Principles of Semiconductor Physics / 1: |
Crystal Structure / 1.1: |
Energy Levels in Solids / 1.2: |
Optical Properties / 1.3: |
Density of States and Carrier Concentrations / 1.4: |
Intrinsic Semiconductors / 1.4.1: |
Doped Semiconductors / 1.4.2: |
Carrier Transport Phenomena / 1.5: |
Excitation and Recombination of Charge Carriers / 1.6: |
Fermi Levels under Non-Equilibrium Conditions / 1.7: |
Semiconductor Surfaces and Solid-Solid Junctions / 2: |
Metal and Semiconductor Surfaces in a Vacuum / 2.1: |
Metal-Semiconductor Contacts (Schottky Junctions) / 2.2: |
Barrier Heights / 2.2.1: |
Majority Carrier Transfer Processes / 2.2.2: |
Minority Carrier Transfer Processes / 2.2.3: |
p-n Junctions / 2.3: |
Ohmic Contacts / 2.4: |
Photovoltages and Photocurrents / 2.5: |
Surface Recombination / 2.6: |
Electrochemical Systems / 3: |
Electrolytes / 3.1: |
Ion Transport in Solutions / 3.1.1: |
Interaction between Ions and Solvent / 3.1.2: |
Potentials and Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells / 3.2: |
Chemical and Electrochemical Potentials / 3.2.1: |
Cell Voltages / 3.2.2: |
Reference Potentials / 3.2.3: |
Standard Potential and Fermi Level of Redox Systems / 3.2.4: |
Experimental Techniques / 4: |
Electrode Preparation / 4.1: |
Current-Voltage Measurements / 4.2: |
Voltametry / 4.2.1: |
Photocurrent Measurements / 4.2.2: |
Rotating Ring Disc Electrodes / 4.2.3: |
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) / 4.2.4: |
Measurements of Surface Recombination and Minority Carrier Injection / 4.3: |
Impedance Measurements / 4.4: |
Basic Rules and Techniques / 4.4.1: |
Evaluation of Impedance Spectra / 4.4.2: |
Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy (IMPS) / 4.5: |
Flash Photolysis Investigations / 4.6: |
Surface Science Techniques / 4.7: |
Spectroscopic Methods / 4.7.1: |
In Situ Surface Microscopy (STM and AFM) / 4.7.2: |
Solid-Liquid Interface / 5: |
Structure of the Interface and Adsorption / 5.1: |
Charge and Potential Distribution at the Interface / 5.2: |
The Helmholtz Double Layer / 5.2.1: |
The Gouy Layer in the Electrolyte / 5.2.2: |
The Space Charge Layer in the Semiconductor / 5.2.3: |
Charge Distribution in Surface States / 5.2.4: |
Analysis of the Potential Distribution / 5.3: |
Germanium Electrodes / 5.3.1: |
Silicon Electrodes / 5.3.2: |
Compound Semiconductor Electrodes / 5.3.3: |
Flatband Potential and Position of Energy Bands at the Interface / 5.3.4: |
Unpinning of Energy Bands during Illumination / 5.3.5: |
Electron Transfer Theories / 6: |
The Theory of Marcus / 6.1: |
Electron Transfer in Homogeneous Solutions / 6.1.1: |
The Reorganization Energy / 6.1.2: |
Adiabatic and Non-adiabatic Reactions / 6.1.3: |
Electron Transfer Processes at Electrodes / 6.1.4: |
The Gerischer Model / 6.2: |
Energy States in Solution / 6.2.1: |
Electron Transfer / 6.2.2: |
Quantum Mechanical Treatments of Electron Transfer Processes / 6.3: |
Introductory Comments / 6.3.1: |
Non-adiabatic Reactions / 6.3.2: |
Adiabatic Reactions / 6.3.3: |
The Problem of Deriving Rate Constants / 6.4: |
Comparison of Theories / 6.5: |
Charge Transfer Processes at the Semiconductor-Liquid Interface / 7: |
Charge Transfer Processes at Metal Electrodes / 7.1: |
Kinetics of Electron Transfer at the Metal-Liquid Interface / 7.1.1: |
Diffusion-controlled Processes / 7.1.2: |
Investigations of Redox Reactions by Linear Sweep Voltametry / 7.1.3: |
Criteria for Reversible and Irreversible Reactions / 7.1.4: |
Qualitative Description of Current-Potential Curves at Semiconductor Electrodes / 7.2: |
One-step Redox Reactions / 7.3: |
The Energetics of Charge Transfer Processes / 7.3.1: |
Quantitative Derivation of Current-Potential Curves / 7.3.2: |
Light-induced Processes / 7.3.3: |
Majority Carrier Reactions / 7.3.4: |
