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Author Biographies xix
Chapter 1 The Potential Contribution of Photoelectrochemistry in theGlobal Energy Future 1Bruce Parkinson and John Turner
1.1 History 11.2 Solar Hydrogen 31.3 New Materials 81.4 Commercial Viability of Photoelectrolysis as a Route
to Hydrogen 11
1.5 Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide 121.6 Summary and Conclusions 16Acknowledgement 17References 17
Chapter 2 Kinetics and Mechanisms of Light-Driven Reactions atSemiconductor Electrodes: Principles and Techniques 19Laurence Peter
2.1 Introduction 192.2 Conventional and Nanostructured Photoelectrodes 20
2.2.1 Conventional Semiconductor Electrodes 202.2.2 Potential and Charge Distribution at the
Semiconductor-Electrolyte Junction 202.2.3 Collection of Minority Carriers at the
Illuminated Semiconductor-ElectrolyteJunction 22
2.2.4 Nanostructured and Mesoporous Electrodes 23
RSC Energy and Environment Series No. 9
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Materials, Processes and Architectures
Edited by Hans-Joachim Lewerenz and Laurence Peter
r The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013
Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, www.rsc.org
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2.3 Rate Constants and Reaction Orders 252.3.1 Electrode Kinetics at Metal Electrodes 252.3.2 Kinetics of Minority Carrier Reactions at
Semiconductor Electrodes 262.3.3 The Concept of Overpotential for Minority
Carrier Reactions 292.3.4 Competition between Charge Transfer and
Recombination 302.4 Determination of Rate Constants from Transient
Photocurrents 34
2.5 Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy 362.6 Photoelectrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy 402.7 Following Interfacial Electron Transfer using
Microwave Reectivity Measurements 42
2.8 Potential and Light-Modulated Absorption
Spectroscopy 47
2.9 Conclusions and Outlook 49Acknowledgements 49References 49
Chapter 3 Structured Materials for Photoelectrochemical WaterSplitting 52James MCKone and Nathan Lewis
3.1 Introduction 523.2 Interplay between Materials Properties and Device
Characteristics 53
3.2.1 Light Absorption and Collection ofPhotogenerated Carriers in CrystallineSemiconductors 54
3.2.2 Open-Circuit Photovoltage at StructuredSemiconductors 59
3.2.3 Electrochemical Transport at StructuredSemiconductors 61
3.2.4 Catalysis at Structured Semiconductors 633.2.5 Outlook 64
3.3 Review of Recently Demonstrated Advantages of
Structured Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water
Splitting 64
3.3.1 Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes 653.3.2 High Aspect-Ratio Structures 693.3.3 Water Splitting by Colloidal Particles 713.3.4 Water Splitting Catalysis by Structured
Materials 71
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3.3.5 Advances in Modeling HeterogeneousCatalysis 74
3.3.6 Broader Considerations Beyond Small 75Acknowledgements 76References 76
Chapter 4 Tandem Photoelectrochemical Cells for Water Splitting 83Kevin Sivula and Michael Gratzel
4.1 Introduction and Motivation for Using Multiphoton
Systems 83
4.2 Strategies and Limitations of Multi-Absorber Systems 854.2.1 Brute Force Strategies 854.2.2 The Tandem Cell Concept 864.2.3 The D4 Strategy and its Potential 874.2.4 D4 Device Architectures 91
4.3 PV/PV Strategies 914.4 Photoelectrode/PV Systems 93
4.4.1 Advantages and Operation of a Photoanode/PV Tandem Cell 93
4.4.2 Photoanode/PV Examples 954.4.3 The Photoanode/DSSC Tandem Cell 96
4.5 Photoanode/Photocathode Systems 1004.6 Practical Device Design Considerations 1024.7 Summary and Outlook 104Acknowledgement 105References 105
Chapter 5 Particulate Oxynitrides for Photocatalytic Water SplittingUnder Visible Light 109Kazuhiko Maeda and Kazunuri Domen
5.1 Introduction 1095.2 Oxynitrides Having Early-Transition Metal Cations 1125.3 Improvement of Water Reduction Activity of
d0-(Oxy)nitrides 114
5.4 Ge3N4, a Typical Metal Nitride with d10 Electronic
Conguration 117
5.5 GaN-ZnO and ZnGeN2-ZnO Solid Solutions 1185.6 Two-Step Water Splitting Mimicking Natural
Photosynthesis in Green Plants 123
5.7 Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using
d0-Oxynitrides 124
5.8 Conclusions 128References 128
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Chapter 6 Rapid Screening Methods in the Discovery and Investigationof New Photocatalyst Compositions 132Allen Bard, Heung Chan Lee, Kevin Leonard,
