Towards A Solar Fuel Devices Light-Driyen Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Supramolecular Assembly

摘要

Direct utilization of sunlight to split water into oxygen and hydrogen by artificial photosynthesis is an ideal way to convert solar energy into a fuel. In principle, development of photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells that combine a photo-anode, at which the photooxidation of water occurs, and a cathode, where the hydrogen is produced, is a promising strategy for overall water sphtting. Since water oxidation as a half-reaction is considered to be the energy demanding bottleneck in the construction of such solar fuel devices, artificial photosynthetic systems for light-driven water oxidation with high efficiency is highly desirable.