Preface |
List of Contributors |
List of Abbreviations |
Historical Overview and Fundamental Aspects of Molecular Catalysts for Energy Conversion / T. Okada ; T. Abe ; M. Kaneko1: |
Introduction: Why Molecular Catalysts? A New Era of Biomimetic Approach Toward Efficient Energy Conversion Systems / 1.1: |
Molecular Catalysts for Fuel Cell Reactions / 1.2: |
Oxygen Reduction Catalysts / 1.2.1: |
Fuel Oxidation Catalysts / 1.2.2: |
Molecular Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthetic Reaction / 1.3: |
Water Oxidation Catalyst / 1.3.1: |
Reduction Catalyst / 1.3.2: |
Photodevices for Photoinduced Chemical Reaction in the Water Phase / 1.3.3: |
Summary / 1.4: |
References |
Charge Transport in Molecular Catalysis in a Heterogeneous Phase / 2: |
Introduction / 2.1: |
Charge Transport (CT) by Molecules in a Heterogeneous Phase / 2.2: |
General Overview / 2.2.1: |
Mechanism of Charge Transport / 2.2.2: |
Charge Transfer by Molecules Under Photoexcited State in a Heterogeneous Phase / 2.3: |
Overview / 2.3.1: |
Mechanism of Charge Transfer at Photoexcited State in a Heterogeneous Phase / 2.3.2: |
Charge Transfer and Electrochemical Reactions in Metal Complexes / 2.4: |
Charge Transfer in Metal Complexes / 2.4.1: |
Charge Transfer at Electrode Surfaces / 2.4.2: |
Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Metal Macrocycles / 2.4.3: |
Proton Transport in Polymer Electrolytes / 2.5: |
Proton Transfer Reactions / 2.5.1: |
Electrochemical Methods for Catalyst Evaluation in Fuel Cells and Solar Cells / 2.5.2: |
Electrochemical Measuring System for Catalyst Research in Fuel Cells / 3.1: |
Reference Electrode / 3.2.1: |
Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode / 3.2.2: |
Gas Electrodes of Half-Cell Configuration / 3.2.3: |
Fuel Cell Test Station / 3.2.4: |
Electrochemical Methods for Electrocatalysts / 3.2.5: |
Electrochemical Measuring System for Heterogeneous Charge Transport and Solar Cells / 3.3: |
Testing Method of Charge Transport in Heterogeneous Systems / 3.3.1: |
Evaluation of Charge Transport by Redox Molecules Incorporated in a Heterogeneous Phase / 3.3.2: |
AC Impedance Spectroscopy to Evaluate Charge Transport, Conductivity, Double-Layer Capacitance, and Electrode Reaction / 3.3.3: |
I-V Characteristics of Solar Cells / 3.3.4: |
Impedance Spectroscopy to Evaluate Multistep Charge Transport of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell / 3.3.5: |
Molecular Catalysts for Fuel Cell Anodes / 3.4: |
Concept of Composite Electrocatalysts in Fuel Cells / 4.1: |
Methanol Oxidation Reaction / 4.3: |
Mechanism of Methanol Oxidation Reaction / 4.3.1: |
New Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation Reaction / 4.3.2: |
Structure of Composite Catalysts / 4.3.3: |
Formic Acid Oxidation Reaction / 4.4: |
Mechanism of Formic Acid Oxidation / 4.4.1: |
Formic Acid Oxidation on Composite Catalysts / 4.4.2: |
CO-Tolerant Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction / 4.5: |
Electrochemical and Fuel Cell Testing / 4.5.1: |
Durability Testing / 4.5.2: |
Structural Characterization / 4.5.3: |
Macrocycles for Fuel Cell Cathodes / K. Oyaizu ; H. Murata ; M. Yuasa4.6: |
Molecular Design of Macrocycles for Fuel Cell Cathodes / 5.1: |
Diporphyrin Cobalt Complexes and Related Catalysts / 5.3: |
Diporphyrin Cobalt Complexes / 5.3.1: |
Polypyrrole Cobalt Complexes / 5.3.2: |
Cobalt Thienylporphyrins / 5.3.3: |
Porphyrin Assemblies Based on Intermolecular Interaction / 5.4: |
Multinuclear Complexes as Electron Reservoirs / 5.5: |
Platinum-Free Catalysts for Fuel Cell Cathode / N. Koshino ; H. Higashimura5.6: |
Drawbacks of Using Pt as Catalysts in PEFC / 6.1: |
Mechanistic Aspects of Oxygen Reduction by Cathode Catalyst / 6.3: |
Metal Particles / 6.4: |