Hyun Seo Park and Shijun Wang
6.1 Introduction 1326.2 Rapid Synthesis on Arrays 1346.3 Rapid Screening with SECM 137
6.3.1 Method 1376.3.2 Guidelines 1416.3.3 Data Analysis 144
6.4 Rapid Screening with Electrocatalysts 1456.5 Follow-Up Studies with Large Electrodes 1486.6 Correlation of Doping Eects and Theory 149References 150
Chapter 7 Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Catalysts: Structural andElectronic Aspects of Transition Metal Based Compoundsand Composites 154Sebastian Fiechter and Peter Bogdano
7.1 Introduction 1547.1.1 Chemical Energy Storage 1557.1.2 Oxidation and Reduction Catalysts
in Nature 1567.2 Oxygen Evolving Catalysts an Inorganic
Approach 161
7.2.1 Structural Features 1637.2.2 Preparation Routes and Phase
Formation 1657.2.3 Electrochemical Behavior and
Structure-function Analysis 1687.3 Functionalization of Electrode Surfaces and
In-Operando studies 178
7.3.1 In-Line Synchrotron Radiation X-rayPhotoelectron Spectroscopy 179
7.3.2 In-Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy 1807.4 Integrated Concepts and Challenges in Catalysts
Characterization 186
7.5 Summary and Outlook 189Acknowledgements 190References 190
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Chapter 8 The Group III-Nitride Material Class: from Preparation toPerspectives in Photoelectrocatalysis 193Ramon Collazo and Nikolaus Dietz
8.1 Introduction 1938.1.1 Properties of the Binaries InN, GaN, AlN and
their Ternaries 1948.1.2 Band Gap Alignments for InN-GaN-AlN-InN
Alloys and Heterostructures 1958.2 Fabrication of Epitaxial Alloys and Heterostructures 197
8.2.1 Epitaxial Growth Techniques 1978.2.2 Substrate Issues 199
8.3 The AlxGa1-xN System: from the Binaries to Ternary
Alloys and Heterostructures 200
8.3.1 Properties of Epitaxial GaN-AlN Alloys 2008.3.2 Ternary AlGaN Alloys and Heterostructures 2038.3.3 Point Defects in AlGaN Alloys: Electrical
Properties 2068.4 The InxGa1-xN System 209
8.4.1 Gallium-rich Ternary InGaN Alloys andHeterostructures 209
8.4.2 InN and Indium-Rich InGaN Epilayers andHeterostructures 210
8.5 Present Challenges in Materials Improvement and
Materials Integration 214
8.6 InGaN-based Photoelectrochemical Cells for
Hydrogen Generation 216
8.7 Conclusions 217Acknowledgement 218References 218
Chapter 9 Epitaxial III-V Thin Film Absorbers: Preparation, EcientInP Photocathodes and Routes to High Eciency TandemStructures 223Thomas Hannappel, Matthias M May and
Hans-Joachim Lewerenz
9.1 General Introduction 2239.2 Introduction to III-V Materials 2249.3 Epitaxial III-V Systems for Solar Energy
Conversion 225
9.3.1 Eciency Considerations and Multi-JunctionAbsorbers 225
9.3.2 Band Alignment 227
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9.3.3 Water Splitting with III-V Semiconductors 2299.3.4 III-V Heteroepitaxy 230
9.4 Preparation of Epitaxial III-V Thin Film Absorbers
Using Optical In Situ Control 231
9.4.1 Optical In Situ Control: ReectanceAnisotropy Spectroscopy 231
9.4.2 Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition 2329.5 InP(100) Absorbers: Heterostructures and
Photocathodes 235
9.5.1 InP-based Heterostructures 2359.5.2 Surface-Functionalized InP(100) for
Ecient Hydrogen Evolution 2369.6 GaP(100) and Hetero-Interfaces 249
9.6.1 GaP Preparation 2509.6.2 Interface Formation with Water 2519.6.3 The GaP(N,As)/Si Tandem System 2539.6.4 Micro- and Nanostructured Systems 254
9.7 Synopsis 258Acknowledgements 259References 259
Chapter 10 Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A First PrinciplesApproach 266Anders Hellman
10.1 Introduction 26610.2 Capture of the Photon 268
10.2.1 Band Gap Design 26910.2.2 Plasmon-Assisted Photon Absorption 271
10.3 ElectronHole Separation 27210.4 Charge Transfer 27710.5 Surface Reaction (Electrochemical Conversion) 279
10.5.1 Pourbaix Surface Diagrams 28010.5.2 Reaction Mechanism 28110.5.3 Overpotential 282
10.6 Conclusion and Outlook 284Acknowledgements 284References 284
Chapter 11 Electro- and Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2:The Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Worlds Collide? 289David Boston, Kai-Ling Huang, Norma de Tacconi, Noseung
Myung, Frederick MacDonell and Krishnan Rajeshwar
11.1 Introduction and Scope 289
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11.2 Thermodynamics of CO2 Reduction 29911.3 Energetics of CO2 Reduction 299
11.3.1 General Remarks 29911.3.2 Band Energy Positions of Selected Oxide
