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(Preprint) Z. Wang, Y. Gan, E. Service, P. Adams, T. Moehl, W. Niu,* S. D. Tilley*

Nanowire Morphology Control in Sb Metal-derived Antimony Selenide Photocathodes for Solar Water Splitting

ChemRxiv, 2024.

(79) S. Bae, T. Moehl, E. Service, M. Kim, P. Adams, Z. Wang, Y. Choi, J. Ryu,* S. D. Tilley*

A hole-selective hybrid TiO2 layer for stable and low-cost photoanodes in solar water oxidation

Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 9439.

(78) H. Roithmeyer,* J. Bühler, O. Blacque, I. Tuncay, T. Moehl, C. Invernizzi, F. Keller, M. Iannuzzi, S. D. Tilley*

The Swiss Army Knife of Electrodes: Pillar[6]arene-Modified Electrodes for Molecular Electrocatalysis Over a Wide pH Range

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, e202413144.

(77) E. Service, T. Moehl,* S. D. Tilley*

Operation of Amorphous TiO2 Protected Photocathodes Described with the Maxwell Equivalent Circuit

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024.

(76) P. Adams, J. Bühler, I. Walz, T. Moehl, H. Roithmeyer, O. Blacque, N. Comini, T. Diulus, R. Alberto, S. Siol, M. Dimitrievska, Z. Novotny,* S. D. Tilley*

Direct Anchoring of Molybdenum Sulfide Molecular Catalysts on Antimony Selenide Photocathodes for Solar Hydrogen Production

ACS Energy Lett. 2024, 9, 3828–3834.

(75) Z. Wang, S. Bae, M. Baljozović, P. Adams, D. Yong, E. Service, T. Moehl, W. Niu, S. D. Tilley*

One-step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Sn-doped Sb2Se3 for Solar Hydrogen Production

ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 9877–9886.

(74) J. Bühler, A. Muntwyler, H. Roithmeyer, P. Adams, M. L. Besmer, O. Blacque, S. D. Tilley* 

Immobilised Ruthenium Complexes for the Electrooxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202304181.

(73) H. Roithmeyer, L. Sévery, T. Moehl, B. Spingler, O. Blacque, T. Fox, M. Ianuzzi, S. D. Tilley*

Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation with a Tailored Molecular Catalyst Heterogenized via Surface Host–Guest Complexation

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 430–436.

(72) P. Adams, R. Schnyder, T. Moehl, J. Bühler, A. Labordet Alvarez, M. Dimitrievska, K. McKenna, W. Yang,* S. D. Tilley*

Post-Synthetic Silver Ion and Sulfurization Treatment for Enhanced Performance in Sb2Se3 Water Splitting Photocathodes

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 34, 2310596.

(71) S. D. Tilley* 

Will Cuprous Oxide Really Make It in Water-Splitting Applications?

ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 2338–2344.

(70) J. Park, T. P. Shalvey, T. Moehl, K. Woo, J. D. Major, S. D. Tilley, W. Yang*

Impedance spectroscopy of Sb2Se3 photovoltaics consisting of (Sb4Se6)n nanoribbons under light illumination

Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 19757–19766.

(69) J. Tan, X. Zhang, J. Suh, N. Ha, J. Lee, S. D. Tilley,* W. Yang*

Molecular ink-derived chalcogenide thin films: Solution-phase mechanisms and solar energy conversion applications

Mater. Today Energy, 2023, 23, 101288.

(68) P. Adams, F. Creazzo, T. Moehl, R. Crockett, P. Zeng, Z. Novotny, S. Luber,* W. Yang,* S. D. Tilley*

Solution phase treatments of Sb2Se3 heterojunction photocathodes for improved water splitting performance

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 8277–8284.

(67) X. Zhang, S. Pollitt, G. Jung, W. Niu, P. Adams, J. Bühler, N. S. Grundmann, R. Erni, M. Nachtegaal, N. Ha, J. Jung, B. Shin, W. Yang,* S. D. Tilley*

Solution-Processed Cu2S Nanostructures for Solar Hydrogen Production

Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 2371–2380.

(66) S. D. Tilley* 

Metal-like molecules

Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 359–360.

(65) W. Niu, T. Moehl, P. Adams, X. Zhang, R. Lefèvre, A. M. Cruz, P. Zeng, K. Kunze, W. Yang, S. D. Tilley*

Crystal orientation-dependent etching and trapping in thermally-oxidised Cu2O photocathodes for water splitting

Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 2002–2010.

