Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water: A Side-by-Side Comparison between Photoelectrochemical and Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting

Cheng, Wen-Hui; de la Calle, Alberto; Atwater, Harry A.; Stechel, Ellen B.; Xiang, Chengxiang

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00758

Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water: A Side-by-Side Comparison between Photoelectrochemical and Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting

Journal Article · 16 August 2021 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00758· OSTI ID:1848682

^[1]; de la Calle, Alberto ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[3]

Department of Materials Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA), and Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
ASU LightWorks®, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875402, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5402, United States
Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA), and Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
ASU LightWorks®, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875402, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5402, United States; School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875402, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5402, United States

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Research Organization:: Proton Energy Systems, Inc., Wallingford, CT (United States); Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States); California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008092; EE0008991; SC0021266

OSTI ID:: 1848682

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 6, Issue 9; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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