Pt-free MoS <sub>2</sub> co-catalyst enables record photocurrent density in Sb <sub>2</sub> Se <sub>3</sub> photocathodes for highly efficient solar hydrogen production
Munir Ahmad, Anadil Gul, Hafiz Sartaj Aziz, Tahir Imran, Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Abbas, Zhenghua Su, Shuo Chen
Abstract
MoS 2 serves as low-cost and Pt-free co-catalyst that improves charge carrier dynamics in Mo/Sb 2 Se 3 /CdS/MoS 2 photocathode. Its optimized integration minimizes interfacial recombination, leading to record J ph of 31.03 mA cm −2 and HC-STH of 3.08%.
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