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Date: | 2018 |
Abstract: | In this work we lay out design guidelines for catalytically more efficient organic photocathodes achieving stable hydrogen production in neutral pH. We propose an organic photocathode architecture employing a NiO hole selective layer, a PCDTBT:PCBM bulk heterojunction, a compact TiO2 electron selective contact and a RuO2 nanoparticle catalyst. The role of each layer is discussed in terms of durability and function. With this strategically designed organic photocathode we obtain stable photocurrent densities for over 5 h and discuss routes for further performance improvement. |
Grants: | European Commission 291482 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2015-64261-R European Commission 658270 |
Rights: | Tots els drets reservats. |
Language: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
Published in: | Chemical communications, Vol. 54, Issue 45 (June 2018) , p. 5732-5735, ISSN 1364-548X |
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