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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 solutions and the reaction mechanisms. The second section describes a collection of current, relevant characterization techniques, which provide essential information of the band structure of the semiconductors and carrier dynamics at the interface semiconductor. The third, and last section comprises the most recent developments in materials and engineered structures to optimize the performance of solar-to-fuel conversion devices.
List 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.
About the author
Prof. Juan Bisquert and Prof. Sixto Giménez are faculty members at Universitat Jaume I de Castelló in Spain.
Summary
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 solutions and the reaction mechanisms. The second section describes a collection of current, relevant characterization techniques, which provide essential information of the band structure of the semiconductors and carrier dynamics at the interface semiconductor. The third, and last section comprises the most recent developments in materials and engineered structures to optimize the performance of solar-to-fuel conversion devices.
