Photoelectrochemistry
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Photoelectrochemistry is a subfield of study within physical chemistry
Physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts...

 concerned with the interaction of light with electrochemical systems
Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies chemical reactions which take place in a solution at the interface of an electron conductor and an ionic conductor , and which involve electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution.If a chemical reaction is...

. It is active domain of investigation. One of the pioneers of this field of electrochemistry was the german electrochemist Heinz Gerischer
Heinz Gerischer
Heinz Gerischer was a German chemist and director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG until 1986.He was the thesis advisor of the later Nobel Laureate Gerhard Ertl....

. The interest in this domain is high in the context of development of renewable energy conversion and storage technology.

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