Correlation of photosensitive electrode properties with electronegativity

✍ Scribed by M.A. Butler; D.S. Ginley

• Book ID: 103017306
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 318 KB
• Volume: 47
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(77)80027-4

✦ Synopsis

The ability of semiconducting eiectrodes to photoelectrolyze water without any extemti bias is an important criterion for satisfactory conversion of solar energy to chemical energy. Here we correlate this ability with the electronegativities of the constituent atoms.