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One-Dimensional Metal-Oxide Nanostructures for Solar Photocatalytic Water-Splitting

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Because of their unique physical and chemical properties, one-dimensional (1-D) metal-oxide nanostructures have been extensively applied in the areas of gas sensors, electrochromic devices, nanogenerators, and so on. Solar water-splitting has attracted extensive research interest because hydrogen generated from solar-driven water splitting is a clean, sustainable, and abundant energy source that not only solves the energy crisis, but also protects the environment. In this comprehensive review, the main synthesis methods, properties, and especially prominent applications in solar water splitting of 1-D metal-oxides, including titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), tungsten trioxide (WO3), iron oxide (Fe2O3), and copper oxide (CuO) are fully discussed.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number: 51402160), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (Grant Number: ZR2014EMQ011), and the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Qingdao City (Grant Number: 14-2-4-45-jch), Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province, China.

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  2. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Sengen 1-2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan

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Wang, F., Song, L., Zhang, H. et al. One-Dimensional Metal-Oxide Nanostructures for Solar Photocatalytic Water-Splitting. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 4716–4724 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5491-z

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