A tandem dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell for light driven hydrogen production

Benjamin D. Sherman, Jesse J. Bergkamp, Chelsea L. Brown, Ana Moore, Devens Gust, Thomas Moore

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Abstract

Combining a dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell for hydrogen production based on a SnO2 photoanode in series with a dye-sensitized photovoltaic solar cell using a TiO2 photoanode yields a tandem system for the generation of H2 from hydroquinone using only light energy and no applied electrical bias. To target distinct portions of the solar spectrum, a more blue-absorbing free base porphyrin and a more red-absorbing Si phthalocyanine chromophore are used at the two photoelectrodes. With incorporation of a suitable water oxidation catalyst, a similar approach could enable tandem photochemical water splitting without the need for p-type semiconductors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1812-1817
Number of pages6
JournalEnergy and Environmental Science
Volume9
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Pollution

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