Depletion layer controls photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with p-type gallium phosphide particles

Zhao, Zeqiong; Willard, Emma J.; Dominguez, Julius R.; Wu, Zongkai; Osterloh, Frank E.

doi:10.1039/C9TA05879F

Title: Depletion layer controls photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with p-type gallium phosphide particles

Journal Article · 30 July 2019 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TA05879F · OSTI ID:1542535

Zhao, Zeqiong ^[1]; Willard, Emma J. ^[1]; Dominguez, Julius R. ^[1]; Wu, Zongkai ^[1];

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Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, USA

p-Type gallium phosphide (p-GaP) is an established photocathode material for hydrogen evolution, however, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from p-GaP photocatalysts generally proceeds with very low activity. This can be understood on the basis of the space charge layer model presented here.

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