PHOTOACTIVE MATERIALS FOR SOLAR FUELS PRODUCTION

In the course of my PhD project, my research has been focused on the synthesis, characterization and application of heterogeneous catalysts for photo- and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion into so-called solar fuels. Most of the attention has been paid to the development of Metal-Organic Frameworks as photocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction. In particular, porphyrins and dipyrrins have been employed as organic linkers in ZrIV-containing frameworks. In addition, Au-doped TiO2 powder samples for photocatalytic steam reforming of methanol at different temperatures and CuWO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting were investigated as well.