Molecular Catalysts for Energy Conversion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Okada, Tatsuhiro. (Editor), Kaneko, Masao. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 111
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Catalysis.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Physical optics.; Renewable energy sources.; Surfaces (Physics).; Atoms, Molecules, Clusters and Plasmas.; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.
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The role of molecular catalysts for energy conversion grows more and more important since these have wide applications in fuel cells, electrochemical solar cells, artificial photo-syntheses, and so on. A firm strategy for their design and application is awaited to cope with the expeditious solution...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Historical overview and fundamental aspects of molecular catalysts for energy conversion
• 2. Charge transport in molecular catalysis in a heterogeneous phase
• 3. Electrochemical methods for catalyst evaluation in fuel cells and solar cells
• 4. Molecular Catalysts for Fuel Cell Anodes
• 5. Macrocyles for fuel cell cathodes
• 6. Platinum-free catalysts for fuel cell cathode
• 7. Novel support materials for fuel cell catalysts
• 8. Molecular catalysts for electrochemical solar cells and artificial photosynthesis
• 9. Molecular Design of Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
• 10. Fabrication of charge carrieer paths for high efficiency cells
• 11. Environmental Cleaning by Molecular Photocatalysts
• 12. Optical Oxygen Sensor
• 13. Adsorption and electrode processes
• 14. Spectroscopic studies of molecular processes on electrocatalysts
• 15. Strategies for structural and energy calculation of molecular catalysts
• 16. Future energy technologies and molecular catalysts.