Amorphous silicon carbide photoelectrode for hydrogen production directly from water using sunlight

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 89, Issue 28-30, 2009, Pages 2723-2739

  Zhu, F ^a,b   Hu, J ^a   Matulionis, I ^a   Deutsch, T ^d   Gaillard, N ^c   Kunrath, A ^a   Miller, E ^c   Madan, A ^a,b  

^a MVSystems Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon carbon; Hydrogen production; Solar cell; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; A-SIC:H; A-SIC:H THIN FILMS; AG/AGCL; AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBIDE (A-SIC:H); BAND GAPS; DENSITY OF STATE; DURABILITY TEST; FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH QUALITY; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; RF-PECVD; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN CONVERSIONS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; WATER SPLITTING;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY GAP; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON OXIDES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 76849109007     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14786443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430902740729     Document Type: Article

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