Unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting exceeding 7% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency using photon recycling

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Shi, Xinjian ^a,b   Jeong, Hokyeong ^c   Oh, Seung Jae ^c   Ma, Ming ^d   Zhang, Kan ^a   Kwon, Jeong ^d   Choi, In Taek ^e   Choi, Il Yong ^c   Kim, Hwan Kyu ^e   Kim, Jong Kyu ^c   Park, Jong Hyeok ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; INDIUM TIN OXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; RECYCLING; TRANSPARENCY;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FILTER; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTON; PHOTON RECYCLING; RECYCLING; REFRACTION INDEX; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84975818912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11943     Document Type: Article

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