Abstract
Many solar hydrogen generation processes (2H2O + light = 2H2 + O2) start from photoexcitation of metal centers. Using X-ray transient absorption (XTA) spectroscopy, reaction intermediates in photocatalytic water splitting processes can be identified and characterized, which will revolutionize our views in these reactions and provide feedback to the synthesis for novel photocatalysts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | On Solar Hydrogen & Nanotechnology |
Publisher | John Wiley and Sons |
Pages | 163-187 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780470823972 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2 2010 |
Keywords
- Excited state structures
- Hydrogen generation
- Metalloporphyrins
- Photocatalysis
- Solar energy conversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Engineering