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DOI	10.1039/c7ee00777a
	Emerging approaches to stabilise photocorrodible electrodes and catalysts for solar fuel applications
	Crespo-Quesada M.; Reisner E.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	17545692
起始页码	1116
结束页码	1127
卷号	10 期号:5
英文摘要	The generation of solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis could, in principle, solve our looming energy crisis. Photoelectrochemical devices use light-absorbers, such as semiconductors, to capture sunlight and generate excited states of charge carriers that are transported to catalysts for the production of renewable fuels. However, many photoactive materials are chemically unstable in contact with an aqueous electrolyte solution and therefore need protection through coating by a material that is chemically robust to prevent corrosion and conducting to allow transfer of charges to a solution-exposed catalytic site. Commonly used coating procedures and materials are often challenging to scale and therefore unlikely to be applicable on a scale to cover global energy demand. In this mini review, we present recent advances revolving around unconventional, yet technically simpler and less costly routes to protecting and activating photocorrodible electrodes for solar fuels application. We focus on two emerging approaches: (i) the use of single source precursor chemistry for the preparation of bi-functional protecting and catalytically active layers, and (ii) the use of low-temperature fusible eutectic alloys as protecting and conducting layers that can be easily activated for catalysis. © 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
英文关键词	Artificial photosynthesis; Catalysts; Corrosion prevention; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Energy policy; Fuels; Temperature; Aqueous electrolyte solutions; Coating procedures; Conducting layers; Global energy demand; Photo-electrochemical device; Photoactive materials; Single-source precursor; Transfer of charges; Corrosion resistant coatings; catalysis; catalyst; coating; corrosion; electrochemical method; electrolyte; electronic equipment; fuel cell; nonrenewable resource; photosynthesis; solar power; superconductivity
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy & Environmental Science
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/190551
作者单位	Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Crespo-Quesada M.,Reisner E.. Emerging approaches to stabilise photocorrodible electrodes and catalysts for solar fuel applications[J],2017,10(5).
APA	Crespo-Quesada M.,&Reisner E..(2017).Emerging approaches to stabilise photocorrodible electrodes and catalysts for solar fuel applications.Energy & Environmental Science,10(5).
MLA	Crespo-Quesada M.,et al."Emerging approaches to stabilise photocorrodible electrodes and catalysts for solar fuel applications".Energy & Environmental Science 10.5(2017).