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Photoelectrochemical engineering for solar harvesting : chemistry, materials, devices /

Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting provides an up-to-date appraisal of the photon engineering of innovative catalysts for solar energy harvesting.Sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is the most sustainable and potentially economical option for producing energy vectors through water spl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kazim, Samrana (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Series:Nanophotonics Series
Subjects:
Photoelectrochemistry.
Chemical engineering.
Solar energy.
Photoélectrochimie.
Génie chimique.
Énergie solaire.
chemical engineering.
solar power.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 Solar fuel generation based on first-row transition metal catalysts
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Photoelectrodes for water splitting
  • 1.3 Biomimetic molecular water oxidation catalysts
  • 1.4 CO2 reduction by photoelectrochemical
  • 1.5 Photoelectrodes for CO2 reduction
  • 1.6 Biomimetic molecular CO2 reduction catalysts
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 Au nanoparticles decorated textured Si with Fc/Fc+ and I−/I3− redox active gels for photoelectrochemical light harvesting
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Experimental
  • 2.2.1 Chemicals used
  • 2.2.2 Preparation of textured silicon
  • 2.2.3 Preparation of gold nanoparticles
  • 2.2.4 Synthesis of NiO-coated fluorinated tin oxide
  • 2.2.5 Fabrication of photoelectrochemical liquid junction solar cells
  • 2.3 Instrumental methods
  • 2.4 Results and discussion
  • 2.4.1 Structural analysis of gold nanoparticles, textured silicon, and composite
  • 2.4.2 Optical properties of photoanode components
  • 2.4.3 Charge transfer mechanism under illumination
  • 2.4.4 Electrochemical properties of the gel electrolytes and NiO
  • 2.4.5 Solar cell characterization
  • 2.4.6 Impedance studies of the devices
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3 Dual photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemical water splitting
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Dual-working-electrode photoelectrochemical
  • 3.2.1 Tandem photoelectrochemical water-splitting cells
  • 3.2.1.1 Photoanode/photocathode tandem cells
  • 3.2.1.2 Photoelectrode/photovoltaic tandem cells
  • 3.2.2 Parallel photoelectrochemical water-splitting cells
  • 3.2.2.1 Photoanode/photocathode parallel cells
  • 3.2.2.2 Photoelectrode/photovoltaic parallel cells
  • 3.3 Photovoltaic/electrolysis water-splitting cells
  • 3.4 Outlook
  • Acknowledgment
  • Declaration of competing interest
  • References
  • 4 Metal-organic framework as light harvesting for photoelectrochemical water splitting: from fundamental to recent progress
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Metal-organic frameworks
  • 4.3 Properties and applications of metal-organic framework
  • 4.3.1 Optical properties of metal-organic frameworks
  • 4.3.1.1 Electrically conducting metal-organic frameworks
  • 4.3.2 Bandgap
  • 4.3.3 Work function
  • 4.3.4 Electron-hole separation
  • 4.3.4.1 Charge separation and transfer
  • 4.3.5 Electron lifetime
  • 4.3.6 Excited-state conductivity
  • 4.3.6.1 Route resembling a semiconductor
  • 4.3.6.2 Theory of lowest unoccupied molecular orbital and ligand-to-metal charge transfer
  • 4.3.6.3 Using density functional theory to predict photocatalytic mechanisms
  • 4.3.6.3.1 Ligand-to-ligand energy transfer
  • 4.3.6.3.2 Ligand-to-metal energy transfer
  • 4.3.6.3.3 Metal-to-metal energy transfer