(64) J. Yun, J. Tan, Y.-K. Jung, W. Yang, H. Lee, S. Ma, Y. S. Park, C. U. Lee, W. Niu, J. Lee, K. Kim, S. D. Tilley, A. Walsh,* J. Moon*

Interfacial Dipole Layer Enables High-Performance Heterojunctions for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 1392–1402.

(63) R. R. Prabhakar, T. Moehl, D. Friedrich, M. Kunst, S. Shukla, A. Damilola, V. H. Damle, S. Siol, W. Cui, L. Gouda, J. Suh, Y. R. Tischler, R. van de Krol, S. D. Tilley*

Sulfur-Treatment Passivates Bulk Defects in Sb2Se3 Photocathodes for Water Splitting

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32, 2112184.

(62) J. Bühler, J. Zurflüh, S. Siol, O. Blacque, L. Sevéry,* S. D. Tilley*

Electrochemical ruthenium-catalysed C–H activation in water through heterogenization of a molecular catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 1512-1519.

(61) J. Park, H. Yoon, D.-Y. Lee, S. G. Ji, W. Yang, S. D. Tilley, M.-C. Sung, I. J. Park, J. Tan, H. Lee, J. Y. Kim, D.-W. Kim, J. Moon*

Photovoltaic powered solar hydrogen production coupled with waste SO2 valorization enabled by MoP electrocatalysts

Appl. Catal., B, 2022, 305, 1–11.

(60) S. Nandy, Q. Wu, S. D. Tilley,* C. Cui*

Improved water oxidation with metal oxide catalysts via a regenerable and redox-inactive ZnOxHy overlayer

Chem. Commun. 2021, 79, 10230–10233.

(59) L. Gouda, L. Sevéry, T. Moehl, E. Mas-Marzá, P. Adams, F. Fabregat-Santiago,* S. D. Tilley*

Tuning the selectivity of biomass oxidation over oxygen evolution on NiO–OH electrodes

Green Chem. 2021, 23, 8061–8068.

(58) J. Suh, S. D. Tilley*

Tin Sulfide/Gallium Oxide Heterojunctions for Solar Water Splitting

Energy Technol. 2021, 2100416.

(57) X. Zhang, W. Yang,* W. Niu, P. Adams, S. Siol, Z. Wang, S. D. Tilley*

Thiol-Amine-Based Solution Processing of Cu2S Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

ChemSusChem, 2021, 14, 3967–3974.

(56) W. Yang, X. Zhang, S. D. Tilley*

Emerging Binary Chalcogenide Light Absorbers: Material Specific Promises and Challenges

Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 3467–3489. 

(55) L. Sevéry, J. Szczerbiński, M. Taskin, I. Tuncay, F. B. Nunes, C. Cignarella, G. Tocci, O. Blacque, J. Osterwalder, R. Zenobi, M. Iannuzzi, S. D. Tilley*

Immobilization of molecular catalysts on electrode surfaces using host–guest interactions

Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 523–529.

(54) K. T. Oppelt,* L. Sevéry, M. Utters, S. D. Tilley, P. Hamm

Flexible to rigid: IR spectroscopic investigation of a rhenium-tricarbonyl-complex at a buried interface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 4311–4316

(53) W. Yang, T. Moehl, E. Service, S. D. Tilley*

Operando Analysis of Semiconductor Junctions in Multi-Layered Photocathodes for Solar Water Splitting by Impedance Spectroscopy

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2003569

(52) W. Yang, J. Park, H.-C. Kwon, O. S. Hutter, L. J. Phillips, J. Tan, H. Lee, J. Lee, S. D. Tilley, J. D. Major, J. Moon*

Solar water splitting exceeding 10% efficiency via low-cost Sb2Se3 photocathodes coupled with semitransparent perovskite photovoltaics  

Energy Environ. Sci. 2020, 13, 4362–4370.

