Selection of Materials and Cell Design for Photoelectrochemical Decomposition of Water
G. Keerthiga
The next commercial source of renewable energy is expected to be hydrogen. Design of intelligent innovative materials and its cell design focused on developments in photoelectrochemical (PEC) efficiency. Proper selection of materials hopes to pave the way for encompassing commercialization in the PEC water decomposition. Similarly, influence on the choice of cell design for the photoelectrochemical water decomposition will guide scientist for validating their results obtained in a single cell. This chapter is aimed to enlighten researchers on large scale reaping of hydrogen from ingeniously designed cells.
Keywords
Cell Design, Material Design, Types of Photoelectrochemical System, Heterojunction Catalyst
Published online 3/5/2020, 15 pages
Citation: G. Keerthiga, Selection of Materials and Cell Design for Photoelectrochemical Decomposition of Water, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 71, pp 43-57, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644900734-2
Part of the book on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
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