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Fratalocchi, A; Asquini, R; Assanto, G Integrated electro-optic switch in liquid crystals Journal Article Optics Express, 13 (1), pp. 32-37, 2005. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electrooptical effects; Integrated optics; Light propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Optical communication; Optical waveguides, Electro-optic switches; Infrared switching; Integrated optical devices; Voltage modulations, Optical switches @article{Fratalocchi200532, title = {Integrated electro-optic switch in liquid crystals}, author = {A Fratalocchi and R Asquini and G Assanto}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-13544256535&doi=10.1364%2fOPEX.13.000032&partnerID=40&md5=93ee392f970d1bfa1c63621780601691}, doi = {10.1364/OPEX.13.000032}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {13}, number = {1}, pages = {32-37}, keywords = {Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electrooptical effects; Integrated optics; Light propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Optical communication; Optical waveguides, Electro-optic switches; Infrared switching; Integrated optical devices; Voltage modulations, Optical switches}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G; Brzdakiewicz, K A; Karpierz, M 2005. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Channel waveguide; Discrete light propagation; Liquid crystalline waveguides; Nonlinear interactions; Self-defocusing; Voltage-controlled, Guided electromagnetic wave propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Waveguides, Light propagation @conference{Fratalocchi2005j, title = {Discrete light propagation and nonlinear interactions in selfdefocusing liquid crystalline waveguides}, author = {A Fratalocchi and G Assanto and K A Brzdakiewicz and M Karpierz}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84919725156&partnerID=40&md5=ec0141e8b06717786304eec8ea78f908}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications, NLGW 2005}, keywords = {Channel waveguide; Discrete light propagation; Liquid crystalline waveguides; Nonlinear interactions; Self-defocusing; Voltage-controlled, Guided electromagnetic wave propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Waveguides, Light propagation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
Peccianti, M; Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G; Luca, De A; Umeton, C Transverse dynamics of anisotropic nematicons Conference 2005. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anisotropy; Guided electromagnetic wave propagation; Optical frequency conversion; Solitons, Index profile; Nematicons; Self-confinement; Spatial solitons; Transverse dynamics; Walk-off, Nematic liquid crystals @conference{Peccianti2005b, title = {Transverse dynamics of anisotropic nematicons}, author = {M Peccianti and A Fratalocchi and G Assanto and A De Luca and C Umeton}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84919776331&partnerID=40&md5=5c66d5f9094ee1090eaed275187b2aa9}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications, NLGW 2005}, keywords = {Anisotropy; Guided electromagnetic wave propagation; Optical frequency conversion; Solitons, Index profile; Nematicons; Self-confinement; Spatial solitons; Transverse dynamics; Walk-off, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G; Brzda̧kiewicz, K A; Karpierz, M A Discrete light propagation and self-trapping in liquid crystals Journal Article Optics Express, 13 (6), pp. 1808-1815, 2005. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Discrete diffraction; Multiband vector breathers; Optical angular steering; Self-localization, Electric potential; Energy transfer; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Solitons, Light propagation @article{Fratalocchi20051808, title = {Discrete light propagation and self-trapping in liquid crystals}, author = {A Fratalocchi and G Assanto and K A Brzda̧kiewicz and M A Karpierz}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-17444368699&doi=10.1364%2fOPEX.13.001808&partnerID=40&md5=7204ed9399d28fe676fb857e91d1639c}, doi = {10.1364/OPEX.13.001808}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {13}, number = {6}, pages = {1808-1815}, keywords = {Discrete diffraction; Multiband vector breathers; Optical angular steering; Self-localization, Electric potential; Energy transfer; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Solitons, Light propagation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Brzda̧kiewicz, K A; Karpierz, M A; Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G; Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, E Nematic liquid crystal waveguide arrays Journal Article Opto-electronics Review, 13 (2), pp. 107-112, 2005. