Charge transfer in nanostructured composite materials: a photoelectrochemical approach

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Abstract

1 Figure.-- Abstract of the work presented at "Current Trends in Electrochemistry", 41st Meeting of the Electrochemisty Group of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, 1st French‐Spanish Atelier/Workshop on Electrochemistry, 6 - 9 July 2021, Paris (France). ; Photoelectrochemical techniques are accurate for the study of intrinsic electronic properties of a great variety of nanostructured semiconductor materials, such as conductive polymers, carbon nanomaterials (GO, CNTs, CDs) or metal oxide nanoparticles. It is also a highly valuable implement to assess charge and/or energy transfer phenomena between the mentioned semiconductors unveiling their role as charge acceptors/donors, blockers/transporters, sensitizers/conditioners, or even as photoelectroactive materials for themselves, thus allowing the tuning of optoelectronic properties of composite materials, for their future application in fields related to energy and environment, such as water splitting, electronics, solar cells or water remediation. This versatility makes photoelectrochemistry a key tool in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. ; MINECO and AEI/FEDER/UE (project ENE2016-79282-C5-1-R), European Union (H2020-MSCAITN- 2014-ETN 642742), Gobierno de Aragón (Grupo Reconocido DGA T03_17R, FEDER/UE). ; Peer reviewed