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A comprehensive comparison of dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes for solar energy conversion

Lookup NU author(s): Chris Wood, Dr Gareth Summers, Professor Elizabeth GibsonORCiD

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Abstract

We investigated a range of different mesoporous NiO electrodes prepared by different research groupsand private firms in Europe to determine the parameters which influence good quality photoelectrochemicaldevices. This benchmarking study aims to solve some of the discrepancies in the literature regarding theperformance of p-DSCs due to differences in the quality of the device fabrication. The informationobtained will lay the foundation for future photocatalytic systems based on sensitized NiO so thatnew dyes and catalysts can be tested with a standardized material. The textural and electrochemicalproperties of the semiconducting material are key to the performance of photocathodes. We found thatboth commercial and non-commercial NiO gave promising solar cell and water-splitting devices. TheNiO samples which had the two highest solar cell efficiency (0.145% and 0.089%) also gave the bestoverall theoretical H2 conversion.


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Author(s): Wood CJ, Summers GH, Clark CA, Kaeffer N, Braeutigam M, Carbone LR, DAmario L, Fan K, Farre Y, Narbey S, Oswald F, Stevens LA, Parmenter CDJ, Fay MW, LaTorre A, Snape CE, Dietzek B, Dini D, Hammarström L, Pellegrin Y, Odobel F, Sun L, Artero V, Gibson EA

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Year: 2016

Volume: 18

Issue: 16

Pages: 10727-10738

Print publication date: 28/04/2016

Online publication date: 22/12/2015

Acceptance date: 21/12/2015

Date deposited: 06/01/2016

ISSN (print): 1463-9076

ISSN (electronic): 1463-9084

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5CP05326A

DOI: 10.1039/C5CP05326A


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Funding

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Swedish Energy Agency
University of Nottingham
303435FCH Joint Undertaking (ArtipHyction Project)
ANR-11-LABX-0003-01French National Research Agency (Labex program, ARCANE)
CM1202COST Action
RPG-2013-090Leverhulme Trust

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