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Arrays, Diffractive optics; Nematic liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Refractive index; Solitons, Discrete diffraction; Optical nonlinearity in liquid crystals; Planar waveguides; Self-action effects @article{Brzda̧kiewicz2005107, title = {Nematic liquid crystal waveguide arrays}, author = {K A Brzda̧kiewicz and M A Karpierz and A Fratalocchi and G Assanto and E Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-22144490212&partnerID=40&md5=175d61c87ad36dfbc463972e227b056f}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Opto-electronics Review}, volume = {13}, number = {2}, pages = {107-112}, keywords = {Arrays, Diffractive optics; Nematic liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Refractive index; Solitons, Discrete diffraction; Optical nonlinearity in liquid crystals; Planar waveguides; Self-action effects}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2004 |
Brzda̧kiewicz, K A; Karpierz, M A; Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G Discrete optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals Journal Article Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 421 , pp. 61-68, 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Discrete spatial solitons; Discrete systems; Photonic structure; Reorientational nonlinearity, Electric potential; Molecular orientation; Parameter estimation; Refractive index; Solitons; Switching circuits; Waveguides, Nematic liquid crystals @article{Brzda̧kiewicz200461, title = {Discrete optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals}, author = {K A Brzda̧kiewicz and M A Karpierz and A Fratalocchi and G Assanto}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-9144234164&doi=10.1080%2f15421400490501383&partnerID=40&md5=b6790c29a344699e6a2cd71d403b93c9}, doi = {10.1080/15421400490501383}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals}, volume = {421}, pages = {61-68}, keywords = {Discrete spatial solitons; Discrete systems; Photonic structure; Reorientational nonlinearity, Electric potential; Molecular orientation; Parameter estimation; Refractive index; Solitons; Switching circuits; Waveguides, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Fratalocchi, A; Peccianti, M; Conti, C; Assanto, G Spiraling and cyclic dynamics of nematicons Journal Article Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 421 , pp. 197-207, 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Algorithms; Electric potential; Mathematical models; Molecules; Nonlinear optics; Photorefractive materials; Solitons; Waveguides, Light self-localization; Nematicons; Soliton interactions; Spatial solitons; Spiraling, Nematic liquid crystals @article{Fratalocchi2004197, title = {Spiraling and cyclic dynamics of nematicons}, author = {A Fratalocchi and M Peccianti and C Conti and G Assanto}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-9144236935&doi=10.1080%2f15421400490501798&partnerID=40&md5=de75d2786bc73dfed722e09a5d16a34d}, doi = {10.1080/15421400490501798}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals}, volume = {421}, pages = {197-207}, keywords = {Algorithms; Electric potential; Mathematical models; Molecules; Nonlinear optics; Photorefractive materials; Solitons; Waveguides, Light self-localization; Nematicons; Soliton interactions; Spatial solitons; Spiraling, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Fratalocchi, A; Brzdakiewicz, K; Karpierz, M; Assanto, G Discrete spatial solitons, breathers and steering in liquid crystal waveguide arrays Conference 2 , 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Breathers; Coupled waveguides; Discrete spatial solitons; Waveguide arrays, Diffraction; Electrooptical effects; Light propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Oscillations; Phase modulation; Tuning; Voltage control, Solitons @conference{Fratalocchi2004839, title = {Discrete spatial solitons, breathers and steering in liquid crystal waveguide arrays}, author = {A Fratalocchi and K Brzdakiewicz and M Karpierz and G Assanto}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-14344254632&partnerID=40&md5=dc06e570f747898db57b19723745c091}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS}, volume = {2}, pages = {839-840}, keywords = {Breathers; Coupled waveguides; Discrete spatial solitons; Waveguide arrays, Diffraction; Electrooptical effects; Light propagation; Nematic liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Oscillations; Phase modulation; Tuning; Voltage control, Solitons}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
