Solar fuels: thermodynamics, candidates, tactics, and figures of merit.
Solar fuels: thermodynamics, candidates, tactics, and figures of merit.
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DOI：
10.1039/c0dt00454e
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发表时间：
2010-10
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Neal D. McDaniel;S. Bernhard
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作者：
Neal D. McDaniel;S. Bernhard
无机化学已经并将继续成为可再生能源和太阳能燃料领域的中心学科。储存太阳能的基本方法是人工光合作用，其中上坡化学反应由光驱动，例如水煤气变换反应、氢卤酸裂解或水裂解。本文试图为这些研究主题定义一个共同的背景，特别是通过分析光合作用的热力学边界。具体而言，广义效率限制光吸收和能量存储的阐述，类似的限制，几个单独的光合作用的策略，几个合成催化剂架构突出，分子和宏观方法的优点进行了讨论，并提出了关键因素的优点。
Inorganic chemistry has been and continues to be a central discipline in the field of renewable energy and solar fuels. A fundamental approach to storing solar energy is artificial photosynthesis, whereby uphill chemical reactions are driven by light, e.g. the water gas shift reaction, halogen acid splitting, or water splitting. This article endeavors to define a common context for these research topics, particularly by analyzing the thermodynamic boundaries of photosynthesis. Specifically, the generalized efficiency restrictions on both light absorption and energy storage are expounded, the analogous limitations for several individual photosynthetic strategies are stated, several synthetic catalyst architectures are highlighted, the advantages of molecular and macroscopic approaches are discussed, and key figures of merit are presented.