@article{10902/30111,
year = {2023},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/30111},
abstract = {The photoelectrochemical conversion of CO2 into value-added products emerges as an attractive approach to alleviate climate change. One of the main challenges in deploying this technology is, however, the development and optimization of (photo)electrodes and photoelectrolyzers. This review focuses on the fabrication processes, structure, and characterization of (photo)electrodes, covering a wide range of fabrication techniques, from rudimentary to automated fabrication processes. The work also highlights the most relevant features of (photo)electrodes, with special emphasis on how to measure and optimize them. Finally, the review analyses the integration of (photo)electrodes in different photoelectrolyzer architectures, analyzing the most recent research work that comprises photocathode, photoanode, photocathode-photoanode, and tandem photoelectrolyzer configurations to ideally achieve self-sustained CO2 conversion systems. Overall, comprehensive guidelines are provided for future advancements in developing effective devices for CO2 conversion, bridging the gap towards the use of sunlight as the unique energy input and practical applications.},
organization = {The authors fully acknowledge the financial support received from the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) through the projects PID2020-112845RB-I00, PID2019-104050RA-100, TED2021-129810B-C21, and PLEC2022-009398 (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and Unión Europea Next Generation EU/PRTR). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101118265. Jose Antonio Abarca gratefully acknowledges the predoctoral research grant (FPI) PRE2021-097200.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
publisher = {Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 85, 455-480},
title = {Photoelectrochemical CO2  electrolyzers: from photoelectrode fabrication to reactor configuration},
author = {Abarca González, José Antonio and Díaz Sainz, Guillermo and Merino García, Iván and Irabien Gulías, Ángel and Albo Sánchez, Jonathan},
}