Abstract
Although lead halide perovskite (LHP) solar cells can be externally applied to water electrolysis for solar-to-hydrogen conversion, an LHP device with a monolithic configuration for photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells is more economically ideal for viable hydrogen production. To this end, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)/oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst attachment on the LHP solar cell terminals is a governing factor for high efficiency and stable operation. Herein, we report monolithic PEC cells with a double-cation perovskite solar cell connected to a robust 3D OER catalyst using conductive carbon powders for minimal ohmic contact loss. The monolithic PEC cell exhibits 0.56 V onset potential and a maximum photocurrent density of 24.26 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE (reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) with a 9.16% applied bias photon-to-current efficiency. This result will stimulate commercial-level application of LHP-based PEC cells for solar water splitting as well as solar-to-fuel conversion with high efficiency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 320-327 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ACS Energy Letters |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Jan 14 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:J.H.P. acknowledges the support of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2019R1A2C3010479, 2019M1A2A2065612, 2021M3E6A1015823) and Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Chemical Society
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Materials Chemistry