05529nam 2200733Ia 450 991013951170332120170810190613.01-282-49153-997866124915350-470-82399-20-470-82398-4(CKB)2550000000007203(EBL)484908(OCoLC)647114758(SSID)ssj0000341094(PQKBManifestationID)11253319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341094(PQKBWorkID)10389012(PQKB)10654321(MiAaPQ)EBC484908(PPN)152503676(EXLCZ)99255000000000720320091015d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn solar hydrogen & nanotechnology[electronic resource] /editor, Lionel VayssieresSingapore ;Hoboken, NJ, USA John Wiley & Sons (Asia)c20101 online resource (706 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-82397-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.ON SOLAR HYDROGEN & NANOTECHNOLOGY; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Editor Biography; Part One: Fundamentals, Modeling, and Experimental Investigation of Photocatalytic Reactions for Direct Solar Hydrogen Generation; 1 Solar Hydrogen Production by Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: The Promise and Challenge; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Hydrogen or Hype?; 1.3 Solar Pathways to Hydrogen; 1.3.1 The Solar Resource; 1.3.2 Converting Sunlight; 1.3.3 Solar-Thermal Conversion; 1.3.4 Solar-Potential Conversion; 1.3.5 Pathways to Hydrogen; 1.4 Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting1.4.1 Photoelectrochemistry1.4.2 PEC Water-Splitting Reactions; 1.4.3 Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion Efficiency; 1.4.4 Fundamental Process Steps; 1.5 The Semiconductor/Electrolyte Interface; 1.5.1 Rectifying Junctions; 1.5.2 A Solid-State Analogy: The np + Junction; 1.5.3 PEC Junction Formation; 1.5.4 Illuminated Characteristics; 1.5.5 Fundamental Process Steps; 1.6 Photoelectrode Implementations; 1.6.1 Single-Junction Performance Limits; 1.6.2 Multijunction Performance Limits; 1.6.3 A Shining Example; 1.7 The PEC Challenge; 1.7.1 What's Needed, Really?; 1.7.2 Tradeoffs and Compromises1.7.3 The Race with PV-Electrolysis1.8 Facing the Challenge: Current PEC Materials Research; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Modeling and Simulation of Photocatalytic Reactions at TiO2 Surfaces; 2.1 Importance of Theoretical Studies on TiO2 Systems; 2.2 Doped TiO2 Systems: Carbon and Niobium Doping; 2.2.1 First-Principle Calculations on TiO2; 2.2.2 C-Doped TiO2; 2.2.3 Nb-Doped TiO2; 2.3 Surface Hydroxyl Groups and the Photoinduced Hydrophilicity of TiO2; 2.3.1 Speculated Active Species on TiO2 - Superoxide Anion (O2 ̄) and the Hydroxyl Radical (OH ̇)2.3.2 Theoretical Calculations of TiO2 Surfaces and Adsorbents2.3.3 Surface Hydroxyl Groups and Photoinduced Hydrophilic Conversion; 2.4 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 2.4.1 Conventional Sensitizers: Ruthenium Compounds and Organic Dyes; 2.4.2 Multiexciton Generation in Quantum Dots: A Novel Sensitizer for a DSSC; 2.4.3 Theoretical Estimation of the Decoherence Time between the Electronic States in PbSe QDs; 2.5 Future Directions: Ab Initio Simulations and the Local Excited States on TiO2; 2.5.1 Improvement of the DFT Functional; 2.5.2 Molecular Mechanics and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics2.5.3 Description of Local Excited States2.5.4 Nonadiabatic Behavior of a System and Interfacial Electron Transfer; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Photocatalytic Reactions on Model Single Crystal TiO2 Surfaces; 3.1 TiO2 Single-Crystal Surfaces; 3.2 Photoreactions Over Semiconductor Surfaces; 3.3 Ethanol Reactions Over TiO2(110) Surface; 3.4 Photocatalysis and Structure Sensitivity; 3.5 Hydrogen Production from Ethanol Over Au/TiO2 Catalysts; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Fundamental Reactions on Rutile TiO2(110) Model Photocatalysts Studied by High-Resolution Scanning Tunneling Microscopy4.1 IntroductionMore energy from the sun strikes Earth in an hour than is consumed by humans in an entire year. Efficiently harnessing solar power for sustainable generation of hydrogen requires low-cost, purpose-built, functional materials combined with inexpensive large-scale manufacturing methods. These issues are comprehensively addressed in On Solar Hydrogen & Nanotechnology - an authoritative, interdisciplinary source of fundamental and applied knowledge in all areas related to solar hydrogen. Written by leading experts, the book emphasizes state-of-the-art materials and characterization techniquOn solar hydrogen and nanotechnologySolar energyNanotechnologyFuel cellsHydrogen as fuelWaterElectrolysisPhotocatalysisSolar energy.Nanotechnology.Fuel cells.Hydrogen as fuel.WaterElectrolysis.Photocatalysis.621.31244621.47Vayssieres Lionel1968-862736MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139511703321On solar hydrogen & nanotechnology1926009UNINA