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Title: Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices

Abstract

Abstract An integrated cell for the solar‐driven splitting of water consists of multiple functional components and couples various photoelectrochemical (PEC) processes at different length and time scales. The overall solar‐to‐hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of such a system depends on the performance and materials properties of the individual components as well as on the component integration, overall device architecture, and system operating conditions. This Review focuses on the modeling‐ and simulation‐guided development and implementation of solar‐driven water‐splitting prototypes from a holistic viewpoint that explores the various interplays between the components. The underlying physics and interactions at the cell level is are reviewed and discussed, followed by an overview of the use of the cell model to provide target properties of materials and guide the design of a range of traditional and unique device architectures.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [1];  [1];  [8];  [9];  [8];  [2];  [2];  [8];  [2]
  1. California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
  3. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry, and Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  4. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (United States)
  5. Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  6. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA (United States). Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Lab.
  7. Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne (Switzlerland). Lab. of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering
  8. California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  9. Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne (Switzlerland). School of Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1506250
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1401230
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; SC0004993; EE0006963
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition); Journal Volume: 55; Journal Issue: 42; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; device architecture; hydrogen; modeling; photoelectrochemistry; solar-driven water splitting

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Xiang, Chengxiang, Weber, Adam Z., Ardo, Shane, Berger, Alan, Chen, YiKai, Coridan, Robert, Fountaine, Katherine T., Haussener, Sophia, Hu, Shu, Liu, Rui, Lewis, Nathan S., Modestino, Miguel A., Shaner, Matthew M., Singh, Meenesh R., Stevens, John C., Sun, Ke, and Walczak, Karl. Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/anie.201510463.
Xiang, Chengxiang, Weber, Adam Z., Ardo, Shane, Berger, Alan, Chen, YiKai, Coridan, Robert, Fountaine, Katherine T., Haussener, Sophia, Hu, Shu, Liu, Rui, Lewis, Nathan S., Modestino, Miguel A., Shaner, Matthew M., Singh, Meenesh R., Stevens, John C., Sun, Ke, & Walczak, Karl. Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201510463
Xiang, Chengxiang, Weber, Adam Z., Ardo, Shane, Berger, Alan, Chen, YiKai, Coridan, Robert, Fountaine, Katherine T., Haussener, Sophia, Hu, Shu, Liu, Rui, Lewis, Nathan S., Modestino, Miguel A., Shaner, Matthew M., Singh, Meenesh R., Stevens, John C., Sun, Ke, and Walczak, Karl. Thu . "Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201510463. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1506250.
@article{osti_1506250,
title = {Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices},
author = {Xiang, Chengxiang and Weber, Adam Z. and Ardo, Shane and Berger, Alan and Chen, YiKai and Coridan, Robert and Fountaine, Katherine T. and Haussener, Sophia and Hu, Shu and Liu, Rui and Lewis, Nathan S. and Modestino, Miguel A. and Shaner, Matthew M. and Singh, Meenesh R. and Stevens, John C. and Sun, Ke and Walczak, Karl},
abstractNote = {Abstract An integrated cell for the solar‐driven splitting of water consists of multiple functional components and couples various photoelectrochemical (PEC) processes at different length and time scales. The overall solar‐to‐hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of such a system depends on the performance and materials properties of the individual components as well as on the component integration, overall device architecture, and system operating conditions. This Review focuses on the modeling‐ and simulation‐guided development and implementation of solar‐driven water‐splitting prototypes from a holistic viewpoint that explores the various interplays between the components. The underlying physics and interactions at the cell level is are reviewed and discussed, followed by an overview of the use of the cell model to provide target properties of materials and guide the design of a range of traditional and unique device architectures.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.201510463},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
number = 42,
volume = 55,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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