Integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8%

Fehr, Austin M. K.; Agrawal, Ayush; Mandani, Faiz; Conrad, Christian L.; Jiang, Qi; Park, So Yeon; Alley, Olivia; Li, Bor; Sidhik, Siraj; Metcalf, Isaac; Botello, Christopher; Young, James L.; Even, Jacky; Blancon, Jean Christophe; Deutsch, Todd G.; Zhu, Kai; Albrecht, Steve; Toma, Francesca M.; Wong, Michael; Mohite, Aditya D.

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39290-y

Title: Integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8%

Journal Article · Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39290-y· OSTI ID:1986575

Fehr, Austin M. K.;

; Mandani, Faiz;

; Jiang, Qi; Park, So Yeon; Alley, Olivia;

; Sidhik, Siraj; Metcalf, Isaac; Botello, Christopher;

;

; Albrecht, Steve;

;

Abstract Achieving high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency concomitant with long-term durability using low-cost, scalable photo-absorbers is a long-standing challenge. Here we report the design and fabrication of a conductive adhesive-barrier (CAB) that translates >99% of photoelectric power to chemical reactions. The CAB enables halide perovskite-based photoelectrochemical cells with two different architectures that exhibit record STH efficiencies. The first, a co-planar photocathode-photoanode architecture, achieved an STH efficiency of 13.4% and 16.3 h to t ₆₀ , solely limited by the hygroscopic hole transport layer in the n-i-p device. The second was formed using a monolithic stacked silicon-perovskite tandem, with a peak STH efficiency of 20.8% and 102 h of continuous operation before t ₆₀ under AM 1.5G illumination. These advances will lead to efficient, durable, and low-cost solar-driven water-splitting technology with multifunctional barriers.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008843

OSTI ID:: 1986575

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1991206

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-86533; 3797; PII: 39290

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Vol. 14 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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