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Title: A Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell for Light Driven Hydrogen Production from Water

Abstract

Here, tandem junction photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices, whereby two light absorbing electrodes targeting separate portions of the solar spectrum generate the voltage required to convert water to oxygen and hydrogen, enable much higher possible efficiencies than single absorber systems. We report here on the development of a tandem system consisting of a dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell (DSPEC) wired in series with a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). The DSPEC photoanode incorporates a tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)-type chromophore and molecular ruthenium based water oxidation catalyst. The DSPEC was tested with two more-red absorbing DSC variations, one utilizing N719 dye with an I3/I redox mediator solution and the other D35 dye with a tris(bipyridine)cobalt ([Co(bpy)3]3+/2+) based mediator. The tandem configuration consisting of the DSPEC and D35/[Co(bpy)3]3+/2+ based DSC gave the best overall performance and demonstrated the production of H2 from H2O with the only energy input from simulated solar illumination.

Authors:
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Research Org.:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1336480
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1337749
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001011
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Volume: 138 Journal Issue: 51; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Sherman, Benjamin D., Sheridan, Matthew V., Wee, Kyung-Ryang, Marquard, Seth L., Wang, Degao, Alibabaei, Leila, Ashford, Dennis L., and Meyer, Thomas J. A Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell for Light Driven Hydrogen Production from Water. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b10699.
Sherman, Benjamin D., Sheridan, Matthew V., Wee, Kyung-Ryang, Marquard, Seth L., Wang, Degao, Alibabaei, Leila, Ashford, Dennis L., & Meyer, Thomas J. A Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell for Light Driven Hydrogen Production from Water. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b10699
Sherman, Benjamin D., Sheridan, Matthew V., Wee, Kyung-Ryang, Marquard, Seth L., Wang, Degao, Alibabaei, Leila, Ashford, Dennis L., and Meyer, Thomas J. Thu . "A Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell for Light Driven Hydrogen Production from Water". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b10699.
@article{osti_1336480,
title = {A Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell for Light Driven Hydrogen Production from Water},
author = {Sherman, Benjamin D. and Sheridan, Matthew V. and Wee, Kyung-Ryang and Marquard, Seth L. and Wang, Degao and Alibabaei, Leila and Ashford, Dennis L. and Meyer, Thomas J.},
abstractNote = {Here, tandem junction photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices, whereby two light absorbing electrodes targeting separate portions of the solar spectrum generate the voltage required to convert water to oxygen and hydrogen, enable much higher possible efficiencies than single absorber systems. We report here on the development of a tandem system consisting of a dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell (DSPEC) wired in series with a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). The DSPEC photoanode incorporates a tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)-type chromophore and molecular ruthenium based water oxidation catalyst. The DSPEC was tested with two more-red absorbing DSC variations, one utilizing N719 dye with an I3–/I– redox mediator solution and the other D35 dye with a tris(bipyridine)cobalt ([Co(bpy)3]3+/2+) based mediator. The tandem configuration consisting of the DSPEC and D35/[Co(bpy)3]3+/2+ based DSC gave the best overall performance and demonstrated the production of H2 from H2O with the only energy input from simulated solar illumination.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.6b10699},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
number = 51,
volume = 138,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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