Optimizing Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion: Multiple Bandgap and Solution Phase Phenomena

Abstract The sections in this article are Introduction Multiple Band Gap Photoelectrochemistry Theory of Multiple Band Gap Solar Cell Configurations Bipolar Band Gap PECs Inverted Band Gap PECs Bipolar Band Gap Solar Storage Cells Bipolar Band Gap Solar Hydrolysis (hydrogen generation) Cells Higher Solar Production Rates of Hydrogen Fuel are Attainable Solution Phase Phenomena Solution Phase Chemistry Optimization n ‐ Cd Chalcogenide/Aqueous Polysulfide Photoelectrochemistry na ‐ Cd Chalcogenide/Aqueous Ferrocyanide Photoelectrochemistry n ‐ Ga As /Aqueous Polyselenide Photoelectrochemistry Aqueous Polyiodide Photoelectrochemistry Concluding Remarks Acknowledgment