Architectures for scalable integrated photo driven catalytic devices-A concept study

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 45, 2016, Pages 20823-20831

  Kirner, Simon ^a   Bogdanoff, Peter ^a   Stannowski, Bernd ^a   van de Krol, Roel ^a   Rech, Bernd ^a   Schlatmann, Rutger ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Device architectures; Photoelectrocemical (PEC) devices; Photoelectrolysis; Solar fuels; Techno economic analysis; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; COSTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; PHOTOELECTROCEMICAL (PEC) DEVICES; PHOTOELECTROLYSIS; SOLAR FUELS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; WATER SPLITTING;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994091780     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.088     Document Type: Article

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