Metal Oxides, Carbides, Nitrides, and Chalcogenides / 6.4.2: |
Carbon Materials / 6.4.3: |
Metal Complex-Based Catalysts / 6.4.4: |
Catalysts Designed from Dinuclear Metal Complexes / 6.4.5: |
Novel Support Materials for Fuel Cell Catalysts / J. Nakamura6.5: |
Performance of Electrocatalysts Using Carbon Nanotubes / 7.1: |
<$>H_2 -O_2<$> Fuel Cell / 7.2.1: |
DMFC / 7.2.2: |
Why Is Carbon Nanotube So Effective as Support Material? / 7.3: |
Molecular Catalysts for Electrochemical Solar Cells and Artificial Photosynthesis / 8: |
Overview on Principles of Molecule-Based Solar Cells / 8.1: |
Photon Absorption / 8.2.1: |
Suppression of Charge Recombination to Achieve Effective Charge Separation / 8.2.2: |
Diffusion of Separated Charges / 8.2.3: |
Electrode Reaction / 8.2.4: |
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) / 8.3: |
Artificial Photosynthesis / 8.4: |
Dark Catalysis for Artificial Photosynthesis / 8.5: |
Dark Catalysis for Water Oxidation / 8.5.1: |
Dark Catalysis for Proton Reduction / 8.5.2: |
Conclusion and Future Scopes / 8.6: |
Molecular Design of Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells / K. Hara9: |
Metal-Complex Sensitizers / 9.1: |
Molecular Structures of Ru-Complex Sensitizers / 9.2.1: |
Electron-Transfer Processes / 9.2.2: |
Performance of DSSCs Based on Ru Complexes / 9.2.3: |
Other Metal-Complex Sensitizers for DSSCs / 9.2.4: |
Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines / 9.3: |
Organic Dyes / 9.4: |
Molecular Structures of Organic-Dye Sensitizers for DSSCs / 9.4.1: |
Performance of DSSCs Based on Organic Dyes / 9.4.2: |
Electron Transfer from Organic Dyes to TiO2 / 9.4.3: |
Electron Diffusion Length / 9.4.4: |
Stability / 9.5: |
Photochemical and Thermal Stability of Sensitizers / 9.5.1: |
Long-Term Stability of Solar-Cell Performance / 9.5.2: |
Summary and Perspectives / 9.6: |
Fabrication of Charge Carrier Paths for High Efficiency Cells / T. Kogo ; Y. Ogomi ; S. Hayase10: |
Fabrication of Electron-Paths / 10.1: |
Suppression of Black-Dye Aggregation in a Pressurized CO2 Atmosphere / 10.3: |
Two-Layer TiO2 Structure for Efficient Light Harvesting / 10.4: |
TCO-Less All-Metal Electrode-Type DSC / 10.5: |
Ion-Path in Quasi-Solid Medium / 10.6: |
Environmental Cleaning by Molecular Photocatalysts / D. Wöhrle ; K. Nagai ; O. Suvorova ; R. Gerdes10.7: |
Oxidative Methods for the Photodegradation of Pollutants in Wastewater / 11.1: |
Comparison of Different Methods of UV Processes for Water Cleaning / 11.2.1: |
Photodegradation of Pollutants with Oxygen in the Visible Region of Light / 11.2.2: |
Visible Light Decomposition of Ammonia to Nitrogen with Ru(bpy)32+ as Sensitizer / 11.3: |
Nitrogen Pollutants and Their Photodecomposition / 11.3.1: |
Photochemical Electron Relay with Ammonia / 11.3.2: |
Photochemical Decomposition of Ammonia to Dinitrogen by a Photosensitized Electron Relay / 11.3.3: |
Visible Light Responsive Organic Semiconductors as Photocatalysts / 11.4: |
Photoelectrochemical Character of Organic Semiconductors in Water Phase / 11.4.1: |
Photoelectrochemical Oxidations by Irradiation with Visible Light / 11.4.2: |
Photochemical Decomposition of Amines Using Visible Light and Organic Semiconductors / 11.4.3: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor / N. Asakura ; I. Okura12: |
Theoretical Aspect of Optical Oxygen Sensor of Porphyrins / 12.1: |
Advantage of Optical Oxygen Sensing / 12.2.1: |
Principle of Optical Oxygen Sensor / 12.2.2: |
Brief History of Optical Oxygen Sensors / 12.2.3: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor by Phosphorescence Intensity / 12.3: |
Phosphorescent Compounds / 12.3.1: |
Immobilization of Phosphorescent Molecules for Optical Oxygen Sensor and Measurement System / 12.3.2: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor with Platinum Octaethylporphyrin Polystyrene Film (PtOEP-PS Film) / 12.3.3: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor with PtOEP and Supports / 12.3.4: |
