Operando Analysis of Semiconductor Junctions in Multi?Layered Photocathodes for Solar Water Splitting by Impedance Spectroscopy

NiO(x)-Fe2O3-coated p-Si photocathodes for enhanced solar water splitting in neutral pH water.

We report successful growth of a uniform and scalable nanocomposite film of Fe2O3 nanorods (NRs) and NiOx nanoparticles (NPs), their properties and application for enhanced solar water reduction in neutral pH water on the surface of p-Si photocathodes.

All inorganic semiconductor nanowire mesh for direct solar water splitting.

The generation of chemical fuels via direct solar-to-fuel conversion from a fully integrated artificial photosynthetic system is an attractive approach for clean and sustainable energy, but so far there has yet to be a system that would have the acceptable efficiency, durability and can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. Here, we show that a semiconductor mesh made from all inorganic nanowir...

Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composites for efficient solar water splitting

Characterization of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

The photocurrent-voltage characteristic of a photoelectrochemical cell for solar hydrogen production via water splitting, using undoped-hematite as photoanode, was obtained. Photoelectrochemical characteristics of the cell were also investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Both techniques were carried out in the dark and under illumination. The analysis of the frequency spectra f...

Core/Shell/Shell Nanowire Photocathodes for Neutral pH Water Splitting

Silicon is the most widely used semiconductor for solar cells [ 1–4 ] and has also shown promising performances in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for hydrogen production. [ 5–10 ] Silicon photoelectrodes with nano/micro structures such as nano/ micro wire array [ 9,11 ] and black silicon [ 7 ] have exhibited improved PEC performances. Silicon nanowire (NW) arrays, in particular, are of consid...