Karpierz, M A; Assanto, G; Brzda̧kiewicz, K A; Fratalocchi, A; Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, E; Sierakowski, M Discrete solitons in nematic liquid crystals Conference 1 , 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Computer simulation; Electric field effects; Electric potential; Light propagation; Photorefractive materials; Refractive index; Solitons, Discrete solitons; Optical nonlinearity; Photonic structures; Reorientational nonlinearity in liquid crystals, Nematic liquid crystals @conference{Karpierz2004167, title = {Discrete solitons in nematic liquid crystals}, author = {M A Karpierz and G Assanto and K A Brzda̧kiewicz and A Fratalocchi and E Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki and M Sierakowski}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-11244346098&partnerID=40&md5=d34ff1ab1def89469e31aa8d46033acc}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks}, volume = {1}, pages = {167-170}, keywords = {Computer simulation; Electric field effects; Electric potential; Light propagation; Photorefractive materials; Refractive index; Solitons, Discrete solitons; Optical nonlinearity; Photonic structures; Reorientational nonlinearity in liquid crystals, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G; Brzda̧kiewicz, K A; Karpierz, M A Discrete propagation and spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals Journal Article Optics Letters, 29 (13), pp. 1530-1532, 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Diffraction; Infrared radiation; Laser beams; Light propagation; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Solitons, Near infrared (NIR) radiation; Planar waveguides; Reorientational responses; Waveguide arrays, Nematic liquid crystals @article{Fratalocchi20041530, title = {Discrete propagation and spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals}, author = {A Fratalocchi and G Assanto and K A Brzda̧kiewicz and M A Karpierz}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-3142697945&doi=10.1364%2fOL.29.001530&partnerID=40&md5=1cf4e2db801d62fdabd5faa6d7a596cb}, doi = {10.1364/OL.29.001530}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Optics Letters}, volume = {29}, number = {13}, pages = {1530-1532}, keywords = {Diffraction; Infrared radiation; Laser beams; Light propagation; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Solitons, Near infrared (NIR) radiation; Planar waveguides; Reorientational responses; Waveguide arrays, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Peccianti, M; Fratalocchi, A; Assanto, G Transverse dynamics of nematicons Journal Article Optics Express, 12 (26), pp. 6524-6529, 2004. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anisotropy; Birefringence; Elastic moduli; Light propagation; Mathematical models; Nonlinear optics; Polarization; Refractive index; Vectors, Euler-Lagrange equations; Nematicons; Transverse dynamics, Nematic liquid crystals @article{Peccianti20046524, title = {Transverse dynamics of nematicons}, author = {M Peccianti and A Fratalocchi and G Assanto}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-11244260498&doi=10.1364%2fOPEX.12.006524&partnerID=40&md5=0755d9ba5836ad4402ab943dd4e94e71}, doi = {10.1364/OPEX.12.006524}, year = {2004}, date = {2004-01-01}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {12}, number = {26}, pages = {6524-6529}, keywords = {Anisotropy; Birefringence; Elastic moduli; Light propagation; Mathematical models; Nonlinear optics; Polarization; Refractive index; Vectors, Euler-Lagrange equations; Nematicons; Transverse dynamics, Nematic liquid crystals}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
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Ma, Chun; Liu, Changxu; Huang, Jianfeng; Ma, Yuhui; Liu, Zhixiong; Li, Lain-Jong; Anthopoulos, Thomas D; Han, Yu; Fratalocchi, Andrea; Wu, Tom Plasmonic-Enhanced Light Harvesting and Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Using Au Biometric Dimers with Broadband Structural Darkness Journal Article Solar RRL, 0 (0), pp. 1900138, 0000. BibTeX | Tags: Au dimer, Perovskite, plasmonic, solar cells @article{doi:10.1002/solr.201900138, title = {Plasmonic-Enhanced Light Harvesting and Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Using Au Biometric Dimers with Broadband Structural Darkness}, author = {Chun Ma and Changxu Liu and Jianfeng Huang and Yuhui Ma and Zhixiong Liu and Lain-Jong Li and Thomas D Anthopoulos and Yu Han and Andrea Fratalocchi and Tom Wu}, journal = {Solar RRL}, volume = {0}, number = {0}, pages = {1900138}, keywords = {Au dimer, Perovskite, plasmonic, solar cells}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Lin, Ronghui; Mazzone, Valerio; Alfaraj, Nasir; Liu, Jianping; Li, Xiaohang; Fratalocchi, Andrea On-Chip Hyperuniform Lasers for Controllable Transitions in Disordered Systems Journal Article Laser & Photonics Reviews, n/a (n/a), pp. 1800296, 0000. Links | BibTeX | Tags: complex systems, hyperuniform, Maxwell–Bloch simulation, semiconductor