Photovoltaic And Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion

Author : F. Cardon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 432 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461592334

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Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion by F. Cardon Pdf

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in syscems which enable the conversion of solar energy into electri calor chemical energy. Many types of systems have been proposed and studied experimenta11y, the fundamentals of which extend from solid state physics to photo- and electrochemistry. For most of the systems considered excitation of an electron by absorption of a photon is fo1lowed by charge separation at an interface. It follows that the different fields involved (photovo1taics, photo electrochemistry, photogalvanics, etc.) have several essential aspects in common. It was the main purpose with the NATO Advanced Study Insti tute held at Gent, Belgium, from August 25 to September 5, 1980, to bring together research workers specializing in one of these fields in order to enab1e them not only to extend their knowledge into their own field but also to promote the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas. The scope of the A.S.I. has been 1imited to systems which have not or have hardly reached the stage of prac tica1 development. As a consequence, no lectures on economica1 aspects of solar energy conversion have been included. The topics covered in this volume are the fundamentals of recombination in solar ce1ls (P. Landsberg), theoretical and experimental aspects of heterojunctions and semiconductor/metal Schottky barriers (J.J. Loferski, W.H. Bloss and W.G. Townsend), photoelectrochemica1 ce11s (H. Gerischer and A.J. Nozik), pho- v PREFACE vi ga1vanic ce11s (W.J. Albery) and fina11y, surfactant assemb1ies (M. Grätzel).

Author : F. Cardon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
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Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1461592348

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Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion by F. Cardon Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 1981
Category : Photovoltaic power generation
ISBN : OCLC:1352145574

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Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Masakazu Sugiyama,Katsushi Fujii,Shinichiro Nakamura
Publisher : Springer
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319254005

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Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion by Masakazu Sugiyama,Katsushi Fujii,Shinichiro Nakamura Pdf

This book explains the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and its storage. It covers the basic background; interface modeling at the reacting surface; energy conversion with chemical, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical approaches and energy conversion using applied photosynthesis. The important concepts for converting solar to chemical energy are based on an understanding of the reactions’ equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions. Since the energy conversion is essentially the transfer of free energy, the process are explained in the context of thermodynamics.

Author : John Connolly
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323149709

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Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy by John Connolly Pdf

Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy contains the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy held in Boulder, Colorado, on August 3-8, 1980. The papers review the state of the art in the areas of photochemistry and photoelectrochemistry in the context of solar energy conversion and storage. Topics covered include photosynthetic quantum conversion; biomimetic systems for solar energy conversion; and photochemical electron transfer reactions in homogeneous solutions. This volume is comprised of 11 chapters and begins by describing an artificial photosynthetic system that can capture solar quanta and convert them into a stable chemical form. The discussion then turns to biomimetic approaches to solar energy conversion; fluorescent concentrators for photovoltaic cells; requirements for homogeneous photoredox chemistry in inorganic systems; and the use of inorganic components coupled with catalysts in heterogeneous assemblies for photochemical water splitting. The following chapters focus on photogalvanic cells, electrochemical photovoltaic cells, and photoelectrosynthetic reactions at the semiconductor-electrolyte interface. The final chapter examines the thermodynamic limits on photoconversion and storage of solar energy. This monograph will be of interest to chemists and other scientists concerned with the photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion and storage.

Author : Mary D. Archer,Arthur J. Nozik
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781860942556

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Nanostructured and Photoelectrochemical Systems for Solar Photon Conversion by Mary D. Archer,Arthur J. Nozik Pdf

In this book, expert authors describe advanced solar photon conversion approaches that promise highly efficient photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical cells with sophisticated architectures on the one hand, and plastic photovoltaic coatings that are inexpensive enough to be disposable on the other. Their leitmotifs include light-induced exciton generation, junction architectures that lead to efficient exciton dissociation, and charge collection by percolation through mesoscale phases. Photocatalysis is closely related to photoelectrochemistry, and the fundamentals of both disciplines are covered in this volume.

Author : Ian D. Sharp,Harry A. Atwater,Hans Joachim Lewerenz
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782625551

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Integrated Solar Fuel Generators by Ian D. Sharp,Harry A. Atwater,Hans Joachim Lewerenz Pdf

This book describes the critical areas of research and development towards viable integrated solar fuels systems, the current state of the art of these efforts and outlines future research needs.

