Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: van de Krol, Roel (Editor), Grätzel, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Series: Electronic Materials: Science & Technology, 102
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy systems.; Electrochemistry.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Energy Systems.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

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 pho...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Basic Principles: Introduction
• Principles of Photoelectrochemical Cells
• Photoelectrochemical Measurements
• Part II: Materials Properties and Synthesis: Nanostructured α-Fe2O3 Photoanodes
• Mixed Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes and Photocatalysts
• Combinatorial Identification and Optimization of New Oxide Semiconductors
• Part III: Devices and Device Characterization
• Multijunction Approaches to Photo­electrochemical Water Splitting
• Part IV: Future Perspectives
• Economic and Business Perspectives
• Emerging Trends in Water Photoelectrolysis.