PHOTOACTIVE SCREEN-PRINTED PYRITE ANODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

被引:45
作者
ANTONUCCI, V
ARICO, AS
GIORDANO, N
ANTONUCCI, PL
RUSSO, U
COCKE, DL
CREA, F
机构
[1] UNIV REGGIO CALABRIA,FAC ENGN,I-89100 REGGIO CALABRIA,ITALY
[2] UNIV PADUA,DEPT CHEM,I-35131 PADUA,ITALY
[3] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,DEPT CHEM,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
[4] UNIV CALABRIA,DEPT CHEM,I-87036 RENDE,ITALY
来源
SOLAR CELLS | 1991年 / 31卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1016/0379-6787(91)90016-I
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
The activation treatments necessary to produce photoactive screen-printed pyrite electrodes for photoelectrochemical applications are described. In particular, air (340-degrees-C), hydrogen (200-degrees-C) and air-hydrogen (340-200-degrees-C) treatments have been selected. Surface and bulk characterization of the electrodes have been carried out by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoelectrochemical tests in I- /I3- solutions allowed us to ascertain the optical absorption and solar energy conversion properties of the differently activated samples. The best performing electrode is the air-hydrogen activated electrode (eta = 5.52%) which shows an optimal combination of the optical absorption characteristics and semiconductor-electrolyte charge transfer properties. The results have been discussed on the basis of the electronic structure of the compounds involved in the interfacial chemistry.
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页码:119 / 141
页数:23
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