Recent Progresses on Metal Halide Perovskite-Based Material as Potential Photocatalyst

authored by

Bianca-Maria Bresolin, Yuri Park, Detlef W. Bahnemann

Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an incredibly high interest in perovskite-based materials. Among this class, metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted a lot of attention due to their easy preparation and excellent opto-electronic properties, showing a remarkably fast development in a few decades, particularly in solar light-driven applications. The high extinction coefficients, the optimal band gaps, the high photoluminescence quantum yields and the long electron–hole diffusion lengths make MHPs promising candidates in several technologies. Currently, the researchers have been focusing their attention on MHPs-based solar cells, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, lasers, X-ray detectors and luminescent solar concentrators. In our review, we firstly present a brief introduction on the recent discoveries and on the remarkable properties of metal halide perovskites, followed by a summary of some of their more traditional and representative applications. In particular, the core of this work was to examine the recent progresses of MHPs-based materials in photocatalytic applications. We summarize some recent developments of hybrid organic–inorganic and all-inorganic MHPs, recently used as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, organic contaminant degradation and organic synthesis. Finally, the main limitations and the future potential of this new generation of materials have been discussed.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Technical Chemistry
Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering

External Organisation(s)

Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)
Saint Petersburg State University

Type

Article

Journal

CATALYSTS

Volume

10

ISSN

2073-4344

Publication date

24.06.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060709 (Access: Open)