Final report for project "Next-Generation Semiconductors for Solar Photoelectrolysis"
- Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
In this paper, effective methods have been developed for preparing high-quality LaTiO2N films on conductive La5Ti5O17 substrates that can serve as photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. One paper has been written by the post-doc who completed this comprehensive, interdisciplinary study, and it is presently being finalized for submission. Our approach to this system integrates expertise that we have developed in single crystal growth, thin film growth, and thin film post-processing. Through this work, LTON films have been fully optimized for light harvesting, as their band gap is optimally matched with the incident solar spectrum and the film thicknesses have been optimized based on the absolute absorption coefficients that we have measured for this system. The next step is to optimize the co-catalyst functionalization and the solution conditions to maximize the catalytic activity for water oxidation. Since the preliminary tests described here were done without a water oxidation co-catalyst, and since good water oxidation catalysts have previously been identified based on studies of powder samples, this next step is highly likely to be successful.
- Research Organization:
- Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0006859
- OSTI ID:
- 1323904
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-SBU-6859-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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