Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation
Photoelectrochemical cells have been used as one of the most common artificial photosynthetic approaches to mimic natural photosynthetic water splitting reactions. However, despite the tremendous advances made to improve the affordability and efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting, it is...
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| author | Ng, Andrew Yun Ru Boruah, Bhanupriya Chin, Kek Foo Modak, Jayant M. Soo, Han Sen |
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| description | Photoelectrochemical cells have been used as one of the most common artificial photosynthetic approaches to mimic natural photosynthetic water splitting reactions. However, despite the tremendous advances made to improve the affordability and efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting, it is still not an economically feasible method to produce solar fuels currently since only the H2 evolving reduction half-reaction generates valuable fuels. Therefore, in this review, we intend to highlight other underexplored substrates and reactions for producing solar fuels in photoelectrochemical cells, as well as alternative architectures including temporally independent and biohybrid systems. We show that besides water oxidation, electrocatalytic or photoredox
reactions for pollutant degradation, biomass valorization, and organic chemical synthesis can be or have been successfully adapted for photoelectrochemical cells, thus offering a virtually infinite number of possibilities for artificial photosynthetic applications which generate valuable products in both the reduction and oxidation half reactions. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1369902023-02-28T19:25:10Z Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation Ng, Andrew Yun Ru Boruah, Bhanupriya Chin, Kek Foo Modak, Jayant M. Soo, Han Sen School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Science::Chemistry Artificial Photosynthesis Photoelectrochemical Cells Photoelectrochemical cells have been used as one of the most common artificial photosynthetic approaches to mimic natural photosynthetic water splitting reactions. However, despite the tremendous advances made to improve the affordability and efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting, it is still not an economically feasible method to produce solar fuels currently since only the H2 evolving reduction half-reaction generates valuable fuels. Therefore, in this review, we intend to highlight other underexplored substrates and reactions for producing solar fuels in photoelectrochemical cells, as well as alternative architectures including temporally independent and biohybrid systems. We show that besides water oxidation, electrocatalytic or photoredox reactions for pollutant degradation, biomass valorization, and organic chemical synthesis can be or have been successfully adapted for photoelectrochemical cells, thus offering a virtually infinite number of possibilities for artificial photosynthetic applications which generate valuable products in both the reduction and oxidation half reactions. ASTAR (Agency for Sci., Tech. and Research, S’pore) MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Accepted version 2020-02-10T07:51:05Z 2020-02-10T07:51:05Z 2020 Journal Article Ng, A. Y. R., Boruah, B., Chin, K. F., Modak, J. M., & Soo, H. S. (2020). Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation. ChemNanoMat, 6(2), 185-203. doi:10.1002/cnma.201900616 2199-692X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136990 10.1002/cnma.201900616 2 6 185 203 en ChemNanoMat This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ng, A. Y. R., Boruah, B., Chin, K. F., Modak, J. M., & Soo, H. S. (2020). Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation. ChemNanoMat, 6(2), 185-203. doi:10.1002/cnma.201900616, which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201900616. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Science::Chemistry Artificial Photosynthesis Photoelectrochemical Cells Ng, Andrew Yun Ru Boruah, Bhanupriya Chin, Kek Foo Modak, Jayant M. Soo, Han Sen Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title | Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title_full | Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title_fullStr | Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title_short | Photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis : alternatives to water oxidation |
| title_sort | photoelectrochemical cells for artificial photosynthesis alternatives to water oxidation |
| topic | Science::Chemistry Artificial Photosynthesis Photoelectrochemical Cells |
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