Charge carrier dynamics and reaction intermediates in heterogeneous photocatalysis by time-resolved spectroscopies
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Northwest University · +1 more institution
Abstract
Sunlight as the most abundant renewable energy holds the promise to make our society sustainable. However, due to its low power density and intermittence, efficient conversion and storage of solar energy as a clean fuel are crucial. Apart from solar fuel synthesis, sunlight can also be used to drive other reactions including organic conversion and air/water purification. Given such potential of photocatalysis, the past few decades have seen a surge in the discovery of photocatalysts. However, the current photocatalytic efficiency is still very moderate. To address this challenge, it is important to understand fundamental factors that dominate the efficiency of a photocatalytic process to enable the rational…
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3Topics & keywords
- Photocatalysis
- Charge carrier
- Kinetics
- Charge (physics)
- Chemical physics
- Absorption (acoustics)
- Chemistry
- Dynamics (music)