Vapor Phase Processing of α-Fe2O3 Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting: An Insight into the Structure/Property Interplay

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (16) ◽  
pp. 8667-8676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. A Warwick ◽  
Kimmo Kaunisto ◽  
Davide Barreca ◽  
Giorgio Carraro ◽  
Alberto Gasparotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Vapor Phase ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Insight Into

Insight into the Dopability of Photoanodes for an Efficient Water Splitting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Yong Yoon ◽  
Juhyung Park ◽  
Hosik Lee ◽  
Ji Hui Seo ◽  
Myung-Jun Kwak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Architectures and Applications of BODIPY-Based Conjugated Polymers

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Yiqi Fan ◽  
Jinjin Zhang ◽  
Zhouyi Hong ◽  
Huayu Qiu ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conjugated Polymers ◽  
Chemical Doping ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
High Quantum Yield ◽  
Conjugated Materials ◽  
Energy Band Gap ◽  
Photoelectric Properties ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
High Absorption

Conjugated polymers generally contain conjugated backbone structures with benzene, heterocycle, double bond, or triple bond, so that they have properties similar to semiconductors and even conductors. Their energy band gap is very small and can be adjusted via chemical doping, allowing for excellent photoelectric properties. To obtain prominent conjugated materials, numerous well-designed polymer backbones have been reported, such as polyphenylenevinylene, polyphenylene acetylene, polycarbazole, and polyfluorene. 4,4′-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY)-based conjugated polymers have also been prepared owing to its conjugated structure and intriguing optical properties, including high absorption coefficients, excellent thermal/photochemical stability, and high quantum yield. Most importantly, the properties of BODIPYs can be easily tuned by chemical modification on the dipyrromethene core, which endows the conjugated polymers with multiple functionalities. In this paper, BODIPY-based conjugated polymers are reviewed, focusing on their structures and applications. The forms of BODIPY-based conjugated polymers include linear, coiled, and porous structures, and their structure–property relationship is explored. Also, typical applications in optoelectronic materials, sensors, gas/energy storage, biotherapy, and bioimaging are presented and discussed in detail. Finally, the review provides an insight into the challenges in the development of BODIPY-based conjugated polymers.

Uniting Experiment and Computational Modeling to Elucidate Structure-Property Relationships of Water Splitting Materials

2021 ◽  
Vol MA2021-02 (44) ◽  
pp. 1347-1347
Author(s):  
Jamie Allyce Trindell ◽  
Sarah Shulda ◽  
Robert T Bell ◽  
James Eujin Park ◽  
Eric Coker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computational Modeling ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Structure Property Relationships

Structure/Property Relationships of Seashells

2004 ◽  
Vol 844 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Scurr ◽  
Stephen J. Eichhorn
Keyword(s):  
Raman Band ◽  
Surface Damage ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Energy Variable ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Characterisation Techniques ◽  
Scanning Electron

ABSTRACTThis study uses various characterisation techniques on the razor shell (Ensis siliqua), to relate the shell's microstructure to its mechanical properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown that the outer and inner regions of the shell are composed of simple and complex crossed lamellar microstructures respectively. These layers are interspersed by prismatic layers of a completely different crystallographic orientation. Nanoindentation and microhardness measurements have shown that the structure is anisotropic, and Raman band shifts have been observed within these indented/deformed areas of shell, showing that the microstructure deforms rather than generating surface damage. The use of energy variable synchrotron X-ray diffraction has shown that the calcium carbonate crystals of the shell are preferentially orientated as a function of depth and that opposing residual stresses exist at the outer and inner regions of the shell. This study has analysed several microstructural features of the shell and provided an insight into how they prevent failure of the material.

scholarly journals Design and Demonstration of Large Scale Cu2O Photocathodes with Metal Grid Structure for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 7422
Author(s):  
Min-Kyu Son
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Grid Structure ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Intrinsic Conductivity ◽  
Metal Grid ◽  
Splitting System ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Better Than

