First-Principles View on Photoelectrochemistry: Water-Splitting as Case Study
Reviewartikel, 2017

Photoelectrochemistry is truly an interdisciplinary field; a natural nexus between chemistry and physics. In short, photoelectrochemistry can be divided into three sub-processes, namely (i) the creation of electron-hole pairs by light absorption; (ii) separation/transport on the charge carriers and finally (iii) the water splitting reaction. The challenge is to understand all three processes on a microscopic scale and, perhaps even more importantly, how to combine the processes in an optimal way. This review will highlight some first-principles insights to the above sub-processes, in particular as they occur using metal oxides. Based on these insights, challenges and future directions of first-principles methods in the field of photoelectrochemistry will be discussed.

electron-gas

oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

titanium-dioxide

irst-principles

exchange-correlation potentials

electrochemical interface

hydrogen-production

density-functional theory

visible-light

self-energy operators

Water splitting

sensitized solar-cells

Photoelectrochemistry

Författare

Anders Hellman

Chalmers, Fysik, Kemisk fysik

Kompetenscentrum katalys

Baochang Wang

Kompetenscentrum katalys

Chalmers, Fysik, Kemisk fysik

Inorganics

23046740 (eISSN)

Vol. 5 2 Article no 37 -

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

Kemiska processer

Kemi

DOI

10.3390/inorganics5020037

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