Journal
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
Volume 77, Issue 3, Pages 229-237Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00343-4
Keywords
photocatalyst; hydrogen; photoelectrode; heterojunction photocathode
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A thin film heterojunction photocathode was developed consisting of 100 nm of n-type titanium dioxide (TiO2) cathode surface deposited on p-type cuprous oxide (Cu2O). The cuprous oxide was deposited electrochemically on Ti foil. A photocurrent of 0.7 mA/cm(2) (at -1 V bias) and an open circuit photovoltage of 460 mV were obtained under an illumination of 700 W/m(2). The photoresponse as a function of pH demonstrated that the TiO2 film protected the Cu2O underlayer against corrosion. These results suggest that using a simple and inexpensive heterostucture configuration, the corrosion limitations Of Cu2O alone may be overcome while maintaining a relatively high efficiency for photoelectrolysis. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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