Application of Optical Oxygen Sensor for Air Pressure Measurements / 12.3.5: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor by Phosphorescence Lifetime Measurements / 12.4: |
Advantages of Phosphorescence Lifetime Measurement / 12.4.1: |
Phosphorescence Lifetime Measurement / 12.4.2: |
Distribution of Oxygen Concentration Inside Single Living Cell by Phosphorescence Lifetime Measurement / 12.4.3: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor T-T Absorption / 12.5: |
Advantage of Optical Oxygen Sensor Based on T-T Absorption / 12.5.1: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor Based on the Photoexcited Triplet Lifetime Measurement / 12.5.2: |
Optical Oxygen Sensor Based on Stationary T-T Absorption (Stationary Quenching) / 12.5.3: |
Adsorption and Electrode Processes / H. Shiroishi12.6: |
Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics / 13.1: |
Langmuir Isotherms / 13.2.1: |
Freundlich Isotherm / 13.2.2: |
Temkin Isotherm / 13.2.3: |
Application for Selective Reaction on Metal Surface by Adsorbate / 13.2.4: |
Slab Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy / 13.3: |
Principle / 13.3.1: |
Application of Slab Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy / 13.3.2: |
Methods of Digital Simulation for Electrochemical Measurements / 13.4: |
Formulation of Electrochemical System / 13.4.1: |
Finite Differential Methods / 13.4.2: |
Digital Simulation for Polymer-Coated Electrodes / 13.5: |
Hydrostatic Condition / 13.5.1: |
Hydrodynamic Condition / 13.5.2: |
Classical Monte Carlo Simulation for Charge Propagation in Redox Polymer / 13.6: |
Visualization of Charge Propagation / 13.6.1: |
Determination of a Charge Hopping Distance / 13.6.2: |
Spectroscopic Studies of Molecular Processeson Electrocatalysts / A. Kuzume ; M. Ito14: |
The Preparation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Fuel Cell Catalysts / 14.1: |
Catalyst Preparation by Electroless Plating and Direct Hydrogen Reduction Methods: Practical Application for High Performance PEFC / 14.2.1: |
In Situ IRAS Studies of Methanol Oxidation on Fuel Cell Catalysts / 14.2.2: |
Spectroscopic Studies of Methanol Oxidation on Pt Surfaces / 14.3: |
Electrooxidation of Methanol on Pt(111) in Acid Solutions: Effects of Electrolyte Anions during Electrocatalytic Reactions / 14.3.1: |
Methanol Oxidation Mechanisms on Pt(111) Surfaces / 14.3.2: |
Conclusions / 14.4: |
Strategies for Structural and Energy Calculation of Molecular Catalysts / S. Tsuzuki ; M. Saito15: |
Computational Methods / 15.1: |
Basis Set and Electron Correlation Effects on Geometry and Conformational Energy / 15.3: |
Intermolecular Forces / 15.4: |
Basis and Electron Correlation Effects on Intermolecular Interactions / 15.5: |
Calculations of Transition Metal Complexes / 15.6: |
Examples of the Ab Initio Calculation for Molecular Catalysts / 15.7: |
Future Technologies on Molecular Catalysts / 15.8: |
Road Map for Clean Energy Society / 16.1: |
Hydrogen Production / 16.3: |
Natural Gas / 16.3.1: |
Renewable Energy Source / 16.3.2: |
Biomass / 16.3.3: |
Hydrogen Utilization / 16.4: |
Hydrogen Storage / 16.4.1: |
Energy Conversion / 16.4.2: |
Biomimetic Approach and Role of Molecular Catalysts for Energy-Efficient Utilization / 16.5: |
Index / 16.6: |
Preface |
List of Contributors |
List of Abbreviations |
Historical Overview and Fundamental Aspects of Molecular Catalysts for Energy Conversion / T. Okada ; T. Abe ; M. Kaneko1: |
Introduction: Why Molecular Catalysts? A New Era of Biomimetic Approach Toward Efficient Energy Conversion Systems / 1.1: |
Molecular Catalysts for Fuel Cell Reactions / 1.2: |