Advancing operational stability and performance of organic photoanodes for solar water oxidation

Solar-driven water splitting into H2 and O2 using organic semiconductor (OS) photoelectrodes is a promising route towards scalable and economically feasible solar-to-fuel energy conversion. Whereas initial OS photoanodes suffered from disappointing performance and instability, recent advances have provided fundamental insights into the achievement of efficient and robust photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation using OSs. Solar-driven water splitting into H2 and O2 using organic semiconductor (OS) photoelectrodes is a promising route towards scalable and economically feasible solar-to-fuel energy conversion. Whereas initial OS photoanodes suffered from disappointing performance and instability, recent advances have provided fundamental insights into the achievement of efficient and robust photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation using OSs.