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Published March 9, 2018 | Supplemental Material
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Hydrogen Evolution with Minimal Parasitic Light Absorption by Dense Co–P Catalyst Films on Structured p-Si Photocathodes

Abstract

Planar and three-dimensionally structured p-Si devices, consisting of an electrodeposited Co–P catalyst on arrays of Si microwires or Si micropyramids, were used as photocathodes for solar-driven hydrogen evolution in 0.50 M H_2SO_4(aq) to assess the effects of electrode structuring on parasitic absorption by the catalyst. Without the use of an emitter layer, p-Si/Co–P microwire arrays produced a photocurrent density of −10 mA cm^(–2) at potentials that were 130 mV more positive than those of optimized planar p-Si/Co–P devices. Champion p-Si/Co–P microwire array devices exhibited ideal regenerative cell solar-to-hydrogen efficiencies of >2.5% and were primarily limited by the photovoltage of the p-Si/Co–P junction. The vertical sidewalls of the Si microwire photoelectrodes thus minimized effects due to parasitic absorption at high loadings of catalyst for device structures with or without emitters.

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© 2018 American Chemical Society. Received: January 9, 2018; Accepted: February 8, 2018; Published: February 8, 2018. This material is based upon work performed by the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub, supported through the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Award Number DE-SC0004993. The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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