Photoelectrosynthesis

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008864

A light-driven process at an illuminated semiconductor in contact with a liquid, in which photon absorption makes carriers that transfer electrons across the junction and the net result is chemical energy stored in the products. Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen at a semiconductor electrode is the standard example. Photoelectrocatalysis differs in that it adds an explicit external circuit and often an applied bias.

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Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-008864
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Physical and Biophysical Chemistry
References	PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 971 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)

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  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
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    "PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 971 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)"
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