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Front-Surface Potential of Platinized p -InP Photocathodes Probed by Dual-Working-Electrode Measurements

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The front-surface potential ( E fr ) of p -InP/Pt photocathodes performing the hydrogen-evolution reaction has been probed under operating conditions using a dual-working-electrode (DWE) method. The DWE data are consistent with expectations for proposed stability mechanisms for p -InP photocathodes. Specifically, E fr for Pt-modified p -InP adopts a value near the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) potential, consistent with kinetic suppression of metallic In 0 formation. The data provide a rapid, operando metric of interfacial catalyst activity, and indicate that E fr for the p -InP/Pt junction is governed by surface catalytic kinetics rather than by the applied back-contact potential ( E b ).

Source: ACS Energy Letters

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c04153

Authors: Weilai Yu, Nathan S. Lewis

Institutions: California Institute of Technology, University of Toronto

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,500