Tunable SiC-Based Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation and Environmental Remediation.

Dina Bakranova, David Nagel, Nurlan Bakranov, Farida Kapsalamova, Danil Boukhvalov

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Dina BakranovaSchool of Information Technology and Applied Mathematics, SDU University, Kaskelen 040900, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-0793-9905

David NagelDepartment of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.

Nurlan BakranovResearch Group altAir Nanolab LLP, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan.

Farida KapsalamovaSchool of Materials Science and Green Technologies, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-4364-7827

Danil BoukhvalovCollege of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2286-3443

Funding

Science Committee of the Ministry of High Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Grant No. АР23490626 "Research and development of ZnO/BiVO4 and Cu2O/ZnO photoelectrodes to create highly efficient tandem light-driven hydrogen production systems"

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Abstract

Silicon carbide (SiC) has emerged as a robust and tunable semiconductor for advanced photocatalytic applications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent progress in the development of SiC-based materials for environmental remediation and solar-driven hydrogen production. Key aspects discussed include morphological engineering, heterostructure design, doping strategies, and plasmonic enhancement. Emphasis is placed on structure-activity relationships, insights from density functional theory (DFT) and machine learning (ML) models, and synergistic effects in composite systems. This review concludes with a critical analysis of current challenges and future research directions, highlighting the potential of SiC implementation as a sustainable platform for next-generation photocatalytic technologies.

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Carbon Compounds, InorganicEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationHydrogenSilicon CompoundsCatalysisMachine LearningPhotochemical ProcessesCarbon Compounds, InorganicHydrogensilicon carbideSilicon Compoundscarbon dioxide (CO2) reductiondye degradationenvironmental remediationmachine learningphotocatalysissilicon carbidewastewater treatmentwater splitting

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PMID41596424

DOI10.3390/ijms27020774

PMCPMC12841542

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