Mn<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>: An earth abundant light absorber for solar water splitting. Yan, Q., Li, G., Newhouse, P., F., Yu, J., Persson, K., A., Gregoire, J., M., & Neaton, J., B. Advanced Energy Materials, 2015.
Mn<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>: An earth abundant light absorber for solar water splitting [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Complex oxide β-Mn2V2O7 is identified as exhibiting near-optimal band energetics for solar fuel applications among known metal oxides. Experiments, corroborated by theory, indicate a bandgap near 1.8 eV. The calculations predict that β-Mn2V2O7 has well-aligned band edge energies for the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction. Photoelectrochemical measurements indicate appreciable photocurrent, corroborating the predictions.

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