Catalytic Hybrid Photoelectrodes Thrust
The goal of the Catalytic Hybrid Photoelectrodes Thrust is to understand the principles of functional hybrid photoelectrodes in order to drive CO₂ reduction to liquid fuels. We aim to do this by:
Co-Leader: Catalytic Hybrid Photoelectrodes - Greg Parsons
Co-Leader: Catalytic Hybrid Photoelectrodes - Hailiang Wang
Evaluating and benchmarking non-planar hybrid photoelectrodes for light-driven reduction of CO₂.
Developing structural scaffolding to support orthogonal catalyst integration strategies and to address the challenges catalyst co-compatibility and intermediate handoff for cooperative catalysis.
Employing multi-scale systems modeling of reaction kinetics and mass transport using input from individual component experimental data to inform improved design principle for cascade reactions.
Preparing and evaluating the performance of photoelectrode architectures that employ cascade catalysis to access liquid fuels.
Shang, B.; Zhao, F.; Suo, S.; Gao, Y.; Sheehan, C.; Jeon, S.; Li, J.; Rooney, C. L.; Leitner, O.; Xiao, L.; Fan, H.; Elimelech, M.; Wang, L.; Meyer, G. J.; Stach, E. A.; Mallouk, T. E.; Lian, T.; Wang, H. Tailoring Interfaces for Enhanced Methanol Production from Photoelectrochemical CO₂ Reduction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146 (3), 2267-2274 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c13540