Author : Hongqi Sun
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527825080

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Solar-to-Chemical Conversion by Hongqi Sun Pdf

This comprehensive book systematically covers the fundamentals in solar energy conversion to chemicals, either fuels or chemical products. It includes natural photosynthesis with emphasis on artificial processes for solar energy conversion and utilization. The chemical processes of solar energy conversion via homogeneous and/or heterogeneous photocatalysis has been described with the mechanistic insights. It also consists of reaction systems toward a variety of applications, such as water splitting for hydrogen or oxygen evolution, photocatalytic CO2 reduction to fuels, and light driven N2 fixation, etc. This unique book offers the readers a broad view of solar energy utilization based on chemical processes and their perspectives for future sustainability.

Author : Suresh C. Ameta,Rakshit Ameta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482246315

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Solar Energy Conversion and Storage by Suresh C. Ameta,Rakshit Ameta Pdf

Solar Energy Conversion and Storage: Photochemical Modes showcases the latest advances in solar cell technology while offering valuable insight into the future of solar energy conversion and storage. Focusing on photochemical methods of converting and/or storing light energy in the form of electrical or chemical energy, the book: Describes various types of solar cells, including photovoltaic cells, photogalvanic cells, photoelectrochemical cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells Covers the photogeneration of hydrogen, photoreduction of carbon dioxide, and artificial/mimicking photosynthesis Discusses the generation of electricity from solar cells, as well as methods for storing solar energy in the form of chemical energy Highlights existing photochemical methods of solar energy conversion and storage Explores emerging trends such as the use of nanoparticles Solar Energy Conversion and Storage: Photochemical Modes provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers alike.

Author : Yuri V. Pleskov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642749607

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Solar Energy Conversion by Yuri V. Pleskov Pdf

In the past 12-15 years an essentially new trend in electrochemistry has sprung up around the problem of solar energy conversion. Strictly speaking, this is not a purely electrochemical but an interdisciplinary field involving the fields of cataly sis, corrosion, chemistry of disperse systems, and others. Nevertheless, electro chemistry, to be more exact, photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors, provides a theoretical basis for new methods of converting light energy into electrical or chemical energy, which, we hope, shall find practical application in the not so dis tant future. In the past years, this field has been discussed amply and at length in special monographs (e. g. , in Ref. [l]). Therefore, in this book the photoelectro chemistry of semiconductors is presented in a concise form (exceptions are only specific problems which have been elucidated incorrectly or have not been covered completely in the literature). In this compact monograph we have aban doned the principle of "self-seclusion": for a more deep insight into the funda mentals of electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and physics of semiconduc tors the reader shall have to refer to the below-cited manuals, while information on the physicochemical properties of particular semiconductor electrodes can be taken, e. g. , from Refs. [2, 3].

Author : Alan Fahrenbruch,Richard Bube
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323145381

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Fundamentals Of Solar Cells by Alan Fahrenbruch,Richard Bube Pdf

Fundamentals of Solar Cells: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion provides an introduction to the fundamental physical principles of solar cells. It aims to promote the expansion of solar photovoltaics from relatively small and specialized use to a large-scale contribution to energy supply. The book begins with a review of basic concepts such as the source of energy, the role of photovoltaic conversion, the development of photovoltaic cells, and sequence of phenomena involved in solar power generation. This is followed by separate chapters on each of the processes that take place in solar cell. These include solar input; properties of semiconductors; recombination and the flow of photogenerated carriers; charge separation and the characteristics of junction barriers; and calculation of solar efficiency. Subsequent chapters deal with the operation of specific solar cell devices such as a single-crystal homojunction (Si); a single-crystal-heterojunction/buried-homojunction (AlGaAs/GaAs); and a polycrystalline, thin-film cell (CuxS/CdS). This book is intended for upper-level graduate students who have a reasonably good understanding of solid state physics and for scientists and engineers involved in research and development of solar cells.

