Photoelectrocatalysis for Green Hydrogen: Materials & Reactor Design

• Understand the fundamentals of photoelectrochemical water splitting and green hydrogen generation.
• Explore semiconductor materials, band engineering, heterojunctions, and catalyst modification strategies.
• Analyze PEC performance using LSV, IPCE, ABPE, EIS, Mott-Schottky, and related techniques.
• Understand charge transport, recombination, and reaction kinetics in photoelectrodes.
• Explore photoreactor design, light management, mass transport, and gas evolution challenges.
• Introduce computational material screening and data-driven analysis using Python.
• Evaluate scale-up potential using Techno-Economic Analysis and Levelized Cost of Hydrogen.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the working principles of photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production.
• Compare and evaluate semiconductor materials for water-splitting applications.
• Interpret common photoelectrochemical characterization data.
• Analyze charge-transfer resistance, flat-band potential, and carrier density.
• Understand key design parameters influencing PEC reactor performance.
• Model basic light attenuation and mass-transport behavior in photoreactors.
• Assess efficiency, stability, scalability, and economic feasibility of green hydrogen systems.
• Apply Python-based computational tools for material screening and PEC data analysis.

This workshop is suitable for:

• Ph.D. Scholars and Researchers working in hydrogen energy, photocatalysis, electrochemistry, materials science, or renewable energy.
• Academicians and Faculty Members interested in emerging green hydrogen technologies and advanced photoelectrochemical systems.
• Industry Professionals and Engineers working in hydrogen production, energy systems, electrochemical technologies, materials development, and sustainability.
• R&D Professionals involved in catalyst development, reactor engineering, renewable fuels, and clean-energy technologies.
• Postgraduate Students in chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, energy engineering, and related disciplines seeking research-oriented exposure to photoelectrocatalysis.