Development of a hybrid photoelectrochemical (PEC) device with amorphous silicon carbide as the photoelectrode for water splitting

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1171, Issue , 2009, Pages 84-89

  Hu, Jian ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a   Matulionis, Ilvydas ^a   Deutsch, Todd ^b   Gaillard, Nicolas ^c   Miller, Eric ^c   Madan, Arun ^a  

^a MVSystems Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBIDE (A-SIC:H); COUNTER ELECTRODES; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RUTHENIUM OXIDE; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 77950790314     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1171-s03-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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