Recent progress in photocathodes for hydrogen evolution

Solar water splitting, which has been a topic of intensive research interest for several decades, is one of the promising approaches to utilize renewable energy to maintain the sustainable prosperity of our society. However, until now no mature photoelectrochemical cell has been used in practical la...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 3; no. 31; pp. 15824 - 15837
Main Authors Huang, Qiang, Ye, Zi, Xiao, Xudong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2015
Subjects
cathodes
electrochemistry
energy conversion
hydrogen production
photochemistry
photovoltaic cells
semiconductors
solar energy
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Summary:Solar water splitting, which has been a topic of intensive research interest for several decades, is one of the promising approaches to utilize renewable energy to maintain the sustainable prosperity of our society. However, until now no mature photoelectrochemical cell has been used in practical large-scale applications because of the difficulties to satisfy all the harsh requirements, including high energy conversion efficiency, high stability and low cost. This feature article reviews the recent progress in developing photocathodes for photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production. Both the development of the p-type semiconductor light absorbers and the efforts to develop synergistic approaches to improve the overall performance of the photocathode are discussed. Recent efforts to improve the performance of photocathodes for hydrogen evolution are reviewed.
Bibliography:approaches of photoelectrochemistry and plasma chemistry.
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Qiang Huang received his BSc in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2008 and his PhD in Physics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2013. Currently, he is an assistant research scientist in Center of Interface Dynamics for Sustainability (CIDS) in China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP). He is interested in sustainable energy to fuel conversion with high energy conversion efficiency
Professor Xudong Xiao received his PhD degree in physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2007 and became the founding director of Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in 2008. His areas of interest include surface science, nano science and renewable energy science and engineering. In addition to the fabrication of lab devices and study of the physics of various thin film solar cells, Prof. Xiao is also leading a team to develop instrumentation and production lines for the manufacture of Cu(InGa)Se
Zi Ye received her BSc in Chemistry from Beijing Normal University (BNU) in 2013. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and is working on photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production.
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ISSN:2050-7488
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DOI:10.1039/c5ta03594e