Materials for solar fuels and chemicals

Joseph H. Montoya; Linsey C. Seitz; Pongkarn Chakthranont; Aleksandra Vojvodic; Thomas F. Jaramillo; Jens K. Nørskov

doi:10.1038/nmat4778

Materials for solar fuels and chemicals

Joseph H. Montoya, Linsey C. Seitz, Pongkarn Chakthranont, Aleksandra Vojvodic, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov^*

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The conversion of sunlight into fuels and chemicals is an attractive prospect for the storage of renewable energy, and photoelectrocatalytic technologies represent a pathway by which solar fuels might be realized. However, there are numerous scientific challenges in developing these technologies. These include finding suitable materials for the absorption of incident photons, developing more efficient catalysts for both water splitting and the production of fuels, and understanding how interfaces between catalysts, photoabsorbers and electrolytes can be designed to minimize losses and resist degradation. In this Review, we highlight recent milestones in these areas and some key scientific challenges remaining between the current state of the art and a technology that can effectively convert sunlight into fuels and chemicals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	70-81
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nature materials
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4778
State	Published - Dec 20 2016

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Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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