Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuel Production From Basic Principles to Advanced Devices

This book explores the conversion for solar energy into renewable liquid fuels through electrochemical reactions. The first section of the book is devoted to the theoretical fundamentals of solar fuels production, focusing on the surface properties of semiconductor materials in contact with aqueous...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Giménez, Sixto (Editor), Bisquert, Juan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Fundamentals
  • Semiconductor Electrochemistry
  • The Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Mechanistic Concepts and Catalyst Design
  • Hydrogen and CO2 Reduction Reactions: Mechanisms and Catalysts
  • Part II: Methods
  • Photoelectrochemical Cell Design, Efficiency Definitions, Standards and Protocols
  • Interface Engineering of Semiconductor Electrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Application of Surface Characterization with Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Analysis of Photoelectrochemical Systems by Impedance Spectroscopy
  • Advanced Photoelectrochemical Characterization: Principles and Applications of Dual-Working-Electrode Photoelectrochemistry
  • Part III: Materials and Devices
  • Multinary Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes
  • Non-Oxide materials (Nitrides, Chalcogenides and Arsenides)
  • Combinatorial Synthesis and Screening of Oxide Materials for Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion
  • Nanostructured Materials
  • Advanced Device Architectures and Tandem Devices
  • Dye Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells for Making Solar Fuels: From Basic Science to Prototype Devices