From Molecules to Materials Pathways to Artificial Photosynthesis
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
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m Molecules to Materials Pathways to Artificial Photosynthesis
From Molecules to Materials
Elena A. Rozhkova • Katsuhiko Ariga Editors
From Molecules to Materials Pathways to Artificial Photosynthesis
Editors Elena A. Rozhkova Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL, USA
Katsuhiko Ariga Supermolecules Unit, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
ISBN 978-3-319-13799-5 ISBN 978-3-319-13800-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13800-8
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Preface
This multifaceted book focuses on the various aspects of artificial photosynthesis that replicates the natural processes of capturing, conversion, and storage of solar energy. Assisted by photocatalysts, artificial photosynthetic schemes allow the direct transformation of sunlight, an infinite energy source, into energy-rich chemical compounds, mostly hydrogen and organic molecules. Motivated by exponentially growing societal demands for clean energy within the last decade, artificial photosynthesis became a multidisciplinary consortium that combines efforts of biologists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers. Artificial photosynthesis field spans from the understanding of fundamental biological principles of sunlight capturing and splitting of water toward engineered functioning devices. The introduction of nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoscale materials gives an additional thrust to the field. The final goal of such multidimensional efforts is to engineer advanced materials with tunable photophysical properties capable of converting solar energy to chemical fuels having high perfor
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