Solar-hydrogen Production by a Monolithic Photovoltaic-electrolytic Cell |
Hyo Sang Jeon, Byoung Koun Min |
Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology;Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology; |
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Abstract |
Among the various solar-hydrogen production techniques a combination of a photovoltaic (PV) and an electrolytic cell into one single system, a monolithic PV-electrolytic cell, has been suggested as a promising one in terms of efficiency and stability. In this mini-review, we describe our recent efforts on the fabrication of the monolithic PV-electrolytic cell. Particularly, we focus on the electrocatalysts for water oxidation and its fabrication method suitable for a monolithic PV-electrolytic cell. We also introduce proto-type devices with a dye-sensitized solar cell module and an InGaP/GaAs photoelectrodes. |
Keywords:
Electrode, Electrolysis, $Co_3O_4$, Hydrogen, PV-electrolytic cell, Water splitting |
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