Electrochemical solar cells with two photoactive electrodes

✍ Scribed by H. Ti Tien; John Higgins

• Book ID: 103021746
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 637 KB
• Volume: 93
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(82)80139-5

✦ Synopsis

One of Ihe myor goals of solar energy ut~I~at~on IS the phololysls of waler Energetic reqwrmcnts m&c clectrolysls cells dwcn by twophoton processes more cfficrent III the solar spectrum. WC report a new desg of this type* n-type SnO, made hght-scnswvc by dye Vlctona Blue B (VBB) on the photoanode and mcso-tetnphenylporphynn (TPP) on the photocathode Charncterattcs LII~ photopotentlal more than 1 V and photocurrent 100 pA (whrte hght urachstron 100 mW cm-?), and quantum efficiency greater than 1% Of specral mtcrcst is the mechanrsm that takes place (II the plgmcnwd sno: electrodes The VBB lay-LS con+ldercd =S An ~YPC Jnd TPPasep-t)pe or~smc scmiconduclor. The rCSUllS ilrc dls cussed m terms of 3 Schottky burier model