Note: Intro -- front-matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Transition Metal-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen-Evolution Reaction beyond Ni, Co, Fe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards transition metal alloys beyond Ni, Co and Fe applied for OER -- 3. Metal oxides for OER beyond Ni, Co, and Fe -- 3.1 Transition metal binary oxide-based electrocatalyst -- 3.2 Perovskites oxides electrocatalysts -- 4. Transition-metals carbides, nitrides, and phosphides applied for OER -- 4.1 Carbides -- 4.2 Nitrides -- 4.3 Phosphides -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 -- Fe-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen-Evolution Reaction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mechanism of oxygen evolution reaction -- 3. Fe-based catalysts for OER -- 3.1 Fe-based oxides catalysts -- 3.2 Fe-based (oxy)hydroxides catalysts -- 3.3 Fe-based lamellar layered double hydroxide catalysts -- 3.4 Other Fe-based composites -- Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 3 -- Co-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Various Co-based electrocatalysts -- 2.1 Co metal, alloy, and their composites -- 2.2 Co nitrides -- 2.3 Co phosphides -- 2.4 Co oxide -- 2.5 Cobalt (Co) sulfides -- 2.6 Cobal selenides -- 2.7 Binary nonmetal cobalt compounds -- Conclusions and outlook -- References -- 4 -- Metal Free Catalysts for Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) -- 1.2 Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) -- 2. Factors affecting the efficiency of electrochemical water splitting -- 3. Electrochemical matrices used for determining talent of the catalyst -- 4. Electrocatalysts for overall water splitting -- 5. Carbon based metal free catalyst -- 5.1 Graphene based electrocatalysts for water splitting -- 5.2 Carbon nanotube based electrocatalysts for water splitting. , 5.3 Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based electrocatalysts for overall water splitting -- 6. Future aspects and outlook -- Reference -- 5 -- Ni-Based Electrocatalyst for Full Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Water splitting -- 2.1 Brief history and basics of water splitting -- 2.2 Few parameters related to t oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction and catalytic activity -- 2.3 Mechanism of electrochemical water splitting -- 2.3.1 Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) -- 2.3.2 Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) -- 2.4 Recent advances on materials and performance of Ni based materials for overall water splitting -- 2.4.1 Ni- based oxides and hydroxides -- 2.4.2 Ni-based phosphides -- 2.4.3 Ni-based nitrides -- 2.4.4 Ni-based sulfides -- 2.4.4 Ni-based selenides -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 6 -- Transition-Metal Chalcogenides for Oxygen-Evolution Reaction -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Mechanism of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) -- 1.2 Kinetic parameters used to find the suitable catalysts for OER -- 1.2.1 Overpotential -- 1.2.2. Exchange current density -- 1.2.3 Tafel equation and Tafel plot -- 1.2.4 Electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) -- 1.2.5 Faraday efficiency (FE) -- 1.3 Experimental methods used to study the OER behavior and stability of catalysts -- 2. Transition metal chalcogenides as replacement of state-of-art catalyst for OER -- 2.1 Transition metal sulphide for oxygen evolution reaction -- 2.2 Transition metal selenide for oxygen evolution reaction -- 2.3 Transition metal telluride for oxygen evolution reaction -- Conclusion and Future prospective -- References -- 7 -- Interface-Engineered Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting -- 1. The surface/interface mechanism in photoelectrochemical water splitting. , 2. Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance by interface-engineered electrocatalysts -- 2.1 Impurity doping -- 2.2 Surface plasmon resonance effect -- 2.3 Z-scheme system -- References -- 8 -- Application of Prussian Blue Analogues and Related Compounds for Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The coordination chemistry of Prussian blue analogues and other metal cyanides -- 3. Crystal structure of Prussian blue analogues and related coordination polymers -- 4. Photo-induced charge transfer in Prussian blue analogues and related solids -- 5. Electrochemical behavior of PBAs in aqueous solutions -- 6. The water splitting reaction using transition metal cyanides -- 6.1 Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) -- 6.2 Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) -- 6.3 Use as co-catalyst in photoelectrochemical cells -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 -- Ni-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The mechanism involved in oxygen evolution reaction and judging parameters -- 3. Nickel based OER catalysts -- 3.1 Ni-hydroxide based OER catalysts -- 3.2 Ni-oxide based OER catalysts -- 3.3 Ni-sulphides and selenides for OER -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- back-matter -- Keyword Index -- About the Editors.

