ABSTRACT
Inthisreviewfocusingonwatersplittingoverinorganicsemiconductorphotocatalysts,we©rst describetheprinciplesinwatersplittingoverinorganicphotocatalystsandthenweconsiderseveral categoriesofrepresentativematerials.Next,someimportantfactorsinÀuencingwater-splittinge¿- ciencywillbelisted.Finally,weconsidermechanisticworkthatisbeingcarriedouttoguidethedesign offuturematerials.§isisaverywidelystudiedandfastmoving©eld.Anumberofexcellentreview articleshavebeenpublishedinrecentyears.6-11 §erefore, due to the limited space available, we have concentratedonlookingatalimitednumberofmaterials,andwehavenotconsideredindetailtheuse of photocatalytic materials as photoanodes in the photoassisted electrolysis of water.
