title: Structure-function analyses of solar fuels catalysts using in situ X-ray scattering.
abstract: This tutorial review illustrates opportunities for the resolution of structure-function relationships to aid in the development of new materials for solar energy conversion using a combination of spectroscopy and catalysis measurements with X-ray scattering analyses to provide in situ structural characterization of solar fuels catalysts. As an example, the use of molecular cobaloxime catalysts in bimolecular and supramolecular photocatalysis schemes for proton reduction is briefly reviewed. These highlight the need to develop new modular, hierarchical, self-healing supramolecular architectures for solar fuels catalysis. Examples of the X-ray scattering structural analysis of amorphous materials in the context of photocatalytic function are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne IL 60439, USA. mulfort@anl.gov
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mulfort
authors.forename: Anusree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Oleksandr
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kokhan
authors.forename: Pingwu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tiede