Minority Carrier Reactions / 7.3.5: |
Electron Transfer in the 'Inverted Region' / 7.3.6: |
The Quasi-Fermi Level Concept / 7.4: |
Basic Model / 7.4.1: |
Application of the Concept to Photocurrents / 7.4.2: |
Consequences for the Relation between Impedance and IMPS Spectra / 7.4.3: |
Quasi-Fermi Level Positions under High Level Injections / 7.4.4: |
Determination of the Reorganization Energy / 7.5: |
Two-step Redox Processes / 7.6: |
Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence / 7.7: |
Kinetic Studies by Photoluminescence Measurement / 7.7.1: |
Electroluminescence Induced by Minority Carrier Injection / 7.7.2: |
Hot Carrier Processes / 7.8: |
Catalysis of Electrode Reactions / 7.9: |
Electrochemical Decomposition of Semiconductors / 8: |
Anodic Dissolution Reactions / 8.1: |
Germanium / 8.1.1: |
Silicon / 8.1.2: |
Anodic Formation of Amorphous (Porous) Silicon / 8.1.3: |
Compound Semiconductors / 8.1.4: |
Cathodic Decomposition / 8.2: |
Dissolution under Open Circuit Conditions / 8.3: |
Energetics and Thermodynamics of Corrosion / 8.4: |
Competition between Redox Reaction and Anodic Dissolution / 8.5: |
Photoreactions at Semiconductor Particles / 9: |
Quantum Size Effects / 9.1: |
Quantum Dots / 9.1.1: |
Single Crystalline Quantum Films and Superlattices / 9.1.2: |
Size Quantized Nanocrystalline Films / 9.1.3: |
Charge Transfer Processes at Semiconductor Particles / 9.2: |
Reactions in Suspensions and Colloidal Solutions / 9.2.1: |
Photoelectron Emission / 9.2.2: |
Comparison between Reactions at Semiconductor Particles and at Compact Electrodes / 9.2.3: |
The Role of Surface Chemistry / 9.2.4: |
Enhanced Redox Chemistry in Quantized Colloids / 9.2.5: |
Reaction Routes at Small and Big Particles / 9.2.6: |
Sandwich Formation between Different Particles and between Particle and Electrode / 9.2.7: |
Charge Transfer Processes at Quantum Well Electrodes (MQW, SQW) / 9.3: |
Photoelectrochemical Reactions at Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Layers / 9.4: |
Electron Transfer Processes between Excited Molecules and Semiconductor Electrodes / 10: |
Energy Levels of Excited Molecules / 10.1: |
Reactions at Semiconductor Electrodes / 10.2: |
Spectra of Sensitized Photocurrents / 10.2.1: |
Dye Molecules Adsorbed on the Electrode and in Solution / 10.2.2: |
Potential Dependence of Sensitization Currents / 10.2.3: |
Sensitization Processes at Semiconductor Surfaces Modified by Dye Monolayers / 10.2.4: |
Quantum Efficiencies, Regeneration and Supersensitization / 10.2.5: |
Kinetics of Electron Transfer between Dye and Semiconductor Electrode / 10.2.6: |
Sensitization Processes at Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Electrodes / 10.2.7: |
Comparison with Reactions at Metal Electrodes / 10.3: |
Production of Excited Molecules by Electron Transfer / 10.4: |
Applications / 11: |
Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion / 11.1: |
Electrochemical Photovoltaic Cells / 11.1.1: |
Analysis of Systems / 11.1.1.1: |
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells / 11.1.1.2: |
Conversion Efficiencies / 11.1.1.3: |
Photoelectrolysis / 11.1.2: |
Two-Electrode Configurations / 11.1.2.1: |
Photochemical Diodes / 11.1.2.2: |
Photoelectrolysis Driven by Photovoltaics / 11.1.2.3: |
Efficiency / 11.1.2.4: |
Production of Other Fuels / 11.1.3: |
Photoelectrolysis of H[subscript 2]S / 11.1.3.1: |
Photoelectrolysis of Halides / 11.1.3.2: |
Photoreduction of CO[subscript 2] / 11.1.4: |
Photocatalytic Reactions / 11.2: |
Photodegradation of Pollutants / 11.2.1: |
Light-Induced Chemical Reactions / 11.2.2: |
Etching of Semiconductors / 11.3: |
Light-Induced Metal Deposition / 11.4: |
Appendices |
References |
Subject Index |
Principles of Semiconductor Physics / 1: |
Crystal Structure / 1.1: |
Energy Levels in Solids / 1.2: |