(51) R. R. Prabhakar, T. Moehl, S. Siol, J. Suh, S. D. Tilley* 

Sb2S3/TiO2 Heterojunction Photocathodes: Band Alignment and Water Splitting Properties

Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 7247–7253

(50) N. Weder, B. Probst, L. Sévery, R. J. Fernández-Terán, J. Beckord, O. Blacque, S. D. Tilley, P. Hamm, J. Osterwalder, R. Alberto* 

Mechanistic insights into photocatalysis and over two days of stable H2 generation in electrocatalysis by a molecular cobalt catalyst immobilized on TiO2

Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 2549–2560.

(49) S. Siol,* N. Ott, C. Beall, M. Stiefel, Y. Untulmazsoy, M. Döbeli, S. D. Tilley, P. Schmutz, L. P. H. Jeurgens, C. Cancellieri

A combinatorial guide to phase formation and surface passivation of tungsten titanium oxide prepared by thermal oxidation

Acta Mater. 2020, 186, 95–104.

(48) W. Cui, T. Moehl, S. Siol, S. D. Tilley*

Operando electrochemical study of charge carrier processes in water splitting photoanodes protected by atomic layer deposited TiO2

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2019, 3, 3085–3092.

(47) W. Yang, R. R. Prabhakar, J. Tan, S. D. Tilley,* J. Moon*

Strategies for Enhancing Photocurrent, Photovoltage, and Stability of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 4979–5015.

(46) W. Vijselaar, P. P. Kunturu, T. Moehl, S. D. Tilley,* J. Huskens*

A Tandem Cuprous Oxide/Silicon Microwire Hydrogen-Evolving Photocathode with Photovoltage Exceeding 1.3 V

ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 2287–2294.

(45) T. Moehl, W. Cui, R. Wick-Joliat, S. D. Tilley*

Resistance-based analysis of limiting interfaces in multilayer water splitting photocathodes by impedance spectroscopy

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2019, 3, 2067–2075.

(44) R. Wick-Joliat, T. Musso, R. R. Prabhakar, J. Loeckinger, S. Siol, W. Cui, L. Sévery, T. Moehl, J. Suh, J. Hutter, M. Iannuzzi, S. D. Tilley*

Stable and tunable phosphonic acid dipole layer for band edge engineering of photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic heterojunction devices

Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 1901–1909.

(43) S. D. Tilley,* A. Selloni,* T. Hisatomi*

Preface to Special Issue of ChemSusChem—Water Splitting: From Theory to Practice

ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 1771–1774.

(42) S. Siol,* C. Beall, N. Ott, M. Döbeli, M. González-Castaño, R. Wick-Joliat, S. D. Tilley, L. P. H. Jeurgens, P. Schmutz, C. Cancellieri

Anodizing of self-passivating WxTi1-x precursors for WxTi1-xOn oxide alloys with tailored stability

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 9510–9518.

(41) S. D. Tilley* 

Recent Advances and Emerging Trends in Photo‐Electrochemical Solar Energy Conversion

Adv. Energy Mater. 2019, 9, 1802877. 

(40) L. Sévery, S. Siol, S. D. Tilley*

Design of Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts Stabilized by Ultrathin Inorganic Overlayers – Is Active Site Protection Necessary?

Inorganics, 2018, 6, 105.

(39) W. Cui, W. Niu, R. Wick-Joliat, T. Moehl, S. D. Tilley*

Operando Deconvolution of Photovoltaic and Electrocatalytic Performance in ALD TiO2 Protected Water Splitting Photocathodes

Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 6062–6067.

(38) W. Niu, T. Moehl, W. Cui, R. Wick-Joliat, L. Zhu, S. D. Tilley*

Extended Light Harvesting with Dual Cu2O-based Photocathodes for High Efficiency Water Splitting

Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1702323.

(37) J. P. Kraack,* L. Sévery, S. D. Tilley, P. Hamm*

Plasmonic Substrates Do Not Promote Vibrational Energy Transfer at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 49–56.

(36) R. R. Prabhakar, W. Cui, S. D. Tilley*

New Earth-abundant Materials for Large-scale Solar Fuels Generation

Chimia, 2018, 72, 333–337.

(35) T. Moehl, J. Suh, L. Sévery, R. Wick-Joliat, S. D. Tilley*

Investigation of (Leaky) ALD TiO2 Protection Layers for Water Splitting Photoelectrodes

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 43614–43622.

(34) R. R. Prabhakar, W. Septina, S. Siol, T. Moehl, R. Wick-Joliat, S. D. Tilley*

Photocorrosion-Resistant Sb2Se3 Photocathodes with Earth Abundant MoSx Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 23139–23145.

