan American Chemical Society (2023-10-02)
      Recently, halide perovskites have been widely explored for high-efficiency photocatalysis or photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells. Here, in order to make an efficient photoanode electrode for the degradation of pollutants, ...
    • openAccess   An artificial leaf device built with earth-abundant materials for combined H-2 production and storage as formate with efficiency > 10% 

      Ampelli, Claudio; Giusi, Daniele; Miceli, Matteo; Merdzhanova, Tsvetelina; Smirnov, Vladimir; Chime, Ugochi; Astakhov, Oleksandr; Martín, Antonio José; Veenstra, Florentine; Garcés Pineda, Felipe Andrés; González-Cobos, Jesús; García-Tecedor, Miguel; Gimenez, Sixto; Jaegermann, Wolfram; Centi, Gabriele; Pérez-Ramírez, Javier; Galan-Mascaros, Jose Ramon; Perathoner, Siglinda Royal Society of Chemistry (2023-02-15)
      A major challenge for achieving energy transition and transforming the current energy model into distributed production is the development of efficient artificial leaf-type devices capable of directly converting carbon ...
    • openAccess   An integrated photoanode based on non-critical raw materials for robust solar water splitting 

      Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys; García-Tecedor, Miguel; Merdzhanova, Tsvetelina; Smirnov, Vladimir; Finger, Friedhelm; Kaiser, Bernhard; Jaegermann, Wolfram; Gimenez, Sixto Royal Society of Chemistry (2020)
      Herein, we have developed an integrated photoanode for solar water splitting based on an ‘‘Earthabundant’’ Ni–Fe based electrocatalyst combined with a versatile multijunction Si-based photovoltaic device, designed in such ...
    • openAccess   Analysis of bio-anode performance through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy 

      Heijne, Annemiek ter; Schaetzle, Olivier; Gimenez, Sixto; Navarro, Lucia; Hamelers, Bert; Fabregat-Santiago, Francisco Elsevier (2015-12)
      In this paper we studied the performance of bioanodes under different experimental conditions using polarization curves and impedance spectroscopy. We have identified that the large capacitances of up to 1 mF·cm− 2 for ...
    • openAccess   Application of Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals in Solar-Driven Photo(electro)Catalysis 

      Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Mesa, Camilo A.; Gimenez, Sixto; Mora-Sero, Ivan Wiley (2022-03-15)
      Photo(electro)catalysis (PEC) is a promising strategy to conduct attractive solar-driven reactions such as CO2 reduction to form added-value products, H2 production, and organic substrates oxidation, taking advantage of ...
    • openAccess   Calculation of the Energy Band Diagram of a Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Cell 

      Cendula, Peter; Tilley, S. David; Gimenez, Sixto; Bisquert, Juan; Schmid, Matthias; Grätzel, Michael; Schumacher, Jürgen O. American Chemical Society (2014-11)
      A physical model is presented for the semiconductor electrode of a photoelectrochemical cell. The model accounts for the potential drop in the Helmholtz layer and thus enables description of both band edge pinning and ...
    • closedAccess   Carrier density and interfacial kinetics of mesoporous TiO2 in aqueous electrolyte determined by impedance spectroscopy 

      Gimenez, Sixto; Dunn, Halina K.; Rodenas, Pau; Fabregat-Santiago, Francisco; Miralles, Sara G.; Barea, Eva M; Trevisan, Roberto; Guerrero, Antonio; Bisquert, Juan Elsevier (2012)
      Water splitting at a semiconductor/solution interface with the only input of sunlight to generate hydrogen is one of the most attractive strategies to produce and store chemical energy. In the present study we have ...
    • openAccess   Chromium doped copper vanadate photoanodes for water splitting 

      Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys; Peiro-Franch, Anna; Herraiz Cardona, Isaac; Gimenez, Sixto Elsevier (2017-07-15)
      Solar hydrogen obtained from photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a versatile approach towards the substitution of fossil fuels by decentralized and sustainable resources, like water and sun. In the present study ...
    • openAccess   Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate as a Selective and High Current Density Formate Oxidation Electrocatalyst 

      Han, Lijuan; González-Cobos, Jesús; Sánchez-Molina, Irene; Giancola, Stefano; Folkman, Scott; Tang, PengYi; Heggen, Marc; Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal; Arbiol, Jordi; Gimenez, Sixto; Galan-Mascaros, Jose Ramon American Chemical Society (2020-09-28)
      Herein we report the selectivity, stability, and electrochemical characterization of cobalt hexacyanoferrate, the Co–Fe Prussian Blue derivative (CoFePB), as a formate/formic acid oxidation electrocatalyst in aqueous media. ...
    • openAccess   Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate on BiVO4 Photoanodes for Robust Water Splitting 

