EFFICIENT PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF CARBON-DIOXIDE ON A P-TYPE SILICON (P-SI) ELECTRODE MODIFIED WITH VERY SMALL COPPER PARTICLES

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HINOGAMI, R
MORI, T
YAE, SJ
NAKATO, Y
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV, FAC ENGN SCI, DEPT CHEM, TOYONAKA, OSAKA 560, JAPAN
[2] OSAKA UNIV, PHOTOENERGET ORGAN MAT RES CTR, TOYONAKA, OSAKA 560, JAPAN
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10.1246/cl.1994.1725
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
The photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 was performed with p-type silicon (p-Si) electrodes modified with very small Cu particles. Hydrocarbons such as methane and ethylene were produced together with CO and HCOOH similar to the case of a Cu-metal electrode, but at potentials ca. 0.4 V more positive than the Cu-metal electrode, clearly showing that the photovoltage generated in the p-Si is effectively utilized for the CO2 reduction. On the contrary, p-Si electrodes coated with continuous Cu layers as well as naked p-Si electrodes showed no such photo-shifts in potential.
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页码:1725 / 1728
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