A modular device for large area integrated photoelectrochemical water-splitting as a versatile tool to evaluate photoabsorbers and catalysts

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4818-4826 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-P. Becker ◽  
B. Turan ◽  
V. Smirnov ◽  
K. Welter ◽  
F. Urbain ◽  
...  

We present a stand-alone integrated solar water-splitting device with an active area of 64 cm2 and a long-term stable operation. The modular setup of the device provides a versatile tool to integrate and evaluate various combinations of photoelectrodes and catalysts.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (21) ◽  
pp. 10989-10997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Qayum ◽  
Mingrui Guo ◽  
Jing Wei ◽  
Shun Dong ◽  
Xiuling Jiao ◽  
...  

In situ combustion method can be used for the fabrication of large-area, low-cost photoanodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.


Author(s):  
Xin Zou ◽  
Xueyang Han ◽  
Chengxiong Wang ◽  
Yunkun Zhao ◽  
Chun Du ◽  
...  

Ta3N5 is regarded as a promising candidate material with adequate visible light absorption and band structure for photoelectrochemical water splitting. However, the performance of Ta3N5 is severely limited by the...


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 10751-10757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Klett ◽  
Jürgen Ziegler ◽  
Aldin Radetinac ◽  
Bernhard Kaiser ◽  
Rolf Schäfer ◽  
...  

To achieve an overall efficient solar water splitting device, not only the efficiencies of photo-converter and catalyst are decisive, but also their appropriate coupling must be considered.


Author(s):  
Abhinav Bhanawat ◽  
Keyong Zhu ◽  
Laurent Pilon

This paper aims to systematically investigate the effect of gas bubbles formation on the performance of a horizontal photoelectrode exposed to normally incident light during photoelectrochemical water splitting. The presence...


2019 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 110033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junho Jun ◽  
Heejun Kim ◽  
Hak-Jong Choi ◽  
Tae-Won Lee ◽  
Sucheol Ju ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (44) ◽  
pp. 10436-10444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemin Zhang ◽  
Jong Hyun Park ◽  
Woo Jin Byun ◽  
Myoung Hoon Song ◽  
Jae Sung Lee

Waking up the hematite lion: a simple electrochemical activation treatment leads to surface passivation outside and generation of oxygen vacancies inside, which greatly enhances photoelectrochemical water splitting.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3845-3850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meirong Huang ◽  
Wenhai Lei ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Shuji Zhao ◽  
Changli Li ◽  
...  

Large-scale BiVO4 photoanodes were prepared for solar water splitting. A photocurrent density of water oxidation of ∼2.23 mA cm−2 at 1.23 VRHE and ∼0.83% conversion efficiency at 0.65 VRHE were achieved, with <4% decay after 5 h of operation under harsh conditions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew McInnes ◽  
Simon R. Plant ◽  
Isabel Mecking Ornelas ◽  
Richard E. Palmer ◽  
K. G. Upul Wijayantha

Mass-selected Ti nanoclusters have been used to enhance the photocurrent of BiVO4 photoelectrodes for enhanced solar water splitting.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 4721-4728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Jian ◽  
Yuchen Shi ◽  
Sebastian Ekeroth ◽  
Julien Keraudy ◽  
Mikael Syväjärvi ◽  
...  

A 3C-SiC/NiO p–n heterojunction photoanode exhibits a substantially improved photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance in terms of photocurrent, onset potential and fill-factor.


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