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Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Standards, Experimental Methods, and Protocols

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  1. Zhebo Chen

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  2. Huyen N. Dinh

    1. Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA

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  3. Eric Miller

    1. Fuel Cell Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, USA

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  • First book characterizing specific methods and tools needed to develop and characterize materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting
  • Contributors and editors are experts in photoelectrochemical water splitting
  • Contributors and editors were selected by the US Department of Energy to address the need for standardization of good practices in PEC

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Energy (BRIEFSENERGY)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 1-5

  3. Efficiency Definitions in the Field of PEC

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 7-16

  4. Experimental Considerations

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 17-44

  5. PEC Characterization Flowchart

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 45-47

  6. UV-Vis Spectroscopy

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 49-62

  7. Flat-Band Potential Techniques

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 63-85

  8. Incident Photon-to-Current Efficiency and Photocurrent Spectroscopy

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 87-97

  9. 2-Electrode Short Circuit and j–V

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 99-103

  10. Hydrogen and Oxygen Detection from Photoelectrodes

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 105-113

  11. Stability Testing

    • Zhebo Chen, Todd G. Deutsch, Huyen N. Dinh, Kazunari Domen, Keith Emery, Arnold J. Forman et al.
    Pages 115-118

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 119-126
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About this book

This book outlines many of the techniques involved in materials development and characterization for photoelectrochemical (PEC) – for example, proper metrics for describing material performance, how to assemble testing cells and prepare materials for assessment of their properties, and how to perform the experimental measurements needed to achieve reliable results towards better scientific understanding. For each technique, proper procedure, benefits, limitations, and data interpretation are discussed. Consolidating this information in a short, accessible, and easy to read reference guide will allow researchers to more rapidly immerse themselves into PEC research and also better compare their results against those of other researchers to better advance materials development. This book serves as a “how-to” guide for researchers engaged in or interested in engaging in the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. PEC water splitting is a rapidly growing field of research in which the goal is to develop materials which can absorb the energy from sunlight to drive electrochemical hydrogen production from the splitting of water. The substantial complexity in the scientific understanding and experimental protocols needed to sufficiently pursue accurate and reliable materials development means that a large need exists to consolidate and standardize the most common methods utilized by researchers in this field.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Zhebo Chen

  • Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA

    Huyen N. Dinh

  • Fuel Cell Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, USA

    Eric Miller

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

  • Book Subtitle: Standards, Experimental Methods, and Protocols

  • Authors: Zhebo Chen, Huyen N. Dinh, Eric Miller

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Energy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8298-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8297-0Published: 29 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8298-7Published: 28 August 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2191-5520

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5539

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 126

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Electrochemistry, Energy Harvesting, Optical and Electronic Materials

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