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.