      Hegner, Franziska; Herraiz Cardona, Isaac; Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys; López, Núria; Galan-Mascaros, Jose Ramon; Gimenez, Sixto (2017-11-01)
      The efficient integration of photoactive and catalytic materials is key to promoting photoelectrochemical water splitting as a sustainable energy technology built on solar power. Here, we report highly stable water splitting ...
    • openAccess   Competitive Photoelectrochemical Methanol and Water Oxidation with Hematite Electrodes 

      Klahr, Benjamin; Gimenez, Sixto; Zandi, Omid; Fabregat-Santiago, Francisco; Hamann, Thomas ACS Publications (2015-03-24)
      Photocatalytic water and methanol oxidation were studied at thin film hematite electrodes synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Systematic photoelectrochemical characterization along with O2 evolution measurements ...
    • closedAccess   Controlled Carbon Nitride Growth on Surfaces for Hydrogen Evolution Electrodes 

      Shalom, Menny; Gimenez, Sixto; Schipper, Florian; Herraiz Cardona, Isaac; Bisquert, Juan; Antonietti, Markus Wiley (2014-04-01)
      Efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction are highly desired for future renewable energy systems. Described herein is the reduction of water to hydrogen using a metal-free carbon nitride ...
    • openAccess   Cooperative Catalytic Effect of ZrO2 and a-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on BiVO4 Photoanodes for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 

      Shaddad, Maged; Ghanem, Mohamed A.; Al-Mayouf, Abdullah; Gimenez, Sixto; Bisquert, Juan; Herraiz Cardona, Isaac Wiley (2016-09)
      Photoelectrochemical water splitting with metal oxide semiconductors offers a cost-competitive alternative for the generation of solar fuels. Most of the materials studied so far suffer from poor charge-transfer kinetics ...
    • openAccess   Direct Observation of the Chemical Transformations in BiVO4 Photoanodes upon Prolonged Light-Aging Treatments 

      Arcas, Ramón; Cardenas-Morcoso, Drialys; Spadaro, Maria Chiara; García-Tecedor, Miguel; Mesa, Camilo A.; Arbiol, Jordi; Fabregat-Santiago, Francisco; Gimenez, Sixto; Mas, Elena Wiley (2022-03-11)
      Exposing BiVO4 photoanodes to light-aging treatments is known to produce a significant photocurrent enhancement. Until now, the interpretation given to this phenomenon is associated to the formation of oxygen vacancies and ...
    • openAccess   Easily manufactured TiO2 hollow fibers for quantum dot sensitized solar cells 

      Samadpour, Mahmoud; Gimenez, Sixto; Zad, Azam Iraji; Taghavinia, Nima; Mora-Sero, Ivan Royal Society of Chemistry (2011)
      TiO2 hollow fibers with high surface area were manufactured by a simple synthesis method, using natural cellulose fibers as template. The effective light scattering properties of the hollow fibers, originating from their ...
    • openAccess   Effect of nanostructured electrode architecture and semiconductor deposition strategy on the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot sensitized solar cells 

      Samadpour, Mahmoud; Gimenez, Sixto; Pérez Boix, Pablo; Shen, Qing; Calvo, Mauricio E.; Taghavinia, Nima; Iraji Zad, Azam; toyoda, taro; Míguez, Hernán; Mora-Sero, Ivan Elsevier (2012)
      Here we analyze the effect of two relevant aspects related to cell preparation on quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) performance: the architecture of the TiO2 nanostructured electrode and the growth method of quantum ...
    • openAccess   Efficient and Stable Blue- and Red-Emitting Perovskite Nanocrystals through Defect Engineering: PbX2 Purification 

      Lee, ChaeHyun; Shin, YeJi; Villanueva Antoli, Alexis; Das Adhikari, Samrat; Rodriguez-Pereira, Jhonatan; Macak, Jan; Mesa, Camilo A.; Gimenez, Sixto; YOON, SEOG JOON; Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Mora-Sero, Ivan American Chemical Society (2021-11-11)
      Current efforts to reduce the density of structural defects such as surface passivation, doping, and modified synthetic protocols have allowed us to grow high-quality perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). However, the role of ...