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Challenges and Perspectives in Designing Artificial Photosynthetic Systems
Author(s) -
Zhou Han,
Yan Runyu,
Zhang Di,
Fan Tongxiang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201600289
Subject(s) - artificial photosynthesis , computer science , systems engineering , sustainability , selection (genetic algorithm) , field (mathematics) , management science , artificial intelligence , nanotechnology , architectural engineering , engineering , ecology , chemistry , materials science , biology , mathematics , biochemistry , photocatalysis , pure mathematics , catalysis
The development of artificial photosynthetic systems for water splitting and CO 2 reduction on a large scale for practical applications is the ultimate goal towards worldwide sustainability. This Concept highlights the state‐of‐the‐art research trends of artificial photosynthesis concepts and designs from some new perspectives. Particularly, it is focused on five important aspects for the design of promising artificial photosynthetic systems: 1) catalyst development, 2) architecture design, 3) device buildup 4) mechanism exploration, and 5) theoretical investigations. Some typical progress and challenges, the most significant milestones achieved to date, as well as possible future directions are illustrated and discussed. This Concept article presents a selection of new developments to highlight new trends and possibilities, main barriers, or challenges; with this, we hope to inspire more advances in the field of artificial photosynthesis.