Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode

作者: Fatwa F. Abdi , Lihao Han , Arno H. M. Smets , Miro Zeman , Bernard Dam

DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS3195

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摘要: The photoactivity of metal oxide electrodes for water splitting is often limited by poor charge separation. Abdi et al. improve the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in a hybrid device that comprises gradient-doped bismuth vanadate photoanode and double-junction amorphous silicon tandem solar cell.

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