Solar Fuel Generation

There are three major approaches to harvesting solar radiation in order to produce solar fuels that are currently being explored. These are dye sensitized solar cell devices, solar hydrogen generation, and CO2 reduction using solar radiation into energy rich compounds. This book provides a comprehensive insight into the current scenarios and perspectives of these approaches to producing solar fuels by using solar radiation, as well as fundamental concepts which are crucial to the design of artificial photosynthesis devices.

As the search for renewable sources of energy grows more urgent, more and more attention is focusing on the blueprint offered by biological photosynthesis for translating the energy of our Sun into energy rich molecules like H₂ and carbohydrates, commonly known as "solar fuels." These solar fuels have enormous potential to store high densities of energy in the form of chemical bonds as well as being transportable. This book offers a complete overview of the promising approaches to solar fuel generation, including the direct pathways of solar H₂ generation and CO₂ photocatalytic reduction.

is an invaluable tool for graduate students and researchers (especially chemists, physicists, and material scientists) working in this field.