The ever-growing energy crisis and environmental degradation have instigated scientists to explore sophisticated, versatile energy conversion systems. Photoconversion, which conveys solar power to chemical energy, has emerged as an eminent energy conversion approach to accomplish the demands. Recent years have seen the rocketing rise of semiconductor heterostructures as an ideal material paradigm for the realization of miscellaneous photoconversion applications ranging from water splitting, CO 2 reduction and environmental purification to photosynthesis. With tailored functionalities from synergetic effects, semiconductor heterostructures come into prominence as the forefront of photocatalyst development. This topical review summarizes the photoconversion applications developed so far by employing semiconductor heterostructures, with a focus on the heterostructure design principle, interfacial charge dynamics and key factors dictating the overall performance. Future re...

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用于光转换应用的半导体纳米异质结构

不断增长的能源危机和环境恶化已促使科学家探索复杂，多功能的能源转换系统。将太阳能转化为化学能的光电转换已成为一种满足需求的重要能源转换方法。近年来，半导体异质结构的迅猛发展已成为实现从水分解，CO 2还原，环境净化到光合作用等各种光转化应用的理想材料范例。借助协同效应带来的量身定制的功能，半导体异质结构成为光催化剂开发的前沿。本主题综述总结了迄今为止通过采用半导体异质结构开发的光转换应用，着眼于异质结构设计原理，界面电荷动力学和决定整体性能的关键因素。未来再...