화학공학소재연구정보센터
학회 한국재료학회
학술대회 2017년 봄 (05/17 ~ 05/19, 목포 현대호텔)
권호 23권 1호
발표분야 C. 에너지 재료 분과
제목 Tailoring photoelectrochemical performance and stability of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 photocathode with TiO2-coupled buffer layers
초록 Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an eco-friendly way of conversting solar energy to storable form of useful chemical fuels such as hydrogen and oxygen. An overall solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency is depends on band position of light absorbing semiconductor photoelectrode. Among semiconductor materials, quaternary compound, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) is a promising photoelectrode given its succesful application in high-efficiency thin film photovoltaics. Here, we investigated PEC performance and stabilty of CIGS photocathode for hydrogen evolution. Various buffer layers such as CdS, ZnxSnyOz, TiO2, and a combination of the aforementioned, were applied on the CIGS photocathode not only to facilitate charge separation and transport, but also to protect the CIGS from an aqueous electrolyte. A multilayered CIGS/CdS/TiO2/Pt showed best current-potential characteristics and power-saved efficiency of 2.6 % among tested photocathodes. However, it was found that the stability of CIGS photocathode with a TiO2-coupled metal-oxide overlayer such as ZnxSnyOz was better than those with a CdS/TiO2, suggesting that the stability of CIGS photocathodes can be influenced by the TiO2 residing on n-type buffer layers.  Detailed analysis will be discussed.
저자 구본형1, 남성욱2, Richard Haight3, 김선철1, 오승택1, 조민형1, 오지훈1, 이정용1, 안병태4, 신병하1
소속 1KAIST, 2경북대, 3IBM T. J. Watson Research center, 4IBS
키워드 Cu(In; Ga)Se<SUB>2</SUB> photocathode; photoelectrochemical water splitting; TiO<SUP>2</SUP> protection layer; buffer layer
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