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1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Series |
Emerging Materials and Technologies Ser |
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Emerging Materials and Technologies Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Photoelectrochemical Generation of Fuels -- References -- Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Historical Overview -- 2.3 Scope of Photoelectrochemistry -- 2.4 Systems to Harvest Solar Energy -- 2.4.1 PEC Cell for Electricity Production -- 2.4.1.1 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell -- 2.4.1.2 PV System -- 2.4.2 PEC Cell for Water Splitting -- 2.4.2.1 PEC System |
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2.4.2.2 Photocatalytic System -- 2.5 Basic Concepts of Photoelectrochemistry -- 2.5.1 General Concept of Semiconductor Chemistry -- 2.5.1.1 Physics of Semiconductor -- 2.5.1.2 Electrode Potential -- 2.5.1.3 Spectra of Photon Flux and Bandgap -- 2.5.1.4 Band Position and Redox Reactions -- 2.5.1.5 Trapping of Charge Carrier -- 2.5.1.6 Quantum Size Effect -- 2.5.1.7 Limitation of Power Conversion -- 2.5.2 Conventional Semiconductors and Selection of Photoelectrodes -- 2.5.3 Key Features of Photoelectrode -- 2.5.3.1 Band Bending and Schottky Barrier Formation |
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2.5.3.2 Semiconductor-Redox Electrolyte Junction under Illumination -- 2.5.3.3 Stability of the Semiconductor in Electrolyte -- 2.5.4 Process Involved in Photoelectrochemistry -- 2.5.4.1 Photon Absorption -- 2.5.4.2 Generation of Charge Carriers -- 2.5.4.3 Charge-carrier Separation and Transport -- 2.5.4.4 Interface Reaction -- 2.5.4.5 Mechanism of the PEC Reaction -- 2.5.5 Configuration of PEC Cell -- 2.5.5.1 Single Photo Absorber Electrode -- 2.5.5.2 PEC Tandem Cell -- 2.5.6 The Efficiency of the PEC System -- 2.5.6.1 Solar to Hydrogen (STH) Conversion Efficiency |
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2.5.6.2 Absorbed Photon-to-Current Efficiency (APCE) -- 2.5.6.3 Applied Bias Photon-to-Current Efficiency (ABPE) -- 2.5.6.4 Incident Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE) -- 2.5.7 Strategies to Enhance the Performance of PEC -- 2.5.7.1 Single Photoelectrode -- 2.5.7.2 Heterojunctioned Electrode -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3 Methodologies and Advanced Characterizations of Photoelectrochemical Processes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Photoelectrochemical Cell Design and System Configuration -- 3.2.1 Photoelectrochemical Cell Construction -- 3.2.2 Control Unit |
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3.2.3 Electrode Configurations -- 3.2.4 Electrodes -- 3.2.4.1 Working Electrode -- 3.2.4.2 Counter Electrode -- 3.2.4.3 Reference Electrode -- 3.3 Photoelectrochemical Measurement Techniques -- 3.3.1 Voltammetry -- 3.3.1.1 Linear Sweep Voltammetry -- 3.3.1.2 Cyclic Voltammetry -- 3.3.2 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy -- 3.3.3 Photocurrent Action Spectra -- 3.4 Surface and Interface Analysis Methods -- 3.4.1 In-situ and Ex-situ Characterization Techniques -- 3.4.1.1 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- 3.4.1.2 Scanning Probe Microscopy -- 3.4.1.3 Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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3.4.2 Operando Characterization Techniques |
| Subject |
Photoelectrochemistry.
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Renewable energy sources.
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Solar energy.
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solar power.
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Photoelectrochemistry
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Renewable energy sources
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Solar energy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rao, Gyandshwar Kumar
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Ojha, Kasinath
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| ISBN |
9781000751185 |
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100075118X |
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