Benchmark performance of low-cost Sb₂Se₃ photocathodes for unassisted solar overall water splitting.

ABSTRACT: Determining cost-effective semiconductors exhibiting desirable properties for commercial photoelectrochemical water splitting remains a challenge. Herein, we report a Sb₂Se₃ semiconductor that satisfies most requirements for an ideal high-performance photoelectrode, including a small band gap and favourable cost, optoelectronic properties, processability, and photocorrosion stability. Strong anisotropy, a major issue for Sb₂Se₃, is resolved by suppressing growth kinetics via close space sublimation to obtain high-quality compact thin films with favourable crystallographic orientation. The Sb₂Se₃ photocathode exhibits a high photocurrent density of almost 30 mA cm^-2 at 0 V against the reversible hydrogen electrode,

SUBMITTER: Yang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7018841 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature