Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986

Interest in semiconductor electrochemistry has ex­ panded rapidly in the past few years spurred on by the search for economic methods for solar energy conversion. Semiconductor electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry is not, however, restricted to this single area of application. Over the same period there have been many interesting and exciting developments in other areas of semiconductor electrochemistry including the use of laser etching, electroreflectance studies and radiation electro­ chemistry. All of these areas are among those covered by Pleskov and Gurevich in this book. Their text is a com­ prehensive study of the electrochemistry and photoelec­ trochemistry of semiconductors and as such should prove a worthy successor to 'Electrochemistry of Semiconductors' by Myamlin and Pleskov which, since its publication in 1967, has established itself as a standard reference text for workers in this field. In editing the English translation of the present text I have at all times attempted to maintain a clear, concise style while at the same time remaining true to the arguments and ideas of the authors. I hope that I have succeeded iP this endeavor and I hope that this book will be welcomed by experts and beginners alike in the expanding area of semiconductor electrochemistry.

1. The Fundamentals of Semiconductor Physics.- ? 1.1. General Characteristics of Semiconductor Materials.- ? 1.2. Equilibrium Concentrations of Current Carriers in Semiconductors.- ? 1.3. Light Absorption by Semiconductors.- ? 1.4. Non-Equilibrium Electrons and Holes; Recombination Processes.- ? 1.5. Transport Phenomena.- 2. Thermodynamic Properties of the Semiconductor/Electrolyte Solution Interface.- ? 2.1. The Work Function and Equilibrium Interphase Potentials 4.- ? 2.2. The Equilibrium Electrode Potential.- ? 2.3. The Electrochemical Potential of Electrons in Solution.- ? 2.4. Equilibrium Electrode Potentials of Major Semiconductor Materials.- 3. The Structure of the Electric Double Layer on Semiconductor Electrodes.- ? 3.1. Model of the Electric Double Layer.- ? 3.2. Space Charge in Semiconductor: Free Carriers and Potential Distribution.- ? 3.3. Space Charge in Semiconductor: Differential Capacity.- ? 3.4. Space Charge in Electrolyte: Potential Distribution in the Double Layer.- ? 3.5. Surface States.- ? 3.6. Surface Recombination.- ? 3.7. Methods for Studying the Electric Double Layer: Measurement of Flat Band Potential.- ? 3.8. Selected Experimental Results.- 4. The Kinetics of Electrochemical Reactions on Semiconductor Electrodes.- ? 4.1. Phenomenological Description of Electrode Reactions.- ? 4.2. Fundamentals of the Theory of the Elementary Act.- ? 4.3. The Calculation of Charge Transfer Currents.- ? 4.4. Analysis of the Expressions for the Charge Transfer Currents.- ? 4.5. Limiting Currents of Minority Carriers.- ? 4.6. Selected Experimental Results.- 5. Electrochemical Processes Based on Photoexcitation of Reagents in Solution.- ? 5.1. Fundamentals of the Theory of Electrode Reactions of Photoexcited Reagents.- ? 5.2. Semiconductor Electrodes as a Tool for Studying the Reactions of Photoexcited Reagents.- ? 5.3. Photosensitization of Semiconductor Electrodes: Selected Experimental Results.- 6. Methods for Describing Electrochemical Processes Based on Photoexcitation of the Semiconductor.- ? 6.1. Calculation of Photocurrent and Photopotential: a Kinetic Approach.- ? 6.2. Comparison of Theory and Experiment.- ? 6.3. Calculation of the Photocurrent and Photopotential: a Quasi-Thermodynamic Approach.- ? 6.4. The Limits of Applicability of the Concepts of Quasi-Fermi Levels in Electrochemical Kinetics.- 7. Photocorrosion and Stability.- ? 7.1. Corrosion: General Concepts.- ? 7.2. Photocorrosion.- ? 7.3. The Photocorrosion Behavior of the Major Semiconductor Materials.- ? 7.4. Some Molecular and Structural Aspects of Photocorrosion.- 8. The Conversion of Light Energy into Electrical Power.- ? 8.1. Photogalvanic and Photovoltaic Cells.- ? 8.2. The Efficiency of Solar Energy Conversion in Photoelectrochemical Cells.- ? 8.3. Liquid-Junction Solar Cells: Principles of Operation and Energetics of Conversion.- ? 8.4. Photocells with Polychalcogenide Electrolytes.- ? 8.5. Photocells with Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrodes.- ? 8.6. Photoelectrodes with Chemically Modified Surfaces.- 9. The Conversion of Light Energy into Chemical Energy.- ? 9.1. Cells for Water Photoelectrolysis: the Principles of Operation and the Energetics of Conversion.- ? 9.2. Electrodes for Water Photoelectrolysis.- ? 9.3. Methods for Enhancing the Efficiency of Water Photoelectrolysis.- ? 9.4. Photoelectrochemical Synthesis.- ? 9.5. The Prospects for the Practical Application of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemical Cells.- 10. Light-Sensitive Etching of Semiconductors.- ? 10.1. Processes Occurring at the Semiconductor/Electrolyte Interface under Non-Uniform Illumination.- ? 10.2. The Theory of Laser Etching.- ? 10.3. Evaluation of the Resolution of Laser Etching.- ? 10.4. Photoanodic Recording of Holograms.- ? 10.5. Photochemical Recording of Holograms.- ? 10.6. The Laser Electrochemistry of Semiconductors: Problems and Prospects.- ? 10.7. Photoanodic Etching under Uniform Illumination.- 11. Selected Topics in the Photoelectrochemistry of Semiconductors.- ? 11.1. Photoelectrochemical Noise.- ? 11.2. Electron Photoemission from Semiconductor Electrodes in Solution.- ? 11.3. The Production of Photographic Images: Semiconductor Electrochemical Displays.- ? 11.4. The Radiation Electrochemistry of Semiconductors.- ? 11. 5. Electrogenerated Luminescence.- ? 11.6. The Study of the Surface Properties of Semiconductor Electrodes by Electroreflectance.- Conclusion.- Appendices.- References.