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(Preprint) S. Bae, T. Moehl, D. Yong, P. Zeng, S. D. Tilley*
A p-type Cu2O Photoanode for Solar Water Oxidation
ChemRxiv, 2025.
(80) 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
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 8416–8424.
(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, 64, 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, 16, 60084–60093.
(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.
