Co-Catalyst Engineering toward Efficient and Scalable Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: From Functional Roles to Integration Strategies

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Strategic co-catalyst engineering, encompassing both functional role optimization and integration strategies, is required to overcome sluggish surface reactions and enable efficient, scalable photoelectrochemical water splitting. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Nurul Affiqah Arzaee; Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Noh; Amin Aadenan; Mohd Asri Mat Teridi; Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff; Ahmad Wafi Mahmood Zuhdi

doi:10.1039/d6cy00197a

January 1, 2026Catalysis Science & Technology

Co-Catalyst Engineering toward Efficient and Scalable Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: From Functional Roles to Integration Strategies

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Key Points

This research aims to enhance photoelectrochemical water splitting efficiency by optimizing co-catalyst integration strategies.
Investigated various co-catalysts and their functional roles in water splitting systems.
Focused on strategies for integration to improve scalability in solar-to-hydrogen conversion processes.
Analyzed surface reaction kinetics to identify optimization opportunities.
Demonstrated that specific co-catalysts significantly improve reaction rates, enhancing hydrogen production efficiency.
Achieved scalable techniques for implementing co-catalysts in PEC systems, potentially reducing cost.
Highlighted operational conditions under which co-catalysts show marked performance enhancements.

Implication

Investigates co-catalyst roles in improving water splitting performance, suggesting scalable solutions.

Abstract

Intensive research has positioned photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting as a promising paradigm for sustainable solar-to-hydrogen conversion. Despite their less complex scale-up requirements, PEC systems remain constrained by sluggish surface reaction...

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Arzaee et al. (2026) studied this question.

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