Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Standards, Experimental Methods, and Protocols - SpringerBriefs in Energy 2013 edition

Jacket Description/Back: 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."Table of Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Efficiency Definitions 3. Experimental Considerations 3.1Electrode Preparation and Surface Area Determination 3.2Cell Setup and Connections for 3- and 2-Electrode Configurations 3.3Catalyst Surface Treatments 3.4Spectral Standards 4. PEC Characterization Flowchart 5. UV-Vis Optical Characterization 6. Flatband Potential Measurement Techniques 6.1Illuminated Open Circuit Potential 6.2Mott-Schottky 6.33-Electrode j-V and Photocurrent Onset 7. Incident Photon-to-current Conversion Efficiency/Photocurrent Spectroscopy 8.2-Electrode Short Circuit Current Density 9. Hydrogen Detection 10. Stability Testing IndexPublisher Marketing: 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.

Contributor Bio:  Miller, Eric Eric Miller is a professor of 18th-century literature at the University of Victoria and a poetry editor at The Malahat Review, having studied at universities in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. He is a polymath, with fluency in a number of languages, a thorough knowledge of Latin and classical history, a detailed knowledge of the biological science of birds, and an astonishing breadth of reading in a variety of literary traditions. He is a also recipient of The Fiddlehead's Ralph Gustafson Prize for Poetry and the Academy of American Poets Prize from the University of Virginia.