Designing Efficient Solar-Driven Hydrogen Evolution Photocathodes Using Semitransparent MoQxCly (Q = S, Se) Catalysts on Si Micropyramids.

Ding, Qi; Zhai, Jianyuan; Cabán-Acevedo, Miguel; Shearer, Melinda J; Li, Linsen; Chang, Hung-Chih; Tsai, Meng-Lin; Ma, Dewei et al. · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Silicon micropyramids with n(+) pp(+) junctions are demonstrated to be efficient absorbers for integrated solar-driven hydrogen production systems enabling significant improvements in both photocurrent and onset potential. When conformally coated with MoSx Cly , a catalyst that has excellent catalytic activity and high optical transparency, the highest photocurrent density for Si-based photocathodes with earth-abundant catalysts is achieved.