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Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems

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Lewerenz, HJ; Heine, C; Skorupska, K; Szabo, N; Hannappel, T; Vo-Dinh, T; Campbell, SA; Klemm, HW; Muñoz, AG
Published in: Energy and Environmental Science
June 11, 2010

An overview on processes that are relevant in light-induced fuel generation, such as water photoelectrolysis or carbon dioxide reduction, is given. Considered processes encompass the photophysics of light absorption, excitation energy transfer to catalytically active sites and interfacial reactions at the catalyst/solution phase boundary. The two major routes envisaged for realization of photoelectrocatalytic systems, e.g. bio-inspired single photon catalysis and multiple photon inorganic or hybrid tandem cells, are outlined. For development of efficient tandem cell structures that are based on non-oxidic semiconductors, stabilization strategies are presented. Physical surface passivation is described using the recently introduced nanoemitter concept which is also applicable in photovoltaic (solid state or electrochemical) solar cells and first results with p-Si and p-InP thin films are presented. Solar-to-hydrogen efficiencies reach 12.1% for homoepitaxial InP thin films covered with Rh nanoislands. In the pursuit to develop biologically inspired systems, enzyme adsorption onto electrochemically nanostructured silicon surfaces is presented and tapping mode atomic force microscopy images of heterodimeric enzymes are shown. An outlook towards future envisaged systems is given. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Energy and Environmental Science

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1754-5706

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1754-5692

Publication Date

June 11, 2010

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3

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6

Start / End Page

748 / 760

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  • Energy
 

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Lewerenz, H. J., Heine, C., Skorupska, K., Szabo, N., Hannappel, T., Vo-Dinh, T., … Muñoz, A. G. (2010). Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems. Energy and Environmental Science, 3(6), 748–760. https://doi.org/10.1039/b915922n
Lewerenz, H. J., C. Heine, K. Skorupska, N. Szabo, T. Hannappel, T. Vo-Dinh, S. A. Campbell, H. W. Klemm, and A. G. Muñoz. “Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems.” Energy and Environmental Science 3, no. 6 (June 11, 2010): 748–60. https://doi.org/10.1039/b915922n.
Lewerenz HJ, Heine C, Skorupska K, Szabo N, Hannappel T, Vo-Dinh T, et al. Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems. Energy and Environmental Science. 2010 Jun 11;3(6):748–60.
Lewerenz, H. J., et al. “Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems.” Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 3, no. 6, June 2010, pp. 748–60. Scopus, doi:10.1039/b915922n.
Lewerenz HJ, Heine C, Skorupska K, Szabo N, Hannappel T, Vo-Dinh T, Campbell SA, Klemm HW, Muñoz AG. Photoelectrocatalysis: Principles, nanoemitter applications and routes to bio-inspired systems. Energy and Environmental Science. 2010 Jun 11;3(6):748–760.
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Published In

Energy and Environmental Science

DOI

EISSN

1754-5706

ISSN

1754-5692

Publication Date

June 11, 2010

Volume

3

Issue

6

Start / End Page

748 / 760

Related Subject Headings

  • Energy