Light-guided electrodeposition of non-noble catalyst patterns for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution
By Lim, Sung Yul and Kim, Yang-Rae and Ha, Kyungyeon and Lee, Jong-Kwon and Lee, Jae Gyeong and Jang, Woohyuk and Lee, Jin-Young and Bae, Je Hyun and Chung, Taek Dong
Published in Energy Environ. Sci.
The Royal Society of Chemistry
2015
Abstract
Hydrogen is in the lime light as a carbon-free alternative energy source due to its high energy conversion efficiency. Solar-driven water splitting is one of the most promising methods for renewable hydrogen production. However, commercialization of a photoelectrochemical hydrogen production system remains a great challenge. One of the emerging concerns is the development of an inexpensive and transparent catalyst, which does not obstruct the light pathways to the semiconductor electrode. Here we report a non-noble metal electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution, Ni-Mo, which is directly patterned on amorphous Si (a-Si) by light-guided spatially selective electrodeposition without consecutive photolithography processes. A light pattern is illuminated onto the a-Si using a digital micromirror device to commence the photoelectrochemical deposition. The catalyst patterned by the proposed method not only admits sufficient light to a-Si but also enables long distance carrier transport along the inversion layer, as previously observed in crystalline Si (c-Si) photocathodes. This new electrodeposition method enables mask-free patterning on a-Si and is expected to expedite a lower cost, more efficient, and self-biasing integrated photoelectrochemical water-splitting device.
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