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Published June 1, 1990 | public
Journal Article

Mechanistic studies of light-induced charge separation at semiconductor/liquid interfaces

Abstract

The energy crisis of the early 1970s stimulated numerous investigations of semiconductor/liquid junctions for the conversion and storage of solar energy. Although similar in concept to solid-state photovoltaic devices, semiconductor /liquid junctions offered the potential for inexpensive, chemically based energy-conversion devices, with the accompanying potential to effect the direct conversion of light into chemical fuels.

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© 1990 American Chemical Society. Received October 31, 1989; Revised Manuscript Received March 12, 1990. I have been fortunate to work with a series of talented and enthusiastic co-workers and colleagues over the past nine years and gratefully acknowledge their efforts for initiating and carrying through the work described in this Account. The National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Office of Naval Research have provided generous support for these projects, and crucial unrestricted funding was provided by IBM Corp., the Dreyfus Foundation, the A. P. Sloan Foundation, and the Presidential Young Investigator Program.

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