nanolasers @article{doi:10.1002lpor.201800296, title = {On-Chip Hyperuniform Lasers for Controllable Transitions in Disordered Systems}, author = {Ronghui Lin and Valerio Mazzone and Nasir Alfaraj and Jianping Liu and Xiaohang Li and Andrea Fratalocchi}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lpor.201800296}, doi = {10.1002/lpor.201800296}, journal = {Laser & Photonics Reviews}, volume = {n/a}, number = {n/a}, pages = {1800296}, keywords = {complex systems, hyperuniform, Maxwell–Bloch simulation, semiconductor nanolasers}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Lin, Ronghui; Mazzone, Valerio; Alfaraj, Nasir; Liu, Jianping; Li, Xiaohang; Fratalocchi, Andrea On-Chip Hyperuniform Lasers for Controllable Transitions in Disordered Systems Journal Article Laser & Photonics Reviews, n/a (n/a), 0000. Links | BibTeX | Tags: complex systems, hyperuniform, Maxwell–Bloch simulation, semiconductor nanolasers @article{doi:10.1002lpor.201800296b, title = {On-Chip Hyperuniform Lasers for Controllable Transitions in Disordered Systems}, author = {Ronghui Lin and Valerio Mazzone and Nasir Alfaraj and Jianping Liu and Xiaohang Li and Andrea Fratalocchi}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lpor.201800296}, doi = {10.1002/lpor.201800296}, journal = {Laser & Photonics Reviews}, volume = {n/a}, number = {n/a}, keywords = {complex systems, hyperuniform, Maxwell–Bloch simulation, semiconductor nanolasers}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Li, Ning; Xiang, Fei; Fratalocchi, Andrea Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies Journal Article Advanced Sustainable Systems, n/a (n/a), pp. 2000242, 0000. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting @article{https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242, title = {Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies}, author = {Ning Li and Fei Xiang and Andrea Fratalocchi}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, journal = {Advanced Sustainable Systems}, volume = {n/a}, number = {n/a}, pages = {2000242}, abstract = {Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering.}, keywords = {artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering. |
Li, Ning; Xiang, Fei; Fratalocchi, Andrea Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies Journal Article Advanced Sustainable Systems, n/a , pp. 2000242, 0000. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting @article{https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242b, title = {Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies}, author = {Ning Li and Fei Xiang and Andrea Fratalocchi}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, journal = {Advanced Sustainable Systems}, volume = {n/a}, pages = {2000242}, abstract = {Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering.}, keywords = {artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering. |
Li, Ning; Xiang, Fei; Fratalocchi, Andrea Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies Journal Article Advanced Sustainable Systems, pp. 2000242, 0000. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting @article{https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242c, title = {Silicon-Based Photocatalysis for Green Chemical Fuels and Carbon Negative Technologies}, author = {Ning Li and Fei Xiang and Andrea Fratalocchi}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000242}, journal = {Advanced Sustainable Systems}, pages = {2000242}, abstract = {Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering.}, keywords = {artificial photosynthesis, CO2 reduction, photo-catalysis, Si, solar energy, water splitting}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Abstract Silicon, an earth-abundant material with mature technology, low-cost manufacturing, and high stability, holds promise to enable the sustainable exploitation of solar energy resources currently under utilized at the world-scale. Apart from traditional interest in the photovoltaic industry, recent years have seen increasingly large activity in the study of Si-based photo-electro-chemical (PEC) cells for water splitting and CO2 reduction. This research established an exciting area with the potential to address the present environmental crisis originating from unregulated CO2 emission levels. In this review, the recent work on Si-based PEC devices for large scale production of hydrogen via water splitting, and carbon-negative technologies for the solar-driven reduction of CO2 into chemical fuels of industrial interest are summarized. Bias-assisted and bias-free PEC architectures are discussed, highlighting the motivations, challenges, functional mechanisms, and commenting on the perspectives related to this field of research both as a science and engineering. |