Overview
- Emphasizes defect chemical aspects of metal oxide photoelectrodes
- Provides chapters dedicated to state-of-the-art materials and devices, measurement techniques, and combinatorial techniques to find new photoelectrode materials
- Offers valuable discussion of business perspectives and economic outlook
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Electronic Materials: Science & Technology (EMST, volume 102)
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Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production describes the principles and materials challenges for the conversion of sunlight into hydrogen through water splitting at a semiconducting electrode. Readers will find an analysis of the solid state properties and materials requirements for semiconducting photo-electrodes, a detailed description of the semiconductor/electrolyte interface, in addition to the photo-electrochemical (PEC) cell. Experimental techniques to investigate both materials and PEC device performance are outlined, followed by an overview of the current state-of-the-art in PEC materials and devices, and combinatorial approaches towards the development of new materials. Finally, the economic and business perspectives of PEC devices are discussed, and promising future directions indicated.
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production is a one-stop resource for scientists, students and R&D practitioners starting in this field, providing both the theoretical background as well as useful practical information on photoelectrochemical measurement techniques. Experts in the field benefit from the chapters on current state-of-the-art materials/devices and future directions.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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BASIC PRINCIPLES
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MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND SYNTHESIS
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DEVICES AND DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION
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FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Editors: Roel van de Krol, Michael Grätzel
Series Title: Electronic Materials: Science & Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1380-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1379-0Published: 08 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7356-6Published: 26 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1380-6Published: 09 November 2011
Series ISSN: 1386-3290
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 324
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Optical and Electronic Materials, Energy Systems, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Electrochemistry