Recent advancements in photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production

Y Zhao, Z Niu, J Zhao, L Xue, X Fu, J Long - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
Sunlight is the most abundant and inexhaustible energy source on earth. However, its low
energy density, dispersibility and intermittent nature make its direct utilization with industrial …

Towards efficient solar-to-hydrogen conversion: fundamentals and recent progress in copper-based chalcogenide photocathodes

Y Chen, X Feng, M Liu, J Su, S Shen - Nanophotonics, 2016 - degruyter.com
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen generation has been considered as
a promising route to convert and store solar energy into chemical fuels. In terms of its large …

Effect of charge selective contacts on the quasi Fermi level splitting of CuGa 3 Se 5 thin film photocathodes for hydrogen evolution and methylviologen reduction

Y Cheng, C Xiao, B Mahmoudi, R Scheer… - EES Catalysis, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The copper chalcopyrite CuGaSe2 and the defect-related phase CuGa3Se5 are promising
photocathode materials for solar hydrogen generation. Existing devices exhibit …

Molecular Coatings Improve the Selectivity and Durability of CO2 Reduction Chalcogenide Photocathodes

Y Lai, NB Watkins, C Muzzillo, M Richter… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The quest for solar-driven conversion of carbon dioxide to chemicals and fuels hinges upon
the identification of an efficient, durable, and selective photocathode. Chalcogenide p-type …

Wide-Bandgap Cu(In,Ga)S2 Photocathodes Integrated on Transparent Conductive F:SnO2 Substrates for Chalcopyrite-Based Water Splitting Tandem Devices

N Gaillard, D Prasher, M Chong… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Whole-chalcopyrite-based tandem devices for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting
have emerged as a promising route for obtaining∼ 20% solar-to-hydrogen efficiencies …

Low-Cost, Efficient, and Durable H2 Production by Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with CuGa3Se5 Photocathodes

CP Muzzillo, WE Klein, Z Li, AD DeAngelis… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an elegant method of converting sunlight and
water into H2 fuel. To be commercially advantageous, PEC devices must become cheaper …

Mg x Zn1− x O contact to CuGa3Se5 absorber for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices

IS Khan, CP Muzzillo, CL Perkins… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
CuGa 3 Se 5 is a promising candidate material with wide band gap for top cells in tandem
photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices. However, traditional CdS contact …

Holistic yield modeling, top-down loss analysis, and efficiency potential study of thin-film solar modules

M Zinßer, T Helder, T Magorian Friedlmeier… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
A holistic simulation of a photovoltaic system requires multiple physical levels-the
optoelectronic behavior of the semiconductor devices, the conduction of the generated …

A perspective on ordered vacancy compound and parent chalcopyrite thin film absorbers for photoelectrochemical water splitting

N Gaillard - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Chalcopyrites could fill the gap between the low-cost, poor-efficiency single junction metal
oxide photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting cells and the high efficiency, yet costly III–V …

Effects of heavy alkali metals (Rb, Cs) post-deposition treatments on CuInGaSe2 using a spin-coating technique

O Nwakanma, A Morales-Acevedo… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This study used a controlled environment to explore the post-deposition treatment (PDT)
effects on CuInGaSe 2 (CIGSe 2) semiconducting thin films using a non-vacuum spin …