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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 19, Issue 23, Pages A1196-A1201Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.0A1196
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- Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, ROC [99-D0204-6]
- National Science Council [100-2112-M-006-011-MY3, 98-2221-E-218-005-MY3, 100-3113-E-006-015]
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An n-GaN photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell with immersed finger-type indium tin oxide (ITO) ohmic contacts was demonstrated in the present study to enhance the hydrogen generation rate. The finger-type ITO ohmic contacts were covered with SiO2 layers to prevent the PEC cell from generating leakage current. Using a 1M NaCl electrolyte and external biases, the typical photocurrent density and gas generation rate of the n-GaN working electrodes with ITO finger contacts were found to be higher than those with Cr/Au finger contacts. The enhancement in photocurrent density or gas generation rate can be attributed to the transparent ITO contacts which allowed the introduction of relatively more photons into the GaN layer. No significant corrosion was observed in the ITO layer after the PEC process compared with the Cr/Au finger contacts which were significantly peeled from the GaN layer. These results indicate that the use of n-GaN working electrodes with finger-type ITO ohmic contacts is a promising approach for PEC cells. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
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