Light, Water, Hydrogen: Solar Generation Of Hydrogen By Water

Description:
This book deals with the development of a direct, inexpensive, and efficient method for converting solar energy into a portable, clean fuel would allow elimination of the growing problems associated with the ever increasing use of fossil fuels and the reality of their rapid depletion. As the title suggests, 'Light, Water, Hydrogen: The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis', considers the combination of water and light with a suitable semiconductor to achieve a safe, renewable and therefore inexhaustable means for hydrogen generation via the splitting of the water molecule, or photoelectrolysis.The authors consider the impact of recent advances in nanotechnology on the water photoelectrolysis field, providing specific examples as well as the theories and methods necessary for achieving useful water photoelectrolysis systems. Written for users in a wide range of disciplines, including materials scientists, chemists, electrical engineers, and physicists, 'Light, Water, Hydrogen: The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis' is an up-to-date, invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers.

Table of Contents:
Introduction.- Photocatalysis and Artificial Photosynthesis.- Semiconductor Photoelectrochemical Cells for Hydrogen Generation.- Semiconductor Materials as Photoanodes.- Oxide Semiconductors: Nano - Crystalline, Tubular, and Porous Systems.- Microstructure and Quantum Size Effects on the Efficiencies.- Oxide Semiconductors: Suspended Nanoparticle Systems.- Non-Oxide Semiconductor Nanostructures.- Photovoltaic and Tandem Cells.- Nanotechnology: Prevailing Issues and Challenge.- Strategies for Future Development and Conclusions.

Author Biography:
Craig A. Grimes received B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the Pennsylvania State University in 1984, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990. In 1990 he joined the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory where he worked on artificial dielectric structures. From 1994 to 2001 Dr. Grimes was a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky, where he was the Frank J. Derbyshire Professor. He is currently a Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park. His research interests include solar generation of hydrogen by water photoelectrolysis, remote query chemical and environmental sensors, nano-dimensional metal-oxide thin film architectures, and propagation and control of electromagnetic energy. He has contributed over 150 archival journal publications, eight book chapters, and over fifteen patents. He is Editor-in-Chief of Sensor Letters, co-author of the book The Electromagnetic Origin of Quantum Theory and Light published by World Scientific (2nd Edition, 2005), and Editor of The Encyclopedia of Sensors to be published by American Scientific Publishing in 2005.