Light, Water, Hydrogen - The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgment

Contents

Chapter 1 FROM HYDROCARBONS TO HYDROGEN: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Hydrogen: A Historical Perspective

1.3 Renewable Energy and Hydrogen

1.4 The Energy Carriers: Hydrogen or Electricity?

1.5 Hydrogen as a Chemical Fuel

1.6 The Hydrogen Economy

1.7 Hydrogen Production [20]

1.8 Hydrogen and Transportation

1.9 Environmental Effects of Hydrogen

1.10 Hydrogen Storage

1.11 Hydrogen Safety

References

Chapter 2 HYDROGEN GENERATION BY WATER SPLITTING

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Hydrogen Production By Water Electrolysis

2.3 Hydrogen Production by Thermochemical Water- Splitting

2.4 Hydrogen Production By Water Biophotolysis

2.5 Other Techniques for H2 production via Water Splitting

References

Chapter 3 PHOTOELECTROLYSIS

3.1 General Description of Photoelectrolysis

3.3 Types of Photoelectrochemical Devices

3.4 Photoelectrolysis Principles

3.5 Photoelectrochemical Cell Band Model

3.6 Efficiency of Water Splitting in a Photoelectrochemical Cell

References

Chapter 4 OXIDE SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS AS PHOTOANODES

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Photoanode Reaction Mechanisms

4.3 General Description of Oxide Semiconductor Photoanodes

4.4 Single Crystal Materials as Photoanodes

4.5 Polycrystalline Photoanode Materials

4.6 Thin Film Photoanode Materials

4.7 Nanocrystalline and Nanoporous Thin Film Materials as Photoanodes

4.8 Quantum-size Effects in Nanocrystalline Semiconductors

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Chapter 5 OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS: NANO- CRYSTALLINE, TUBULAR AND POROUS SYSTEMS

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Synthesis of Nanotubular Oxide Semiconductors

5.3 Fabrication of Titania Nanotube Arrays by Anodization

5.4 Doped Titania Nanotube Arrays

5.5 Material Properties

5.6 Optical Properties of Titania Nanotubes Arrays

5.7 Photoelectrochemical and Water Photolysis Properties

5.8 Ti-Fe-O Nanotube Array Films for Solar Spectrum Water Photoelectrolysis

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Chapter 6 OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS: SUSPENDED NANOPARTICLE SYSTEMS

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Nanoparticle-Based Photocatalytic Water Splitting

6.3 Nanoparticle Synthesis Techniques

6.4 Synthesis of Complex Oxide Semiconductors

6.5 Design of Oxide Semiconductors

6.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects

References

Chapter 7 NON- OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES

7.1 General Description of Non-Oxide Semiconductors

7.2 General Synthesis Techniques of Non-Oxide Semiconductors

7.3 Non-Oxide Photoelectrode Systems and Water Photoelectrolysis

7.4 Non-oxide Suspended Particle Systems and Direct Water Splitting

7.5 Concluding Remarks

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Chapter 8 PHOTOVOLTAIC - ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

8.1 Introduction

8.2 General Description of Solar Cell Technology

8.3 PV-Electrolysis Systems for Hydrogen Production [ 1- 34,41,43,87- 92]

8.4 Multi-junction PV Tandem Cells for Hydrogen Production [ 35- 39,44,45,93- 101]

References

Index