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Title: Construction of High-Performance, Low-Cost Photoelectrodes with Controlled Polycrystalline Architectures

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1060922· OSTI ID:1060922

The major goal of our research was to gain the ability in electrochemical synthesis to precisely control compositions and morphologies of various oxide-based polycrystalline photoelectrodes in order to establish the composition-morphology-photoelectrochemical property relationships while discovering highly efficient photoelectrode systems for use in solar energy conversion. Major achievements include: development of porous n-type BiVO{sub 4} photoanode for efficient and stable solar water oxidation; development of p-type CuFeO{sub 2} photocathode for solar hydrogen production; and junction studies on electrochemically fabricated p-n Cu{sub 2}O homojunction solar cells for efficiency enhancement.

Research Organization:
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15752
OSTI ID:
1060922
Report Number(s):
DE-FG02-05ER15752; 101797
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English