This book provides an overall view of the photoelectrochemical systems for solar hydrogen generation, and new and novel materials for photoelectrochemical solar cell applications. The book is organized in three parts. General concepts and photoelectrochemical systems are covered in Part I. Part II is devoted to photoactive materials for solar hydrogen generation. Main focus of the last part is the photoelectrochemical related systems. This part provides a diverse information about the implementation of multi-junctional solar cells in solar fuel generation systems, dye-sensitized solar hydrogen…mehr
This book provides an overall view of the photoelectrochemical systems for solar hydrogen generation, and new and novel materials for photoelectrochemical solar cell applications. The book is organized in three parts. General concepts and photoelectrochemical systems are covered in Part I. Part II is devoted to photoactive materials for solar hydrogen generation. Main focus of the last part is the photoelectrochemical related systems. This part provides a diverse information about the implementation of multi-junctional solar cells in solar fuel generation systems, dye-sensitized solar hydrogen production and photocatalytic formation of photoactive semiconductors.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nurdan Demirci Sankir is currently an Associate Professor in the Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering Department at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETU), Ankara, Turkey. She received her M.Eng and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA in 2005. Nurdan has actively carried out research and consulting activities in the areas of photovoltaic devices, solution based thin film manufacturing, solar driven water splitting, photocatalytic degradation and nanostructured semiconductors. Mehmet Sankir received his PhD in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA in 2005. Dr. Sankir is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey and group leader of Advanced Membrane Technologies Laboratory. Dr. Sankir has actively carried out research and consulting activities in the areas of membranes for fuel cells, flow batteries, hydrogen generation and desalination.
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Preface xi
Part I: General Concepts and Photoelectrochemical Systems 1
1 Photoelectrochemical Reaction Engineering for Solar Fuels Production 3 Isaac Holmes-Gentle, Faye Alhersh, Franky Bedoya and Klaus Hellgardt
1.1 Introduction 3
1.1.1 Undeveloped Power of Renewables 4
1.1.2 Comparison Solar Hydrogen from Different Sources 5
1.1.3 Economic Targets for Hydrogen Production and PEC Systems 6
1.1.4 Goals of Using Hydrogen 8
1.2 Theory and Classification of PEC Systems 9
1.2.1 Classification Framework for PEC Cell Conceptual Design 10
1.2.2 Classification Framework for Design of PEC Devices 13
1.2.3 Integrated Device vs PV + Electrolysis 19
1.3 Scaling Up of PEC Reactors 19
1.4 Reactor Designs 20
1.5 Systems-Level Design 28
1.6 Outlook 30
1.6.1 Future Reactor Designs 30
1.6.1.1 Perforated Designs 30
1.6.1.2 Membrane-less and Microfluidic Designs 31
1.6.1.3 Redox-Mediated Systems 31
1.6.2 Avenues for Future Research 33
1.6.2.1 Intensification and Waste Heat Utilization 33
1.6.2.2 Usefulness of Oxidation and Coupled Process with Hydrogen Generation 33
1.7 Summary and Conclusions 34
References 35
2 The Measurements and Efficiency Definition Protocols in Photoelectrochemical Solar Hydrogen Generation 43 Jingwei Huang and Qizhao Wang
2.1 Introduction 43
2.2 PEC Measurement 44
2.2.1 Measurements of Optical Properties 44
2.2.2 Polarization Curve Measurements 45
2.2.3 Photocurrent Transients Measurements 46
2.2.4 IPCE and APCE Measurements 47
2.2.5 Mott-Schottky Measurements 48
2.2.6 Measurement (Calculation) of Charge Separation Efficiency 50
2.2.7 Measurements of Charge Injection Efficiency 51
2.8 Gas Evolution Measurements 52
2.3 The Efficiency Definition Protocols in PEC Water Splitting 53
