Solar‐to‐Hydrogen Efficiency of 9.5 % by using a Thin‐Layer Platinum Catalyst and Commercial Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells | Zendy

Ma Qiang | Zendy; Li Man | Zendy; Pang Liuqing | Zendy; Ren Xianpei | Zendy; Li Can | Zendy; Xu Xixiang | Zendy; Liu Shengzhong Frank | Zendy

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Solar‐to‐Hydrogen Efficiency of 9.5 % by using a Thin‐Layer Platinum Catalyst and Commercial Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Author(s) -

Ma Qiang,

Li Man,

Pang Liuqing,

Ren Xianpei,

Li Can,

Xu Xixiang,

Liu Shengzhong Frank

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

chemcatchem

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497

H-Index - 106

eISSN - 1867-3899

pISSN - 1867-3880

DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201600170

Subject(s) - hydrogen , platinum , catalysis , amorphous silicon , materials science , layer (electronics) , hydrogen production , silicon , chemical engineering , thin film , amorphous solid , solar cell , nanotechnology , chemistry , crystalline silicon , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , engineering

A photoelectrochemical system was set up with commercial triple‐junction solar cells to split water into hydrogen. To minimize the Pt loading and material cost and to maintain a high catalytic activity, a thin Pt layer on a high‐surface‐area Ni foam was used to catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction. The solar‐to‐hydrogen efficiency measured from the hydrogen gas evolved is as high as 9.5 %.

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