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![Direct Z-scheme photocatalytic systems based on vdW heterostructures for water splitting and CO<sub>2</sub> reduction: fundamentals and recent advances](https://image.oaes.cc/ba04a360-c1e8-4c19-8989-bf9420411ccd/microstructures3076.fig.1.jpg)
Figure 1. Principles of photocatalytic water splitting reaction & CO2RR (i) the process of photo-excitation to generate photogenerated electrons and holes, (ii) separation and migration of photogenerated charges; (ii’) bulk recombination of photogenerated charges; (ii’’) surface recombination of photogenerated charges; (iii) O2 evolution reaction (OER); (iii’) H2 evolution reaction (HER); (iii’’) CO2RR.