Note: Intro -- front-matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Typical structures of transition metal chalcogenides -- 3. Binary chalcogenides applied to photoelectrochemical water splitting -- 4. Transition metal-based ternary and multinary chalcogenides for photoelectrochemical water splitting -- 4.1 P-type copper-based chalcogenides -- 4.2. Silver-based chalcogenides for water splitting -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 -- Selection of Materials and Cell Design for Photoelectrochemical Decomposition of Water -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Principle and theory of water decomposition -- 3. Challenges in designing of a photoelectrochemical cell -- 4. Design configurations of PEC -- 4.1 Type 1 photo anodes -- 4.2 Type II heterojunction photomaterials -- 4.3 Type III wired type PEC tandem cells -- 4.4 Type IV wireless type PEC -- 4.5 Type V PV−EC systems -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 -- Interfacial Layer/Overlayer Effects in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. PEC cell photoelectrode: Required characteristics and recent trends -- 3. Interface layering/over-layering: An effective strategy -- 4. Interface layering/over-layering of metal oxide semiconductors -- 4.1 Interface layering with BiVO4 -- 4.2 Interface layering with CuO/Cu2O -- 4.3 Interface layering with hematite (α-Fe2O3) -- 4.4 Interface layering with WO3 -- 4.5 Interface layering with TiO2 -- 5. Interface layering with carbon materials -- 6. Interface layering with low-cost non-metallic semiconductors -- 7. Interface layering/integration with metal nanoparticles -- Conclusion and future directions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 -- Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction. , 2. Narrow band gap materials as a strategy to improve photoresponse of the material -- 2.1 Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) -- 2.2 CuO -- 2.3 Fe2O3 -- 2.4 BiOI -- Spray Pyrolysis -- BiOI/BiOBr -- BiOI/TiO2 -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 -- Ti-based Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic principle of PEC water splitting -- 3. Material selection for PEC water splitting -- 4. TiO2 photocatalyst for PEC water splitting -- 5. Tuning the photocatalytic of TiO2 into the visible light region -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 -- BiVO4 Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Crystal and electronic band structure of BiVO4 -- 3. The band gap of monoclinic BiVO4 -- 3.1 BiVO4 photoanode band alignment at a liquid interface -- 4. Influence of crystal facet -- 5. Carrier dynamics in BiVO4 -- 6. Intrinsic defects/Oxygen vacancies in BiVO4 -- 7. Polarons in BiVO4 -- 8. Doping BiVO4 -- 8.1 W doping into BiVO4 -- 8.2 Mo doping into BiVO4 -- 8.3 Other dopants in BiVO4 -- 8.4 Lanthanide ion doping into BiVO4 -- 8.5 Codoping in BiVO4 (multiple ion doping) -- 9. The side of illumination on BiVO4 photoanode -- 10. Photo-charged BiVO4 -- 11. Hole blocking layer for BiVO4 -- 12. Catalyst coatings on BiVO4 photoanode -- 13. Plasmon-induced resonant energy transfer -- Conclusions and future perspective -- References -- 7 -- Noble Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamental properties of noble metals for photocatalytic activity -- 2.1 Fundamentals of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) -- 2.2 Schottky junction -- 3. Photoelectrodes materials -- 3.1 Titania (TiO2) -- 3.2 Haematite (Fe2O3) -- 3.3 Zinc oxide (ZnO) -- 4. Fundamental role of noble materials in PEC water splitting -- 4.1 Platinum (Pt) -- 4.2 Gold (Au) -- 4.3 Silver (Ag). , 4.4 Palladium (Pd) -- 4.5 Copper (Cu) -- 5. Noble bimetallic nanocomposites for PEC water splitting -- 5.1 Au-Pt bimetallic nanocomposites -- 5.2 Au-Pd bimetallic nanocomposites -- 5.3 Au-Ag bimetallic nanocomposites -- 5.4 Ag-Cu bimetallic nanocomposites -- 6. A brief note on bimetallic non-noble NPs for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting -- Conclusion -- References -- back-matter -- Keyword Index -- About the Editors.

