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

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

Journal Article · 30 September 2024 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

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

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

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

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