Charge Transfer Kinetics and Thermodynamics Control the Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Gallium Phosphide Solar Hydrogen Photocathode

Becker, Kathleen; Wang, Li; Osterloh, Frank E.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04955

Charge Transfer Kinetics and Thermodynamics Control the Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Gallium Phosphide Solar Hydrogen Photocathode

Journal Article · Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04955· OSTI ID:2449627

Becker, Kathleen ^[1]; Wang, Li ^[1]; ^[1]

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States

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Research Organization:: University of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C Journal Issue: 40 Vol. 128; ISSN 1932-7447

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