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Recent Advances in Electrochemical Water Splitting and Reduction of CO 2 into Green Fuels on 2D Phosphorene‐Based Catalyst
Author(s) -
Srivastava Rohit,
Nouseen Shaista,
Chattopadhyay Jayeeta,
Woi Pei Meng,
Son Do Ngoc,
Bastakoti Bishnu Prasad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.202000741
Subject(s) - phosphorene , black phosphorus , nanotechnology , materials science , catalysis , monolayer , nanomaterial based catalyst , electrochemical energy conversion , water splitting , electrochemistry , chemistry , nanoparticle , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , electrode , photocatalysis
Recently, monolayer or few‐layered phosphorene nanosheets and other phosphorene‐based materials have gained huge attention due to their unique semiconducting and optical properties. But there is a huge unexplored area of research where phosphorene‐based catalysts could find new applications. Among these are the urgency of making new functionalized phosphorene materials and studying their catalytic (including photo and electrocatalytic) activities in various types of reactions. Phosphorene has a wide range of emerging applications in the field of energy conversion and storage, photovoltaic devices, and biomedical applications. However, the application of 2D phosphorene‐based catalyst in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), reduction of CO 2 into green fuels, and the nitrogen electroreduction reaction (N 2 RR) have not been explored further. Herein, state‐of‐the‐art synthetic strategies of 2D phosphorene produced from allotropes of black phosphorus with their significant role as nanocatalysts in the HER, OER, hydrogen storage, electrochemical reduction of CO 2 into valuable green fuels, and the N 2 RR are focused on. This review provides a wide range of knowledge on the current scenario to the researcher, scientist, industrialist, and professional working in the field of material research for energy applications.