Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion: Theory and Application

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction—Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Thermodynamics for Electrochemistry and Photoelectrochemistry....Pages 7-34
Fundamentals of Semiconductors for Energy Harvesting....Pages 35-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Kinetics....Pages 57-65
Physical Model for Interfacial Carrier Dynamics....Pages 67-91
Physical Model at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface....Pages 93-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Energy Storage in Batteries and Fuel Cells....Pages 105-122
Energy Storage in C–C, H–H and C–H Bond....Pages 123-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Thermochemical Water Splitting by Concentrated Solar Power....Pages 137-151
Photocatalytic Approach for CO2 Fixation....Pages 153-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Water Splitting Using Electrochemical Approach....Pages 175-189
CO2 Reduction Using Electrochemical Approach....Pages 191-211
CO2 Reduction Using an Electrochemical Approach from Chemical, Biological, and Geological Aspects in the Ancient and Modern Earth....Pages 213-228
Electrochemical Water Splitting Coupled with Solar Cells....Pages 229-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Photoelectrochemical Approach for Water Splitting....Pages 249-260
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Photovoltaic Materials....Pages 261-279
CO2 Reduction by Photoelectrochemistry....Pages 281-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Semiconductor-Based Photocatalytic Water Splitting....Pages 299-317
Photoelectrochemical Approach Using Photocatalysts....Pages 319-344
Solar Hydrogen Production on Photocatalysis-Electrolysis Hybrid System Using Redox Mediator and Porous Oxide Photoelectrodes....Pages 345-365
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Fundamentals of Photosynthesis for Energy Storage....Pages 369-377
Recent Understanding on the Photosystem of Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria....Pages 379-390
Mn4Ca Cluster in Photosynthetic Water Oxidation....Pages 391-402
Recent Understanding on Photosystem I....Pages 403-415
Front Matter....Pages 417-417
PS-I and PS-II on Electrodes for Energy Generation and Photo-Sensor....Pages 419-435
Electronic Device Approach Using Photosynthesis Assembly of Photosynthetic Protein Complexes for the Development of Nanobiodevices....Pages 437-454
Solar Energy Storage Using Algae....Pages 455-478
Back Matter....Pages 479-489