Semiconductors and CO2 Redox Potentials 30011.3.3 Molecular Orbital Energy Diagram for
Ru(phen)321 Compared with CO2 Redox
Potentials 30111.4 Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Molecular
Catalysts 301
11.4.1 Pyridine for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 30211.4.2 Rhenium Polypyridyl Complexes for
Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 30311.4.3 Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes for
Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 30511.5 Electrocatalytic Materials Inspired by Fuel Cell
Electrode Nanocomposites 306
11.5.1 Pt-carbon Black-TiO2 NanocompositeFilms Containing Highly Dispersed PtNanoparticles as Applied to CO2Electroreduction 306
11.6 Transition Metal Complexes for Photocatalytic CO2Reduction 313
11.6.1 Catalysts for Reduction of CO2 to CO orHCOO 313
11.6.2 Deeper Reduction Using a Hybrid System 31711.7 Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction using Semiconductor
Nanoparticles 320
11.7.1 Syngas as Precursor in Fisher-TropschProcess for Production of Synthetic Fuels 320
11.7.2 Photogeneration of Syngas UsingAgBiW2O8 Semiconductor Nanoparticles 320
11.7.3 Photoreduction of CO2 using Cu2O asSemiconductor and Pyridine as SolutionCo-Catalyst 321
11.8 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 325Acknowledgements 326References 326
Chapter 12 Key Intermediates in the Hydrogenation and ElectrochemicalReduction of CO2 333Klaas Jan Schouten and Marc Koper
12.1 Introduction 333
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12.2 CO2 Fixation in the Calvin Cycle 33512.3 The Mechanisms of CO2 Reduction Using
Heterogeneous Catalysis 336
12.3.1 Carbon Monoxide Synthesis via the ReverseWater-Gas Shift Reaction 336
12.3.2 Methanation of Carbon Dioxide 33712.3.3 Methanol Synthesis 33812.3.4 Synthesis of Hydrocarbons 339
12.4 The Mechanisms of CO2 Reduction Using
Homogeneous Catalysis 340
12.4.1 Synthesis of Formic Acid 34012.4.2 Synthesis of Other Products 341
12.5 Mechanisms of the Electrochemical Reduction
of CO2 342
12.5.1 Homogeneous Electrocatalysis 34312.5.2 Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis 34612.5.3 Photoelectrochemical CO2
Reduction 35112.6 Discussion and Conclusions 352References 354
Chapter 13 Novel Approaches to Water Splitting by Solar Photons 359Arthur J. Nozik
13.1 Introduction and Previous History of
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting/
Photoelectrolysis 359
13.2 Detailed Balance Thermodynamic Calculations of
Solar Water-Splitting PCEs 365
13.2.1 Conventional Solar Cells at One SunIntensity 365
13.2.2 Tandem Semiconductor Structures forWater Splitting 367
13.2.3 Power Conversion Eciencies Based onUtilization of Hot Electron-Hole Pairs andSinglet Fission 369
13.3 Buried Junctions and Other Novel Approaches 37913.3.1 Buried p-n Junctions in a Tandem Cell 37913.3.2 Buried p-n Junctions in a Texas Instruments
System for H2O Splitting 38213.3.3 Buried p-n Junctions using Nanocrystals
(Quantum Dots, Quantum Wires, andNanorods) 384
Acknowledgements 386References 386
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Chapter 14 Light Harvesting Strategies Inspired by Nature 389Evgeny Ostrumov, Chanelle Jumper and Gregory Scholes
14.1 Introduction 38914.2 Weakly-Coupled Chromophores: Forster Resonance
Energy Transfer Theory 391
14.3 Multi-Subunit Protein Complexes: Generalized
Forster Theory 394
14.4 Quantum Coherence in LH Proteins 39714.5 Strategies of Photoadaptation and Photoprotection 40014.6 Summary of the Strategies Adopted by Natural
Systems 401
Acknowledgements 402References 402
Chapter 15 Electronic Structure and Bonding of Water to Noble MetalSurfaces 406Hirohito Ogasawara and Anders Nilsson
15.1 Introduction 40615.2 H-up, H-down and Partially Dissociated Water
Layers 407
15.3 Competition Between Thermal Dissociation and
Desorption 411
15.4 Electronic Structure and Bonding Mechanism 41215.5 Conclusions 416Acknowledgements 416References 416
Chapter 16 New Perspectives and a Review of Progress 419Hans-Joachim Lewerenz and Laurence Peter
16.1 Introduction 41916.2 Advanced Photonics 419
16.2.1 Surface Plasmons 41916.2.2 Coupled Forster Excitation Energy Transfer 42416.2.3 Levy Processes 427
16.3 Electrodes Structural Aspects 43316.4 A Note on Electronic Properties of Transition
Metal Oxides 438
16.5 Looking Back 44316.5 Progress Towards Light Driven Water Splitting 444Acknowledgements 446References 446
Subject Index 450
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