Metal oxide photoelectrodes for hydrogen generation using solar radiation-driven water splitting

被引:256
作者
Aroutiounian, VM [1 ]
Arakelyan, VM [1 ]
Shahnazaryan, GE [1 ]
机构
[1] Yerevan State Univ, Yerevan, Armenia
关键词
oxide semiconductor; photoelectrode; water splitting;
D O I
10.1016/j.solener.2004.02.002
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Metal oxide semiconductors are today the most promising materials for photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen by the method of the photoelectrolysis of water as the problems of the stability of photoelectrodes are basically solved only for such materials. The aim of this short review paper is the presentation of results in this field obtained both worldwide and by the authors of this paper. The factors determining the efficiency of photoelectrolysis and possible ways to increase the photocatalytic activity of semiconductor photoelectrodes are analyzed. It is shown that the development of new photoelectrodes made of solid solutions and more complicated multicomponent compositions are most promising. Possibilities to use porous and nanocrystalline oxide photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemistry are also discussed. Photoelectrolysis setups for the photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy into hydrogen are briefly described. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:581 / 592
页数:12
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