Main description:

This interdisciplinary book focuses on the various aspects transformation of the energy from sunlight into the chemical bonds of a fuel, known as the artificial photosynthesis, and addresses the emergent challenges connected with growing societal demands for clean and sustainable energy technologies. The editors assemble the research of world-recognized experts in the field of both molecular and materials artificial systems for energy production. Contributors cover the full scope of research on photosynthesis and related energy processes.

Contents:

Preface

Semiconductors for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Water Splitting
Guijin Ma, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen

Artificial Photosynthesis Producing Solar Fuels: Natural Tactics of Photosynthesis
Hideki Hashimoto, Chiasa Uragami

The evolution of artificial-photosynthesis from molecular to organic/inorganic hybrid nano-systems
Manuel J. Llansola-Portoles , Rodrigo E. Palacios, Devens Gust, Thomas Moore, Ana L. Moore

Enzymes as exploratory catalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis
Andreas Bachmeier, Bhavin Siritanaratkul, Fraser A. Armstrong

Solar photoelectrochemical water splitting with bio-conjugate and bio-hybrid
electrodes
Debajeet K. Bora, Artur Braun, Krisztina Gajda-Schrantz

Hybrid (enzymatic and photocatalytic) systems for CO2-water co-processing to afford energy rich molecules
Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto, Wojciech Macyk

Current challenges of CO2 photocatalytic reduction over semiconductors using
sunlight
Victor A. de la Pena, David P. Serrano, Juan M. Coronado

Functionalized Nano-carbons for Artificial Photosynthesis; from Fullerenes to SWCNTs and graphene
Osamu Ito, Francis D'Souza

Plasmonic Photocatalysts with Wide Light Absorption Spectra and High Charge Separation Efficiency
Zeyan Wang, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Hefeng Cheng, Zhaoke Zheng, Zaizhu Lou, Ying Dai

Soft X-ray Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of 3d Transition Metal Compounds in Artificial Photosynthesis Materials
Mukes Kapilashrami, Yi-Sheng Liu, Per-Anders Glans, Jinghua Guo

Assessment of the electronic structure of photo-electrodes with X-ray and electron spectroscopy
Debajeet K. Bora, Artur Braun