An “Artificial Leaf”: A Dream or a Viable Energy Provision Concept?

• Published in: Energy Materials pp. 123 - 143
• Main Author: Bandarenka, Aliaksandr S.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2022; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Metal Chalcogenides; Photosystem II; Hydrogen Evolution Reaction; Photogenerated Electrons; RHE; Redox Mediators; Water Splitting; Hydrogen Evolution; Schematic Energy Diagram; Photogenerated Electron Hole Pair; Photocatalytic Water Splitting; Photocatalyst Particle; Hydrogen generation; Evolution Reaction; Photocatalytic Materials; Photocatalysts; Band Gap; Proton Coupled Electron Transfer; Moderate Band Gap; Conduction Band; Artificial Photosynthesis; Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting; Artificial Leaf; Cocatalysts; Aqueous Electrolyte; Antibonding Molecular Orbital; Valence Band; Electron Hole Pairs; semiconductor materials

In this section, a motivation for the “artificial leaf” concept to produce hydrogen fuel is given. In the beginning, a rationale for the simplifications compared to the natural systems is provided based on different approaches involving semiconductor materials or immobilized biological and organic o...