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Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Standards, Experimental Methods, and Protocols

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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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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.

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

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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