Photoelectrochemical effect —converts into→ Chemical fuel

Conditions

• hydrogen evolved at the counter-electrode

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   A. Fujishima, K. Honda. Electrochemical photolysis of water at a semiconductor electrode (1972)

   Nature 238, 37–38 · doi:10.1038/238037a0 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
2. [2]
   M. Grätzel. Photoelectrochemical cells (2001)

   Nature 414, 338–344 · doi:10.1038/35104607 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Photoelectrochemical effect, the phenomenon it is about.

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Photoelectrochemical water splittingdemonstrated · 2 steps
• Tandem PEC photocathode, GaInP/GaInAs 1.78 / 1.26 eV (Cheng 2018)demonstrated · 2 steps

Cite this claim

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:pec-converts-fuel: Photoelectrochemical effect —converts into→ Chemical fuel. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/pec-converts-fuel

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