How do bubbles affect light absorption in photoelectrodes for solar water splitting?
Abhinav Bhanawat, Keyong Zhu, Laurent Pilon
Abstract
This study quantified the optical losses due to gas bubbles present on the surface of photoelectrodes in a photoelectrochemical cell by simulating the area-averaged and local variation in light absorption.
Topics & Concepts
Absorption (acoustics)Materials scienceAffect (linguistics)Water splittingOptoelectronicsOpticsChemistryPhotocatalysisPhysicsComposite materialPhilosophyCatalysisBiochemistryLinguisticsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials