OBSERVATION OF A LONG-LIFE PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION WITH N-TYPE POROUS-SI PHOTOELECTRODES

被引:7
作者
KOSHIDA, N
KIUCHI, Y
机构
[1] Tokyo Univ of Agriculture &, Technology, Dep of Electronic, Engineering, Koganei, Jpn, Tokyo Univ of Agriculture & Technology, Dep of Electronic Engineering, Koganei, Jpn
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1985年 / 24卷 / 03期
关键词
ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL - Silicon - SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.24.L166
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Application of an n-type porous-Si layer (PSL) as a working electrode of a photoelectrochemical cell was investigated. The introduction of the porous structure produced a drastic improvement in the life of n-Si under photoanodic operation. A linear relationship between the total output charge and the PSL thickness was found. At a PSL thickness of 20 mu m, the photoanode remained alive until several C/cm**2 charges were passed; this was three orders of magnitude more than was obtained from naked n-Si photoanodes. The H//2 evolution rate from Pt counterelectrode was then about 100 mu mol/10 h. The prolonged operation is closely related to an enhanced active area.
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页码:L166 / L168
页数:3
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