In an informal outline, sometimes called a scratch outline, the writer brainstorms to develop a list of topics, which are then put into some order. The following informal outline might serve as the basis of a short theoretical report for a review of the current state of photoelectric conversion chemistry.
Title: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Semiconductor-Based
Photoelectric Cells
Introduction: Converting solar to chemical energy
Absorption of light: Optimizing efficiency
Energetics for photoredox processes
Durability of semiconductor electrodes
Kinetics for fuel-forming redox reactions
Examples of semiconductor-based photochemical processes
--Photoelectrolysis of H2O
(SrTiO3-based cell)
--Photooxidation of Cl- (MY2)
--Photoreduction of water to H2
--Reduction of CO3H- to formate
