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Between photocatalysis and photosynthesis: Synchrotron spectroscopy methods on molecules and materials for solar hydrogen generation

Michael Graetzel, Yelin Hu, Artur Braun, Jin Guo

Energy research is to a large extent materials research, encompassing the physics and chemistry of materials, including their synthesis, processing toward components and design toward architectures, allowing for their functionality as energy devices, exten ...

Elsevier2013

Direct Observation of Two Electron Holes in a Hematite Photoanode during Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Kevin Sivula, Artur Braun, Li Zhang, Jin Guo

Visible light active photoelectrodes for hydrogen generation by solar photoelectrochemical water splitting have been under scrutiny for many decades. In particular, the role of electron holes and charge transfer remains controversial. We have investigated ...

American Chemical Society2012

Iron Resonant Photoemission Spectroscopy on Anodized Hematite Points to Electron Hole Doping during Anodization

Michael Graetzel, Philippe Wyss, Kevin Sivula, Qianli Chen, Artur Braun, Li Zhang, Jin Guo

Anodization of a-Fe2O3 (hematite) electrodes in alkaline electrolyte under constant potential conditions the electrode surface in a way that an additional current wave occurs in the cyclic voltammogram. The energy position of this current wave is closely b ...

Wiley-Blackwell2012

New Efficiency Records for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Low-Volatility and Ionic Liquid Electrolytes

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Nuttapol Pootrakulchote, Peng Wang, Jin Guo

We report a high molar extinction coefficient heteroleptic polypyridyl ruthenium sensitizer, featuring an electron-rich 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene unit in its ancillary ligand. A nanocrystalline titania film stained with this sensitizer shows an improved o ...

2008

Energy-Level and Molecular Engineering of Organic D-pi-A Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Nuttapol Pootrakulchote, Peng Wang, Jin Guo

A series of organic D-pi-A sensitizers composed of different triarylamine donors in conjugation with the thienothiophene unit and cyanoacrylic acid as an acceptor has been synthesized at a moderate yield. Through tuning the number of methoxy substituents o ...

2008