Upscaling of photoelectrode for a practical photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting system is still challenging because the PEC performance of large-scale photoelectrode is significantly low, compared to the lab scale photoelectrode. In an effort to overcome this challenge, sputtered gold (Au) and copper (Cu) grid lines were introduced to improve the PEC performance of large-scale cuprous oxide (Cu2O) photocathode in this work. It was demonstrated that Cu grid lines are more effective than Au grid lines to improve the PEC performance of large-scale Cu2O photocathode because its intrinsic conductivity and quality of grid lines are better than ones containing Au grid lines. As a result, the PEC performance of a 25-cm2 scaled Cu2O photocathode with Cu grid lines was almost double than one without grid lines, resulting in an improved charge transport in the large area substrate by Cu grid lines. Finally, a 50-cm2 scaled Cu2O photocathode with Cu grid lines was tested in an outdoor condition under natural sun. This is the first outdoor PEC demonstration of large-scale Cu2O photocathode with Cu grid lines, which gives insight into the development of efficient upscaled PEC photoelectrode.

scholarly journals Structural Comparison of Various Silkworm Silks: An Insight into the Structure–Property Relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 906-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengchen Guo ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Jacob S. Jordan ◽  
Xungai Wang ◽  
Robert W. Henning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structure Property ◽  
Structural Comparison ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Crystal and electronic structure of the new ternary phosphide Ho5Pd19P12

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olha Zhak ◽  
Oksana Karychort ◽  
Volodymyr Babizhetskyy ◽  
Chong Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Quantum Chemical Calculations ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Metallic Bonding ◽  
Crystal And Electronic Structure ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The title compound was prepared from the pure elements by sintering. The crystal structure was investigated by means of powder X-ray diffraction data. Ho5Pd19P12 exhibits the hexagonal Ho5Ni19P12-type structure with space group P 6 ‾ 2 m $P‾{6}2m$ , a = 13.1342(2), c = 3.9839(1) Å, R I = 0.060, R p = 0.080. The crystal structure can be described as a combination of two types of the structural units, [HoPd6P3] and [Ho3Pd10P6], respectively, mutually displaced by 1/2 along the crystallographic c axis. Quantum chemical calculations have been performed to analyze the electronic structure and provide deeper insight into the structure-property relationships. The results of the quantum chemical calculations indicate that the material features metallic bonding between Ho and Pd and covalent bonding between Pd and P.

scholarly journals Mediator-assisted water oxidation by the ruthenium “blue dimer” cis,cis-[(bpy)2(H2O)RuORu(OH2)(bpy)2]4+

2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (46) ◽  
pp. 17632-17635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier J. Concepcion ◽  
Jonah W. Jurss ◽  
Joseph L. Templeton ◽  
Thomas J. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Oxygenic Photosynthesis ◽  
Reduced Water ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Recent Insight

Light-driven water oxidation occurs in oxygenic photosynthesis in photosystem II and provides redox equivalents directed to photosystem I, in which carbon dioxide is reduced. Water oxidation is also essential in artificial photosynthesis and solar fuel-forming reactions, such as water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen (2 H2O + 4 hν → O2 + 2 H2) or water reduction of CO2 to methanol (2 H2O + CO2 + 6 hν → CH3OH + 3/2 O2), or hydrocarbons, which could provide clean, renewable energy. The “blue ruthenium dimer,” cis,cis-[(bpy)2(H2O)RuIIIORuIII(OH2)(bpy)2]4+, was the first well characterized molecule to catalyze water oxidation. On the basis of recent insight into the mechanism, we have devised a strategy for enhancing catalytic rates by using kinetically facile electron-transfer mediators. Rate enhancements by factors of up to ≈30 have been obtained, and preliminary electrochemical experiments have demonstrated that mediator-assisted electrocatalytic water oxidation is also attainable.

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