Basic Research Needs for Solar Energy Utilization

INDEX

biofuels, 48, 121-125, 199, 201, 202

biomass, ix, x, 4, 33-37, 48, 52, 65, 122,
123, 125, 199, 200-203

biotechnology, x, 34, 125

carbon, ix, 4, 9, 10, 28, 47, 48, 60, 66, 83,
105, 121, 123-125, 130, 135-138, 151,
191, 197, 200, 201-204, 207, 209, 220,
221

carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), x, 3, 4, 9, 19, 33, 39,
40, 44-47, 50, 51, 54, 65, 121, 123-125,
130, 135-138, 140, 136, 137, 138, 140,
143, 151, 152, 154, 175, 176, 182, 200-
202, 220

catalyst, xi, 33-35, 37, 39, 41-44, 46-48, 50-
52, 66, 117, 119, 121, 123, 127, 130, 135-
138, 140-143, 147, 161, 175, 182, 203,
208, 221

cellulose, 35, 36, 48, 121-124, 202, 203

charge separation, 26, 30, 37-44, 49, 50, 82-
84, 101, 104, 111, 112, 114, 127-130,
139, 141, 145, 157, 172, 175, 177

chemical conversion, xi, 4, 76

chemical fuels, x, xi, 26, 29, 33-35, 57, 153,
155, 213

concentrator, 18, 21, 22, 59, 61, 64, 67, 69,
80, 99, 168, 174, 195, 196, 214, 215, 218,
219, 223

cost effectiveness, xi

costs, 4, 14, 16, 18-22, 25, 58-60, 64, 91,
104, 118, 164, 189-192, 197, 202, 207,
208, 222, 224

decarbonization, 65, 67, 149, 151, 202

defect tolerance, 6, 76, 146

energy conversion, ix-xii, 5, 6, 21-23, 25,

26, 28, 29, 33-35, 37, 40, 49-51, 60, 63,

64, 75, 77-85, 91, 95, 98, 99, 101, 106,

109, 119, 123, 127-131, 138, 140, 144,

145, 147, 149, 155-159, 161, 171, 175,

176, 181-183, 219, 222, 223

energy resources, 9

energy storage, 48, 127

ethanol, 4, 5, 35, 36, 199, 201-203

experimental tools, 5, 81, 128, 155-157

fossil fuels, x, 3, 4, 33, 48, 59, 65, 67, 121,

149, 151, 182, 219

heterostructures, 63, 95, 96, 177

hydrogen (H 2 ), x, xi, 4, 5, 19, 28, 29, 31, 33-

35, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50-52,

65, 67, 77, 117, 119, 121, 123-125, 129,

135-143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 158, 175,

192, 197, 199, 202-209, 220

interface science, 77, 82-84

light harvesting, 25, 114, 127, 129, 130, 158

materials, ix-xi, 4, 5, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26,

29, 34, 44, 47, 50, 58, 61-70, 75-82, 84-

86, 91-99, 101, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112,

118, 119, 121, 127, 128, 130, 132, 139-

141, 145-149, 152, 155, 157, 161-175,

177, 181, 182, 189-197, 199, 203, 213,

216, 217, 222, 223

measurements, 41, 49, 97, 104, 127, 132,

157, 166

methane, 4, 5, 121, 124, 125, 135, 137, 199,

201, 202, 220