Solar Energy Catalysis

Abstract: When it comes to using solar energy to promote catalytic reactions, photocatalysis technology is the first choice. However, sunlight can not only be directly converted into chemical energy through a photocatalytic process, it can also be converted through different energy‐transfer pathways. Using sunlight as the energy source, photocatalytic reactions can proceed independently, and can also be coupled with other catalytic technologies to enhance the overall catalytic efficiency. Therefore, sunlight‐driven catalytic reactions are diverse, and need to be given a specific definition. We propose a timely perspective for catalytic reactions driven by sunlight and give them a specific definition, namely “solar energy catalysis”. The concept of different types of solar energy catalysis, such as photocatalysis, photothermal catalysis, solar cell powered electrocatalysis, and pyroelectric catalysis, are highlighted. Finally, their limitations and future research directions are discussed.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Solar Energy Catalysis ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2022 ; extent:1
Angewandte Chemie ; (31.05.2022) (gesamt 1)

Creator
Sun, Xiaodong
Jiang, Shuaiyu
Huang, Hongwei
Li, Hui
Jia, Baohua
Ma, Tianyi

DOI
10.1002/ange.202204880
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022053115132156579387
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Sun, Xiaodong
  • Jiang, Shuaiyu
  • Huang, Hongwei
  • Li, Hui
  • Jia, Baohua
  • Ma, Tianyi

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