(33) F. Wang, W. Septina, A. Chemseddine, F. F. Abdi, D. Friedrich, P. Bogdanoff, R. van de Krol, S. D. Tilley, S. P. Berglund

Gradient self-doped CuBi2O4 with highly improved charge separation efficiency

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15094–15103.

(32) W. Septina, S. D. Tilley*

Emerging Earth-Abundant Materials for Scalable Solar Water Splitting

Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2017, 2, 120–127.

(31) E. Pastor, F. Le Formal, M. M. Mayer, S. D. Tilley, L. Francàs, C. A. Mesa, M. Grätzel, J. R. Durrant

Spectroelectrochemical analysis of the mechanism of (photo)electrochemical hydrogen evolution at a catalytic interface

Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 14280.

(30) W. Septina. R. R. Prabhakar, R. Wick, T. Moehl, S. D. Tilley*

Stabilized Solar Hydrogen Production with CuO/CdS Heterojunction Thin Film Photocathodes

Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 1735–1743.

(29) R. Wick, S. D. Tilley* 

Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion with Cu2O

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119, 26243–26257.

(28) S. Siol,* J. C. Hellmann, S. D. Tilley, M. Grätzel, J. Morasch, J. Deuermeier, W. Jaegermann, A. Klein*

Band Alignment Engineering at Cu2O/ZnO Heterointerfaces

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8, 21824–21831.

(27) J. Azevedo, S. D. Tilley, M. Schreier, M. Stefik, C. Sousa, J. P. Araújo, A. Mendes, M. Grätzel, M. T. Mayer*

Tin Oxide as Stable Protective Layer for Composite Cuprous Oxide Water-Splitting Photocathodes

Nano Energy, 2016, 24, 10–16.

(26) P. Dias, M. Schreier, S. D. Tilley, J. Luo, J. Azevedo, L. Andrade, D. Bi, A. Hagfeldt, A. Mendes, M. Grätzel, M. T. Mayer*

Transparent Cuprous Oxide Photocathode Enabling a Stacked Tandem Cell for Unbiased Water Splitting

Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1501537

(25) J. Luo,* Z. Li, S. Nishiwaki, M. Schreier, M. T. Mayer, P. Cendula, Y. H. Lee, K. Fu, A. Cao, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Y. E. Romanyuk, S. Buecheler, S. D. Tilley, L. H. Wong, A. N. Tiwari, M. Grätzel

Targeting Ideal Dual-Absorber Tandem Water Splitting Using Perovskite Photovoltaics and CuInxGa1-xSe2 Photocathodes

Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1501520.

(24) C. G. Morales-Guio, M. T. Mayer, A. Yella, S. D. Tilley, M. Grätzel, X. Hu*

An Optically Transparent Iron Nickel Oxide Catalyst for Solar Water Splitting

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9927–9936.

(23) F. Le Formal,* E. Pastor, S. D. Tilley, C. A. Mesa, S. R. Pendlebury, M. Grätzel, J. R. Durrant*

Rate Law Analysis of Water Oxidation on a Hematite Surface

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6629–6637.

(22) J. Luo,* S. D. Tilley, L. Steier, M. Schreier, M. T. Mayer, H. J. Fan, M. Grätzel

Solution Transformation of Cu2O into CuInS2 for Solar Water Splitting

Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 1395–1402.

(21) M. Schreier, P. Gao, M. T. Mayer, J. Luo, T. Moehl, M. K. Nazeeruddin, S. D. Tilley, M. Grätzel*

Efficient and Selective Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Low Cost Protected Cu2O Photocathodes Using a Molecular Catalyst

Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 855–861.

(20) C. G. Morales-Guio, L. Liardet, M. T. Mayer, S. D. Tilley, M. Grätzel, X. Hu*

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production in Alkaline Solutions Using Cu2O Coated with Earth-Abundant Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts

Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 664–667.

(19) P. Cendula,* S. D. Tilley, S. Gimenez, J. Bisquert, M. Schmid, M. Grätzel, J. O. Schumacher

Calculation of the Energy Band Diagram of a Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Cell

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 29599–29607.

(18) J. Luo, J.-H. Im, M. T. Mayer, M. Schreier, M. K. Nazeeruddin, N.-G. Park, S. D. Tilley, H. J. Fan, M. Gratzel* 

Water Photolysis at 12.3% efficiency via perovskite photovoltaics and Earth-abundant catalysis

Science 2014, 345, 1593.

