Utilizing three-terminal, interdigitated back contact Si solar cells as a platform to study the durability of photoelectrodes for solar fuel production
Darci Collins, Zebulon G. Schichtl, Nathan T. Nesbitt, Ann L. Greenaway, Valentin D. Mihailetchi, Daniel D. Tune, Emily L. Warren
Abstract
Demonstration of a new three-terminal semiconductor photoabsorber architecture for photoelectrochemical fuel production that enables protection of the semiconductor in the dark.
Topics & Concepts
Terminal (telecommunication)SemiconductorDurabilitySolar fuelMaterials sciencePhotoelectrochemical cellFuel cellsOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsElectrical engineeringEngineeringChemical engineeringChemistryTelecommunicationsComposite materialElectrodeCatalysisPhotocatalysisElectrolyteBiochemistryPhysical chemistryNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsSilicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence