Photochemical Energy Conversion and Artificial Photosynthesis
Course 0000003675 in SS 2019
General Data
| Course Type | lecture |
|---|---|
| Semester Weekly Hours | 2 SWS |
| Organisational Unit | Chemical Physics Beyond Equilibrium |
| Lecturers |
Werner Schindler |
| Dates |
Tue, 10:00–11:30, PH 3734 |
Assignment to Modules
-
PH2197: Photochemische Energieumwandlung und künstliche Photosynthese / Photochemical Energy Conversion Artificial Photosynthesis
This module is included in the following catalogs:- Specific catalogue of special courses for condensed matter physics
- Specific catalogue of special courses for Applied and Engineering Physics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for nuclear, particle, and astrophysics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for Biophysics
Further Information
Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.
| additional remarks | Photochemical Energy Conversion and Artificial Photosynthesis For the transition to a renewable energy based energy supply, the greatest challenge is the energy storage to compensate for the daily and yearly variability of wind and solar energy. Owing to their high energy density and temporally unlimited storage capacity, fuels, such as hydrogen, methane or liquid hydrocarbons, present the ideal storage medium. In the lecture we will discuss in-depth state of the art routes to store solar energy directly in form of chemical energy. These routes involve absorption of solar light (mainly by a semiconductor), and accumulation of the minority charge carriers at the semiconductor surface followed by charge transfer of an electron or hole to a chemical species, such as water or carbon dioxide. Artificial pathways to solar fuels will be compared to natural photosynthesis. The lecture will provide foundations of the various areas being necessary to understand the production of fuels from sunlight: semiconductor physics, semiconductor surfaces, the solid-liquid interface, electron transfer theories, experimental techniques, state of the art of water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction. |
|---|---|
| Links |
E-Learning course (e. g. Moodle) TUMonline entry |