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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 36, 期 3, 页码 1924-1929出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.026
关键词
Water splitting; Hydrogen; Nafion; Co3O4; Electrocatalysts
资金
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
- Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science & Technology (KRCF)
In a monolithic photovoltaic-electrolysis system, photovoltaic and catalytic layers are generally constructed on both sides of a conducting substrate. For the realization of this architecture it is critical to fabricate the catalytic layer at sufficiently low temperature in order not to deteriorate the photovoltaic photoanode that is already installed on the reverse side of the catalytic layer. In this study we demonstrate successful fabrication of Co3O4 electrocatalyst films at low temperature (similar to 50 degrees C) on a stainless steel substrate by a paste coating method using Nafion as a binder. The Co3O4 films were found to be catalytically efficient and stable in water splitting reaction in an alkaline aqueous solution. More importantly, the Co3O4 films casted at low temperature (similar to 50 degrees C) revealed the highest hydrogen production rate in the electrolytic cell compared to the films prepared at higher temperatures (e.g. 150 and 300 degrees C), which would be very beneficial in the construction of a monolithic photovoltaic-electrolysis system. (C) 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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