Solar Energy Conversion E-Book

Gertz I. Likhtenshtein

• Herausgeber: Wiley-VCH
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 507

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Finally filling a gap in the literature for a text that also adopts the chemist's view of this hot topic, Professor Likhtenshtein, an experienced
author and internationally renowned scientist, considers different physical and engineering aspects in solar energy conversion.

From theory to real-life systems, he shows exactly which chemical reactions take place when converting light energy, providing an overview of the chemical perspective from fundamentals to molecular harvesting systems and solar cells.

This essential guide will thus help researchers in academia and industry better understand solar energy conversion, and so ultimately
help this promising, multibillion dollar fi eld to expand.

From the contents:
* Electron Transfer Theories
* Principle Stages of Photosynthetic Light Energy Conversion
* Photochemical Systems of Light Energy Conversion
* Redox Processes on Surface of Semiconductors and Metals
* Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
* Photocatalytic Reduction and Oxidation of Water

Leseprobe

Contents

Cover

Related Titles

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Chapter 1: Electron Transfer Theories

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Theoretical Models

1.3 Concerted and Multielectron Processes

References

Chapter 2: Principal Stages of Photosynthetic Light Energy Conversion

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Light-Harvesting Antennas

2.3 Reaction Center of Photosynthetic Bacteria

2.4 Reaction Centers of Photosystems I and II

2.5 Water Oxidation System

References

Chapter 3: Photochemical Systems of the Light Energy Conversion

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Charge Separation in Donor–Acceptor Pairs

3.3 Electron Flow through Proteins

References

Chapter 4: Redox Processes on Surface of Semiconductors and Metals

4.1 Redox Processes on Semiconductors

4.2 Redox Processes on Metal Surfaces

4.3 Electron Transfer in Miscellaneous Systems

References

Chapter 5: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells I

5.1 General Information on Solar Cells

5.2 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

5.3 DSSC Components

References

Chapter 6: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells II

6.1 Optical Fiber DSSC

6.2 Tandem DSSC

6.3 Quantum Dot Solar Cells

6.4 Polymers in Solar Cells

6.5 Fabrication of Solar Cell Components

6.6 Fullerene-Based Solar Cells

References

Chapter 7: Photocatalytic Reduction and Oxidation of Water

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Photocatalytic Dihydrogen Production

7.3 Water Splitting into O2 and H2

References

Conclusions

References

Index

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Preface

World energy consumption is about 4.7 1020 J and is expected to grow at the rate of 2% each year for the next 25 years. Since the emergence of the apparition of the impending energy crises, various avenues are being explored to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy from solar power. In the past decades, the development of advanced molecular materials and nanotechnology, solar cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells, first of all, has initiated a new set of ideas that can dramatically improve energy conversion efficiency and reduce prices of alternative energy sources. Nevertheless, there are many fundamental problems to be solved in this area. Commercial competition of the new materials with existing fossil energy sources remains one of the most challenging problems for mankind.

This book embraces all principal aspects of structure and physicochemical action mechanisms of dye-sensitized collar cells (DSSCs) and photochemical systems of light energy conversion and related areas. A large body of literature exists on this subject and many scientists have made important contributions to this the field. The Internet program SkiFinder shows 44979 references for “dye sensitized” and 8493 references for “dye-sensitized collar cells.” It is impossible in the space allowed in this book to give a representative set of references. The author apologizes to those he has not been able to include. More than 1000 references are given in the book, which should provide a key to essential relevant literature.

Chapter 1 of the monograph is a brief outline of the contemporary theories of electron transfer in donor–acceptor pairs and between a dye and a semiconductor. Principal stages of light energy conversion in biological photosystems, in which the Nature demonsrates excellent examples for solving problems of conversion of light energy to energy of chemical compounds, are described in Chapter 2. The light energy conversion in donor–acceptor pairs in solution and on templates is the subject of Chapter 3. Chapter 4 describes redox processes on the surface of semiconductors and metals. Chapters 1–4 form the theoretical and experimental background for the central Chapters 5 and 6. In Chapter 5, a general survey is made of fundamentals of the primary Gertzel dye-sensitized solar cell and its rapid development. Advantages in design of new type of dye-sensitized solar cells such as optical fiber, tandem, and solid-state DSSC and fabrication of its components are reviewed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 gathers information on recent progress made in photocatalytic reduction and oxidation of water.

The monograph is intended for scientists and engineers working on dye-sensitized collar cells and other molecular systems of light energy conversion and related areas such as photochemistry and photosynthesis and its chemical mimicking. The book can be used as a subsidiary manual for instruction for graduate and undergraduate students of university chemistry, physics, and biophysics departments.

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