Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting using 3C-SiC

In 1972 Fujishima and Honda conceptualised a photoelectrochemical cell for hydrogen generation via PEC water splitting. Hydrogen as a clean energy carrier provides environmentally friendly energy storage solutions or can fuel certain applications. This idea has since then been further built upon wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Höjer, Pontus
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Halvledarmaterial 2017
Subjects:
PEC
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-139761
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Summary:In 1972 Fujishima and Honda conceptualised a photoelectrochemical cell for hydrogen generation via PEC water splitting. Hydrogen as a clean energy carrier provides environmentally friendly energy storage solutions or can fuel certain applications. This idea has since then been further built upon with new materials and combinations with the aim of improving efficiency. In this project n-type cubic silicon carbide thick layers were grown by a sublimation method and characterised for water splitting performance. A generated photo-current density of 0.45 mA/cm2 was measured with no bias between the working and counter electrodes.