The Water Oxidation Bottleneck in Artificial Photosynthesis: How Can We Get Through It? An Alternative Route Involving a Two-Electron Process

被引:189
作者
Inoue, Haruo [1 ,3 ]
Shimada, Tetsuya [2 ]
Kou, Youki [2 ]
Nabetani, Yu [3 ]
Masui, Dai [2 ]
Takagi, Shinsuke [2 ]
Tachibana, Hiroshi [2 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, SORST JST, Tokyo 1920397, Japan
[2] Grad Sch Urban Environm Sci, Dept Appl Chem, Tokyo 1920397, Japan
[3] Ctr Prior Areas, Div Chem Convers Light Energy, Tokyo 1920397, Japan
关键词
catalysis; oxidations; photochemistry; photosynthesis; water splitting; LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXYGENATION; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; DIMER COMPLEX; EVOLUTION; EFFICIENT; HYDROGEN; ARCHITECTURE;
D O I
10.1002/cssc.201000385
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The state-of-the-art of research on artificial photosynthesis is briefly reviewed. Insights into how Nature takes electrons from water, the photon-flux density of sunlight, the time scale for the arrival of the next photon (electron-hole) at the oxygen-evolving complex, how Nature solves the photon-flux-density problem, and how we can get through the bottleneck of water oxidation are discussed. An alternate route for a two-electron process induced by one-photon excitation is postulated for getting through the bottleneck of water oxidation.
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页码:173 / 179
页数:7
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