Note: Intro -- front-matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- MXenes for Sensors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis of MXenes -- 3. MXenes for sensing applications -- 3.1 Electronic sensors -- 3.2 Biosensing -- 4. Characterization -- 5. Final Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 -- A Newly Emerging MXene Nanomaterial for Environmental Applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Physiochemical properties of MXenes nanomaterials -- 2.1 Crystal structure -- 2.1.2 Surface chemical structure -- 2.1.3 Band gap structure -- 2.2 Synthesis of MXenes nanomaterials -- 3. MXenes for environmental application -- 3.1 Adsorption -- 3.1.1 Adsorption of organic pollutants -- 3.1.2 Adsorption of inorganic pollutants -- 3.1.3 Adsorption of gaseous pollutants -- 3.1.4 Adsorption of other pollutants -- 3.2 Photocatalysis -- 3.3 Antimicrobial activity -- 3.4 Membrane filtration -- Conclusion and remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 -- Two-Dimensional MXene as a Promising Material for Hydrogen Storage -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Family of Mxenes -- 3. Structural properties of Mxenes -- 4. Preparation of Mxenes -- 5. Mxenes for hydrogen storage -- 6. Computational and theoretical study on hydrogen storage over MXenes -- 7. Experimental study of Mxenes -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 -- MXenes for Electrocatalysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. MXenes forHER -- 2.1 The mechanism of HER -- 2.2 MXene-based catalysts for HER -- 3. MXene for OER -- 3.1 The mechanism of OER -- 3.2 MXene-based catalysts for OER -- 4. MXene for NRR -- 4.1 The mechanism of NRR -- 4.2 MXene-based catalysts for NRR -- Conclusion and outlook -- References -- 5 -- MXenes Composites -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Significance of MXenes composites -- 3. MAX phases in MXenes -- 4. Processing of MXene composites -- 4.1 Synthesis of MXenes -- 4.2 Surface modifications. , 5. Structural and mechanical properties -- 6. Electronic properties -- 7. Surface state properties -- 8. Transport and optical properties -- 9. Magnetic properties -- 10. Applications of MXenes in different fields -- 10.1 Low work function emitters -- 10.2 Catalysts and photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution -- 10.3 Energy conversion for thermoelectric devices -- 10.4 Energy storage -- 10.5 Biomedical applications -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 -- MXenes for Supercapacitors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Supercapacitor background -- 3. Synthesis approaches -- 3.1 MXene -- 3.2 Element doped MXenes -- 3.3 MXene-based nanocomposites -- 3.4 MXene quantum dots -- 4. Structures, properties and supercapacitor applications -- 4.1 Single/few-layered MXene-based supercapacitors -- 4.2 Element doped MXenes -- 4.3 MXene composites-based supercapacitors -- Summary and outlook -- References -- 7 -- MXenes for Sodium-Ion Batteries -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Na-ion batteries -- 3. Summary -- References -- 8 -- MXenes for Biomedical Applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. MXenes as antibacterial agent -- 3. MXenes as biosensors -- 4. MXenes in bio-imaging -- 5. Therapeutic applications of MXenes -- Discussion -- References -- 9 -- MXene and its Sensing Applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. MXenes based sensors -- 2.1 MXene for electrochemical (bio) sensing -- 2.2 MXenes for optical sensing -- 2.3 MXene for gas sensing -- 2.4 MXene for piezoresistive sensing -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- back-matter -- Keyword Index -- About the Editors.