Author : Yuri V. Pleskov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642749585

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Solar Energy Conversion by Yuri V. Pleskov Pdf

In the past 12-15 years an essentially new trend in electrochemistry has sprung up around the problem of solar energy conversion. Strictly speaking, this is not a purely electrochemical but an interdisciplinary field involving the fields of cataly sis, corrosion, chemistry of disperse systems, and others. Nevertheless, electro chemistry, to be more exact, photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors, provides a theoretical basis for new methods of converting light energy into electrical or chemical energy, which, we hope, shall find practical application in the not so dis tant future. In the past years, this field has been discussed amply and at length in special monographs (e. g. , in Ref. [l]). Therefore, in this book the photoelectro chemistry of semiconductors is presented in a concise form (exceptions are only specific problems which have been elucidated incorrectly or have not been covered completely in the literature). In this compact monograph we have aban doned the principle of "self-seclusion": for a more deep insight into the funda mentals of electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and physics of semiconduc tors the reader shall have to refer to the below-cited manuals, while information on the physicochemical properties of particular semiconductor electrodes can be taken, e. g. , from Refs. [2, 3].

Author : Richard C. Alkire,Dieter M. Kolb,Jacek Lipkowski,Phil N. Ross
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527633234

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Photoelectrochemical Materials and Energy Conversion Processes by Richard C. Alkire,Dieter M. Kolb,Jacek Lipkowski,Phil N. Ross Pdf

An international group of leading scientists from the field has contributed to the 12th volume in this series, covering a range of different types of solar cells and including a critical comparison of the different techniques available for manufacturing the semiconductors needed. The result is an expert insight the central questions surrounding photovoltaic materials and systems, reflecting the latest developments in this hot and timely green topic.

Author : Julian Blanco,Sixto Malato
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Photovoltaic power systems
ISBN : 9781848262850

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Solar Energy Conversion And Photoenergy System - Volume I by Julian Blanco,Sixto Malato Pdf

Solar Energy Conversion and Photoenergy Systems theme in two volumes is a component of Encyclopedia of Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty Encyclopedias. Any human activity needs energy and renewable energies are always present all over the world. Each location has its own specific renewable potential and it is our task to develop the suitable technologies to profit, at local level, this potential to not only produce the needed energy but also create economic activity and wealth. Solar energy, in particular, has the highest potential among all existing renewable energies and, in the context of the energy, water and climate change global problems mankind will face in the coming years, the substantial integration of solar energy technologies into our societies will an absolute needs in the short to medium term. The number of applications of solar energy is simply huge, covering a very wide range of human activities. Some of these applications are already technically and economically viable, being others still at research or demonstration level. In addition, it has been demonstrated the important benefits solar energy can provide to any area with medium-high solar irradiation level: from sustainability to energy independence, as well as economic development and knowledge creation. Due to this, solar energy development, from photovoltaic to solar thermal or power applications, has been very intense during the last years in all the, so called, “Sun Belt”. There is also the general consensus, at many countries, that we should accelerate the current solar energy pathway, increasing the research efforts to make economically feasible the applications that today are only technically feasible. This effort and the status of most of these applications have been discussed along this paper and within the articles of the topic. The Theme on Solar Energy Conversion and Photoenergy Systems with contributions from distinguished experts in the field, discusses solar energy related technologies and applications, some of which are already in commercial and practical applications and others are under research and testing level. The volumes provide an analysis and discussion about the reasons behind the current efforts of our society, considering both developed and developing countries, to accelerate the introduction of the huge solar energy potential into our normal daily lives. The two volumes also provide some basic information about the solar energy potential, history and the amazing trip of a photon from its creation in the Sun until its arrival to the Earth. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.

Author : Nurdan Demirci Sankir,Mehmet Sankir
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119459965

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Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells by Nurdan Demirci Sankir,Mehmet Sankir Pdf

This book provides an overall view of the photoelectrochemical systems for solar hydrogen generation, and new and novel materials for photoelectrochemical solar cell applications. The book is organized in three parts. General concepts and photoelectrochemical systems are covered in Part I. Part II is devoted to photoactive materials for solar hydrogen generation. Main focus of the last part is the photoelectrochemical related systems. This part provides a diverse information about the implementation of multi-junctional solar cells in solar fuel generation systems, dye-sensitized solar hydrogen production and photocatalytic formation of photoactive semiconductors.