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Photocatalytic Water Splitting by Suspended Semiconductor Particles

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Starting and emphasizing the importance for future demand on Earth energy feed, this chapter discusses the state-of-the-art of photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) using suspended particles for hydrogen evolution. Herein, the thermodynamics requirements for photocatalyst semiconductors for water splitting for efficient hydrogen and oxygen production, to date overview on important photocatalysts and related fine-tuning processes adopted to meet the desired properties for PWS with improved photocatalytic activities, a profound discussion and review about tandem photocatalyst systems are covered. A descriptive discussion on efficiency determination including solar-to-hydrogen efficiency and apparent quantum efficiency to compare the photocatalytic performance of the photocatalysts is presented.

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