Development of highly efficient CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2-based photocathode and application to overall solar driven water splitting

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 3003-3009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kobayashi ◽  
Naotoshi Sato ◽  
Masahiro Orita ◽  
Yongbo Kuang ◽  
Hiroyuki Kaneko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Simulated Sunlight ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Surface Modified

Optimization of CBM offset boosted hydrogen evolution from water on CuIn1−xGaxSe2 (CIGS) photocathode surface modified with Pt and CdS under simulated sunlight.

Photoelectrochemical Properties of Surface-Modified ZnSe:Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photocathodes for Efficient and Durable Overall Water Splitting

2018 ◽  
Vol MA2018-01 (31) ◽  
pp. 1922-1922
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kaneko ◽  
Tsutomu Minegishi ◽  
Kazunari Domen
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Phosphate Buffer Solution ◽  
Potassium Phosphate ◽  
List Type ◽  
Simulated Sunlight ◽  
Current Time ◽  
Overall Water Splitting ◽  
Potassium Phosphate Buffer Solution ◽  
Surface Modified

Overall water splitting using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell composed of a photocathode and photoanode connected in a series is an attractive method to produce hydrogen from water under sunlight. Because driving forces of two photoelectrodes are combined for the water splitting reaction, narrow-gap materials can be used to achieve high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (STH). However, the STHs obtained from a PEC cell without any external bias voltage reported so far have been less than 1%. This is because of insufficient onset potentials and photocurrent values of photoelectrodes. For the sake of overcoming the drawbacks, (ZnSe)0.85(CuIn0.7Ga0.3Se2)0.15 ((ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15) thin film photocathodes have recently been developed and reported to show a high onset potential of 0.89 VRHE and long absorption edge of 850-900 nm.2 These properties are suitable for use in the PEC cell. (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 thin films are prepared by co-evaporation onto Mo-coated soda-lime glass substrates. Subsequently, CdS, a binary of Mo/Ti and Pt are deposited onto the photocathode surface as a buffer layer, surface conductor and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst, respectively.3 The surface-modified (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes show a relatively high photocurrent value of 12 mA cm-2 at 0 VRHE and sufficient stability in a span of hours at potentials of more negative than 0.5 VRHE under simulated sunlight in a neutral potassium phosphate buffer solution.4 However, at potentials more positive than 0.5 VRHE, the photocurrent value attributed to HER dramatically decreases by half in just one hour mainly due to self-oxidation of the surface sulfide layer, accompanying detachment of the Mo/Ti and Pt at the surface. The poor stability at the positive potentials has made it difficult to construct durable PEC cell using the photocathodes. In this work, effects of surface modifications onto PEC properties of (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes are investigated. For the sake of suppressing the surface corrosion, the CdS layer was passivated with In2S3, which was formed by using chemical bath deposition (CBD).5 Figure 1 shows the current-time curves of the surface-modified (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathodes at 0.6 VRHE under simulated sunlight. Without the CBD treatment, the photocurrent value decreased by 50% in one hour under light irradiation. On the other hand, the In2S3-modified photocathode showed relatively stable PEC HER and the decline of the photocurrent value in one hour was decreased to 25%. It is highly possible that the improvement of stability originates from low solubility of indium oxide or hydroxide generated by the self-oxidation process, while the cadmium oxide and hydroxide are relatively soluble, which can cause corrosion of the surface. Furthermore, effects of oxide-coating onto the stability of the (ZnSe)0.85(CIGS)0.15 photocathode during PEC hydrogen evolution have also been investigated. Among various kinds of coating processes, direct formation of the oxide layer by photoelectrodeposition without annealing the photocathode is an effective method without exerting a bad influence on the underlying sulfide and selenide materials. In the presentation, the details of preparation conditions and PEC properties will be discussed. References J. W. Ager, M. R. Shaner, K. A. Walczak, I. D. Sharp and S. Ardo, Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 2811–2824. H. Kaneko, T. Minegishi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, Y. Kuang, T. Yamada and K. Domen, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 4570–4577. H. Kumagai, T. Minegishi, N. Sato, T. Yamada, J. Kubota and K. Domen, J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 8300–8307. H. Kaneko, T. Minegishi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata and K. Domen, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15329–15333. F. Jiang, Gunawan, T. Harada, Y. Kuang, T. Minegishi, K. Domen and S. Ikeda, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13691–13697. Figure 1

Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution from Water Splitting on Heptazine Polymer with Three Types of Defects

2021 ◽  
pp. 152070
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Jinyan Shi ◽  
Zhiwei Cui ◽  
Siqi Chu ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Highly Efficient

Self-supported nanotubular MoP electrode for highly efficient hydrogen evolution via water splitting

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haining Yu ◽  
Shuang Cao ◽  
Bing Fu ◽  
Zhijiao Wu ◽  
Jianjun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Highly Efficient

Mo-doped Ni2P hollow nanostructures: highly efficient and durable bifunctional electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 7636-7643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Wang ◽  
Hongyang Zhao ◽  
Fumin Li ◽  
Wenyan She ◽  
Xiaoming Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Water ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Bifunctional Electrocatalysts ◽  
Hollow Nanostructures ◽  
Reaction Performance

It was found that Mo-doped Ni2P hollow nanostructures display excellent hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction performance.

Promoting electrocatalytic activity of cobalt cyclotetraphosphate in full water splitting by titanium-oxide-accelerated surface reconstruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 12457-12467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuncai Lv ◽  
Shichen Xu ◽  
Qianpeng Yang ◽  
Zhipeng Huang ◽  
Chi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Oxide ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Surface Reconstruction ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Solution ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Highly Efficient

An inactive material (TiO2) promotes remarkably another inactive material (Co2P4O12) to be a highly efficient electrocatalyst in hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution.

Enhanced catalytic activity of edge-exposed 1T phase WS2 grown directly on a WO3 nanohelical array for water splitting

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (46) ◽  
pp. 26378-26384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noho Lee ◽  
Il Yong Choi ◽  
Kyung-Yeon Doh ◽  
Jaewon Kim ◽  
Hyeji Sim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Surface Modified

A hierarchical electrode consisting of edge-exposed 1T phase WS2, grown on an array of surface-modified WO3 nanohelixes (NHs), and its enhanced catalytic performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are presented.

The synergetic effect of graphene on Cu2O nanowire arrays as a highly efficient hydrogen evolution photocathode in water splitting

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (43) ◽  
pp. 18383-18397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amare Aregahegn Dubale ◽  
Wei-Nien Su ◽  
Andebet Gedamu Tamirat ◽  
Chun-Jern Pan ◽  
Belete Asefa Aragaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Nanowire Array ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
Photocurrent Density ◽  
Nanowire Arrays ◽  
Highly Efficient

The graphene modified Cu2O nanowire array demonstrates improved photocurrent density and photostability, attributed to the synergetic effect of graphene.

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