A nano-modified Si/TiO2 composite electrode for efficient solar water splitting

Susumu Takabayashi; Ryuhei Nakamura; Yoshihiro Nakato

doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.04.037

A nano-modified Si/TiO₂ composite electrode for efficient solar water splitting

Susumu Takabayashi, Ryuhei Nakamura, Yoshihiro Nakato

Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC)

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Abstract

Solar water splitting with a composite polycrystalline-Si/doped TiO₂ thin-film electrode is proposed as a promising new approach to high-efficiency and low-cost solar-to-chemical conversion. The advantage, efficiency, stability, and some problems to be solved are reviewed mainly on the basis of reported results. It is shown that (1) an n-Si electrode with surface alkylation and metal nano-dot coating gives an efficient and stable photovoltaic characteristic, (2) TiO₂ (and similar metal oxides) doped with other elements, such as nitrogen and sulfur, can cause water photooxidation (oxygen photoevolution) by visible-light illumination, and thus (3) a coupling of these two electrodes is effective for efficient water splitting under solar illumination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-113
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Volume	166
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.04.037
Publication status	Published - 2004 Aug 12

Keywords

Hydrogen
Nano-particles
Photocatalysis
Photoelectrochemistry
Surface modification
Thin film

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Chemistry(all)
Chemical Engineering(all)
Physics and Astronomy(all)

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