Waveguide photoreactor enhances solar fuels photon utilization towards maximal optoelectronic – photocatalytic synergy

Joel Y. Y. Loh; Abhinav Mohan; Andrew G. Flood; Geoffery A. Ozin; Nazir P. Kherani

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20613-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Waveguide photoreactor enhances solar fuels photon utilization towards maximal optoelectronic – photocatalytic synergy

Joel Y. Y. Loh,
Abhinav Mohan,
Andrew G. Flood,
Geoffery A. Ozin,
Nazir P. Kherani

Affiliations

Joel Y. Y. Loh: Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, University of Toronto
Abhinav Mohan: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Andrew G. Flood: Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, University of Toronto
Geoffery A. Ozin: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Nazir P. Kherani: Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, University of Toronto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20613-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Concentrating photo-intensities on photocatalyst has diminishing returns. Here the authors show the catalyst on glass rod waveguide at optimal low intensity results in high efficiency in the gas phase reverse water gas shift reaction in an annular glass cylindrical rod photoreactor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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