From Molecules to Materials

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Semiconductors for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Water Splitting

   • Guijun Ma, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen

   Pages 1-56

3. Artificial Photosynthesis Producing Solar Fuels: Natural Tactics of Photosynthesis

   • Hideki Hashimoto, Chiasa Uragami

   Pages 57-69

4. Artificial Photosynthesis: From Molecular to Hybrid Nanoconstructs

   • Manuel J. Llansola-Portoles, Rodrigo E. Palacios, Devens Gust, Thomas A. Moore, Ana L. Moore

   Pages 71-98

5. Enzymes as Exploratory Catalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis

   • Andreas Bachmeier, Bhavin Siritanaratkul, Fraser A. Armstrong

   Pages 99-123

6. Solar Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Bioconjugate and Bio-Hybrid Electrodes

   • Debajeet K. Bora, Artur Braun, Krisztina Gajda-Schrantz

   Pages 125-147

7. Hybrid (Enzymatic and Photocatalytic) Systems for CO2-Water Coprocessing to Afford Energy-Rich Molecules

   • Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto, Wojciech Macyk

   Pages 149-169

8. Current Challenges of CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction Over Semiconductors Using Sunlight

   • Víctor A. de la Peña O’Shea, David P. Serrano, Juan M. Coronado

   Pages 171-191

9. Functionalized Nanocarbons for Artificial Photosynthesis: From Fullerene to SWCNT, Carbon Nanohorn, and Graphene

   • Osamu Ito, Francis D’Souza

   Pages 193-240

10. Plasmonic Photocatalysts with Wide Light Absorption Spectra and High Charge Separation Efficiencies

    • Zeyan Wang, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Hefeng Cheng, Zhaoke Zheng, Zaizhu Lou et al.

    Pages 241-267

11. Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of 3d Transition Metal Compounds in Artificial Photosynthesis Materials

    • Mukes Kapilashrami, Yi-Sheng Liu, Per-Anders Glans, Jinghua Guo

    Pages 269-296

12. Assessment of the Electronic Structure of Photo-electrodes with X-Ray and Electron Spectroscopy

    • Debajeet K. Bora, Artur Braun

    Pages 297-321

This interdisciplinary book focuses on the various aspects transformation of the energy from sunlight into the chemical bonds of a fuel, known as the artificial photosynthesis, and addresses the emergent challenges connected with growing societal demands for clean and sustainable energy technologies. The editors assemble the research of world-recognized experts in the field of both molecular and materials artificial systems for energy production. Contributors cover the full scope of research on photosynthesis and related energy processes.

• Artificial Photosynthesis
• Electrochemical Solar Cell
• Energy Conversion
• Enhanced Water
• Hydrogen Evolution
• Nanophotonic Materials
• Photoelectrochemical Cells
• Photoelectrochemistry
• Photofunctional Materials
• Photoinduced Charge
• Photovoltaic Cells
• Solar Energy

• Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA

  Elena A. Rozhkova

• Supermolecules Unit Research Center for Materials Nanoarchit, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan

  Katsuhiko Ariga

Dr. Elena A. Rozhkova, Ph.D. is a Scientist and a Principal Investigator at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), USA. Rozhkova’s major research interests include nanoscience and nanotechnology for clean energy, bio-inspired catalysis, complex energy gradients in biology and at the nano-bio interface, nanomaterials-enabled signaling within biological machinery, advanced synchrotron X-ray imaging. At the Center for Nanoscale Materials, US DOE premier facility for nanomaterials and nanotechnology, Dr. Rozhkova is a key scientific contact for diversified users’ community dealing with application of biological principles in design and development of functional nanomaterials
for emerging energy and biomedical technologies.

Katsuhiko Ariga is the Director of Supermolecules Unit and Principal Investigator of World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) as well as Fellows of Royal Society of Chemistry, Highly Cited Researcher (2014, Thompson Reuters, Materials Science), and a member of the Global Agenda Councils on Nanotechnology for World Economic Forum. His research field is based on supermolecular chemistry and surface science, including the boundary research areas of organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, and materials chemistry. His major interests are the fabrication of novel functional nanostructures based on molecular recognition and self-assembly including Langmuir-Blodgett films, layer-by-layer films, and mesoporous materials.

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