Hydrogen Production (Water Splitting)
Hydrogen plays a crucial role in the global energy transition as a clean, sustainable fuel. Efficient and economical hydrogen production is essential for reducing reliance on fossil fuels and achieving a low-carbon future. Our research addresses these challenges by developing innovative, cost-effective methods for large-scale hydrogen production, with a focus on sustainable approaches like water splitting and solar-driven hydrogen generation. We are working on designing efficient catalysts like chalcogenides, metal oxides and their heterostructures. Our finding was published recently in ACS Appl. Energy Mater. and Journal of Hydrogen Production,1,2 demonstrating potential of these materials for hydrogen production.
Furthermore, we are developing and optimizing solar-to-hydrogen systems by utilizing perovskite solar cells. In the future, we aim to scale up our research through pilot projects and industry collaborations, moving our technologies from the lab to real-world applications and supporting the global shift toward clean energy.
References
(1) Shinde, P.; Hase, Y.; Doiphode, V.; Bade, B. R.; Kale, D.; Rahane, S.; Thombare, J.; Borkar, D.; Rondiya, S. R.; Prasad, M.; Patole, S. P.; Jadkar, S. R. Morphology-Dependent ZnO/MoS2 Heterostructures for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2025, 8 (2), 935–948. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02450.
(2) Shinde, P.; Punde, A.; Shah, S.; Waghmare, A.; Hase, Y.; Bade, B.; Doiphode, V.; Ladhane, S.; Rahane, S.; Kale, D.; Rondiya, S.; Prasad, M.; Jadkar, S. Plasmonic Au Nanoparticles Sensitized ZnO/CuO Heterostructure for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2024, 54, 1073–1084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.11.276.