(17) J. Azevedo, L. Steier, P. Dias, M. Stefik, C. T. Sousa, J. P. Araújo, A. Mendes, M. Graetzel, S. D. Tilley*

On the Stability Enhancement of Cuprous Oxide Water Splitting Photocathodes by Low Temperature Steam Annealing

Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 4044–4052.

(16) L. Steier, I. Herraiz-Cardona, S. Gimenez,* F. Fabregat-Santiago, J. Bisquert, S. D. Tilley,* M. Grätzel

Understanding the Role of Underlayers and Overlayers in Thin Film Hematite Photoanodes

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 7681–7688.

(15) S. R. Pendlebury,* X. Wang, F. Le Formal, M. Cornuz, A. Kafizas, S. D. Tilley, M. Graetzel, J. R. Durrant*

Ultrafast Charge Carrier Recombination and Trapping in Hematite Photoanodes under Applied Bias

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 9854–9857.

(14) P. Bornoz, F. F. Abdi, S. D. Tilley, B. Dam, R. van de Krol, M. Grätzel, K. Sivula*

A Bismuth Vanadate–Cuprous Oxide Tandem Cell for Overall Solar Water Splitting

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 16959.

(13) C. G. Morales-Guio, S. D. Tilley, H. Vrubel, M. Grätzel, X. Hu*

Hydrogen evolution from a copper(I) oxide photocathode coated with an amorphous molybdenum sulphide catalyst

Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3059.

(12) S. D. Tilley,* M. Schreier, J. Azevedo, M. Stefik, M. Grätzel

Ruthenium Oxide Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis on Composite Cuprous Oxide Water Splitting Photocathodes

Adv. Func. Mat. 2014, 24, 303–311.

(11) F. Le Formal,* S. R. Pendlebury, M. Cornuz, S. D. Tilley, M. Grätzel, J. R. Durrant*

Back electron-hole recombination in hematite photoanodes for water splitting

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 2564–2574.

(10) B. Seger, S. D. Tilley, T. Pedersen, P. Vesborg, O. Hansen, M. Graetzel, I. Chorkendorff*

Silicon Protected with Atomic Layer Deposited TiO2: Conducting Versus Tunnelling Through TiO2

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 15089–15094.

(9) B. Seger, S. D. Tilley, T. Pedersen, P. Vesborg, O. Hansen, M. Graetzel, I. Chorkendorff*

Silicon Protected with Atomic Layer Deposited TiO2 – Durability Studies of Photocathodic H2 Evolution

RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 25902.

(8) K. Reber, S. D. Tilley, C. Carson, E. Sorensen*

Toward a synthesis of hirsutellone B by the concept of double cyclization

J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 9584–9607.

(7) L. Rovelli, S. D. Tilley, K. Sivula*

Optimization and stabilization of electrodeposited p-type Cu2ZnSnS4 photocathodes for solar water reduction

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013, 5, 8018–8024.

(6) A. Paracchino, N. Matthews,* T. Hisatomi, M. Stefik, S. D. Tilley,* M. Grätzel

Ultrathin Films on Copper(I) Oxide Water Splitting Photocathodes: a Study on Performance and Stability

Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 8673–8681.

(5) S. D. Tilley, M. Cornuz, K. Sivula,* M. Grätzel*

Hematite: Improved Nanostructure and Iridium Oxide Catalysis

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6405-6408. Featured in Nature, 2010, 466, 669.

(4) K. P. Reber, S. D. Tilley, E. J. Sorensen*

Bond formations by intermolecular and intramolecular trappings of acylketenes and their applications in natural product synthesis

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 3022–3034.

(3) S. D. Tilley, K. P. Reber, E. J. Sorensen*

A Rapid, Asymmetric Synthesis of the Decahydrofluorene Core of the Hirsutellones

Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 701–703.

(2) S. D. Tilley, N. S. Joshi, M. B. Francis

Proteins: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity

In Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology, Ed. Tadhg P. Begley, Wiley-VCH, 2009, 4, 158–174.

(1) S. D. Tilley, M. B. Francis

Tyrosine-Selective Protein Alkylation Using πAllylpalladium Complexes

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1080–1081.