Exploratory Approaches for Solar Fuel Generation

Wednesday, 27 May 2015: 10:00-12:10
Conference Room 4D (Hilton Chicago)
Chair:
Deryn Chu
10:00
Using Soft X-Rays and Electrons to Determine the Chemical and Electronic Structure of Semiconductors for Solar Water Splitting
C. Heske (University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT))
10:30
Gold-Based Nanomaterials for Catalytic CO2 Conversion Applications
C. Matranga (National Energy Technology Laboratory)
11:00
Using Protection Layers for a 2-Photon Water Splitting Device
B. Seger, B. T. Mei, R. Frydendal, A. Permyakova, D. Bae, T. Pedersen, I. Castelli, P. Malacrida, P. C. K. Vesborg, I. E. L. Stephens, O. Hansen, K. Jacobsen, and I. Chorkendorff (Technical University of Denmark)
11:30
Au Nanoparticle-Enhanced Photocatalysis: Beyond Plasmonic Effect
J. Li (Mech. and Aero. Engineering, West Virginia University), S. K. Cushing (Department of Physics, West Virginia University), and N. Wu (West Virginia University)
11:50
Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol at Hybrid System Composed of Titanium(IV) and Copper(I) Oxides
E. Szaniawska (University of Warsaw, Department of Chemistry), K. Bienkowski, R. Solarska, I. A. Rutkowska, and P. J. Kulesza (University of Warsaw)