Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ee01822f
• Publication Date: 2015-08-13T14:32:42Z
• Authors: Wilson A. Smith; Ian D. Sharp; Nicholas C. Stran...; Juan Bisquert
• Keywords: Energetics; Renewable Fuels; Solar fuel

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has received growing attention as a potential pathway to replace fossil fuels and produce clean, renewable, sustainable source of fuel. To achieve overall the associated production solar fuels, complex devices are needed efficiently capture light from sun, separate photogenerated charges, catalyze reduction oxidation reactions. date, highest performing rely on multi-component systems, which introduce interfaces that can be with further performance loss due thermodynamic kinetic considerations. In this review, we identify several most important used in PEC splitting, summarize methods characterize them, highlight approaches mitigating mechanisms.