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 splitting. Thus this book focuses on the design of photocatalysts and water oxidation catalysts, as artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen fuel production via water oxidation (in place of fossil fuels) are two promising approaches towards renewable energy.The book critically analyzes the overall progress, potential challenges, and the possibility of industrialization of new catalysts in the near future. The primary emphasis of the discussion is on experimental approaches from materials synthesis to device applications, however, there will also be some introduction to relevant photochemistry concepts.Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting is suitable for materials scientists and chemists who through the use of photonics are in continuous pursuit of improving the efficiencies of different devices used to capture solar energy for the generation of sustainable fuel.
1. Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 11. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 12. Chapter 1 : Solar fuel generation based on first-row transition metal catalysts - p. Page xiii 13. Chapter 2 : +Au nanoparticles decorated textured Si with Fc/Fc−/I3− redox active gels for photoelectrochemical light harvesting - p. Page 19 14. Chapter 3 : Dual photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 36 15. Chapter 4 : Metal-organic framework as light harvesting for photoelectrochemical water splitting: from fundamental to recent progress - p. Page 62 16. Chapter 5 : Applications of metal ferrites as photocatalyst for solar fuel production, water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction - p. Page 101 17. Chapter 6 : Redefining solar conversion: advancing technologies with metal-organic framework nanocomposites - p. Page 135 18. Chapter 7 : Photoelectrochemical water splitting based on 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide materials - p. Page 169 19. Chapter 8 : Perovskite materials: from synthesis to solar energy conversion applications - p. Page 201 20. Chapter 9 : Photo-valorization of biomass into H2 fuel and value-added chemicals - p. Page 244 21. Chapter 10 : Main group metal chalcogenides for photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 265 22. Chapter 11 : Photoelectrochemical characterization of metal oxide semiconductors for solar water splitting using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy - p. Page 304 23. Chapter 12 : Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 346 24. Chapter 13 : Hematite (α-Fe2O3) as a solar energy harvesting photoanode for photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting - p. Page 367 25. Chapter 14 : New photoelectrochemical processes for small molecule activation: the case of methane - p. Page 400 26. Chapter 15 : Quantum dots in photoelectrochemical hydrogen production - p. Page 412 27. Index - p. Page 452
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 splitting. Thus this book focuses on the design of photocatalysts and water oxidation catalysts, as artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen fuel production via water oxidation (in place of fossil fuels) are two promising approaches towards renewable energy.The book critically analyzes the overall progress, potential challenges, and the possibility of industrialization of new catalysts in the near future. The primary emphasis of the discussion is on experimental approaches from materials synthesis to device applications, however, there will also be some introduction to relevant photochemistry concepts.Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting is suitable for materials scientists and chemists who through the use of photonics are in continuous pursuit of improving the efficiencies of different devices used to capture solar energy for the generation of sustainable fuel.
1. Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 11. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 12. Chapter 1 : Solar fuel generation based on first-row transition metal catalysts - p. Page xiii 13. Chapter 2 : +Au nanoparticles decorated textured Si with Fc/Fc−/I3− redox active gels for photoelectrochemical light harvesting - p. Page 19 14. Chapter 3 : Dual photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 36 15. Chapter 4 : Metal-organic framework as light harvesting for photoelectrochemical water splitting: from fundamental to recent progress - p. Page 62 16. Chapter 5 : Applications of metal ferrites as photocatalyst for solar fuel production, water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction - p. Page 101 17. Chapter 6 : Redefining solar conversion: advancing technologies with metal-organic framework nanocomposites - p. Page 135 18. Chapter 7 : Photoelectrochemical water splitting based on 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide materials - p. Page 169 19. Chapter 8 : Perovskite materials: from synthesis to solar energy conversion applications - p. Page 201 20. Chapter 9 : Photo-valorization of biomass into H2 fuel and value-added chemicals - p. Page 244 21. Chapter 10 : Main group metal chalcogenides for photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 265 22. Chapter 11 : Photoelectrochemical characterization of metal oxide semiconductors for solar water splitting using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy - p. Page 304 23. Chapter 12 : Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting - p. Page 346 24. Chapter 13 : Hematite (α-Fe2O3) as a solar energy harvesting photoanode for photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting - p. Page 367 25. Chapter 14 : New photoelectrochemical processes for small molecule activation: the case of methane - p. Page 400 26. Chapter 15 : Quantum dots in photoelectrochemical hydrogen production - p. Page 412 27. Index - p. Page 452
