Cuprous Oxide Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting towards Unassisted Solar Hydrogen Production
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: To handle global problems of energy and environmental pollution, efforts have been made to harvest energy from sunlight. Photoelectrochemcal water splitting is an efficient way to achieve sustainable solar-fuel production. However, to make this method competitive to traditional methods, low-cost, abundant and high-performance semiconductor materials are required. Among which, Cu2O is a promising candidate. Conformal atomic layer deposited layers are applied on the photocathode to improve performance and stability. Electrodeposited catalyst composing earth-abundant elements are used to decrease kinetic barrier. A great enhancement on overall performance is achieved.
Author: Pan, Linfeng
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2959351796