Title | Emergent Degradation Phenomena Demonstrated on Resilient, Flexible, and Scalable Integrated Photoelectrochemical Cells |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Kistler TA, Zeng G, Young JL, Weng L-C, Aldridge C, Wyatt K, Steiner MA, Jr. OSolorzano, Houle FA, Toma FM, Weber AZ, Deutsch TG, Danilovic N |
Journal | Advanced Energy Materials |
Volume | 10 |
Pagination | 2002706 |
Keywords | durability, on-sun testing, PEC cell scale-up, reproducibility, water splitting |
Abstract | Abstract Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting provides a pathway to generate sustainable clean fuels using the two most abundant resources on Earth: sunlight and water. Currently, most of the successful models of PEC cells are still fabricated on small scales near 1 cm2, which largely limits the mass deployment of solar-fuel production. Here, the scale-up to 8 cm2 of an integrated PEC (IPEC) device is demonstrated and its performance compared to a 1 cm2 IPEC cell, using state-of-the-art iridium and platinum catalysts with III–V photoabsorbers. The initial photocurrents at 1 sun are 8 and 7 mA cm−2 with degradation rates of 0.60 and 0.47 mA cm−2 day−1, during unbiased operation for the 1 and 8 cm2 devices, respectively. Evaluating under outdoor and indoor conditions at two U.S. National Laboratories reveals similar results, evidencing the reproducibility of this design's performance. Furthermore, the emerging degradation mechanisms during scale-up are investigated and the knowledge gained from this work will provide feedback to the broader community, since PEC device durability is a limiting factor in its potential future deployment. |
URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aenm.202002706 |
DOI | 10.1002/aenm.202002706 |
Emergent Degradation Phenomena Demonstrated on Resilient, Flexible, and Scalable Integrated Photoelectrochemical Cells
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