Solar Energy Utilization by Carbanion Photolysis. Progress Report on Research, 1979-1980

摘要

Progress has been made in three categories: (1) chemical modification of semiconductor electrode surfaces; (2) characterization of unique photoreactivity at semiconductor electrodes and powders; and (3) delineation of competitive pathways in the visible-light-induced photoreactions of carbanionic salts. By using photoelectrochemical and spectroscopic techniques to complement product isolation studies, mechanistic pathways for photoelectron transfer reactions have been characterized. Such data are critical for the construction of efficient photoelectrochemical cells, for describing the effect of the photochemical environment on electron transfer processes, and for characterizing thermally-endothermic conversions of carbanions induced by visible light. (ERA citation 05:018604)