Metal Oxide - Chalcogenide Hybrids for Photoelectrochemical and Photoelectrolytic Solar Cells

Sutripto Majumder · Srikanta Moharana · Bibhuti Bhusan Sahu · Tuan Anh Nguyen

Oct 2025 · Elsevier

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Due to their unusual features such as planar morphology, catalytic edge effects, and variable bandgap energies, 2D metal oxides and chalcogenides are prime candidates for development in the process of photoelectrochemical water splitting. The incorporation of 2D materials has several benefits, including broadening the wavelength range over which the material absorbs visible light; improving charge carrier separation due to the formation of a favorable interface; dramatically increasing photocurrent; and increasing the stability of metal oxide photoelectrodes. This book investigates the recent advances in the field of metal oxides–chalcogenide hybrids and their application in solar cells. Chapters provide detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the fundamentals, synthesis, characterization, and designs of metal oxides–chalcogenide materials for photoelectrochemical and photoelectrolytic applications. The book is suitable for scientists, engineers, and researchers working in the areas of materials science, nanoscience, and nanotechnology.•Explores the design, synthesis, characterization, and applications of metal oxide–chalcogenide hybrid materials in solar energy conversion technologies •Provides a fundamental understanding of the materials science and engineering aspects behind metal oxide–chalcogenide hybrids, from precursor selection to nanostructuring methods and optimization of methodologies in synthesis and manufacturing processes •Discusses the photophysical features of metal oxide–chalcogenide hybrids, such as band gap engineering, charge carrier dynamics, and light absorption processes •Highlights metal oxide–chalcogenide hybrids in various energy conversion and storage applications, including their real-world applications to contribute to a cleaner energy landscape and reduce the carbon footprint of solar energy generation

About the author

Sutripto Majumder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, College of Natural Science at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea. His current research focuses upon photoelectrochemical solar cells, water splitting, gas sensors, Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, and supercapacitors.

Dr. Srikanta Moharana is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees in Chemistry from the School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, India. He has received his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He was awarded Prof. GB Behera Best PhD thesis award under the banner of Orissa chemical society, India. His research experience as well as research interests, lies in graphene, carbon nanotubes and ceramic based polymer nanocomposites synthesis and Characterization for advanced energy storage applications. He is a life member of Orissa Chemical Society.

Bibhuti Bhusan Sahu is an Associate Professor in the Basic Science and Humanities Department, Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, India. His research interest is in ferrites, hexaferrites, dielectric and ferroelectric materials, and the synthesis and application of composite materials in energy and magnetic applications.

Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".

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