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Chemical modification of semiconductor surfaces with electrocatalysts provides a strategy for developing integrated materials capable of converting sunlight to fuels and other value-added products, but their development is hampered by an incomplete understanding of the factors limiting their performance. Although kinetic models have been separately developed to describe photoelectrochemical or homogeneous electrocatalytic reactions, related modeling for molecular-modified photoelectrodes has not been as extensively elaborated. This work addresses kinetic parameters pertinent to heterogeneous-homogeneous catalysis at molecular-modified semiconductors. Photoelectrosynthetic hydrogen evolution using a cobalt porphyrin-modified gallium phosphide cathode is analyzed under variable scan rates, pH values, and light intensity, yielding information on the relationship between the external quantum efficiency, illumination conditions, and turnover frequency.
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Modeling Current-Potential Responses of Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Photocathodes
Chemical modification of semiconductor surfaces with molecular electrocatalysts provides a strategy for developing integrated homogeneous-heterogeneous materials capable of converting sunlight to fuels and other value-added products, but their development is hampered by an incomplete understanding of the factors limiting their performance. Although kinetic models have been separately developed to describe photoelectrochemical or homogeneous electrocatalytic reactions, related modeling for molecular-modified hybrid photoelectrodes has not been as extensively elaborated. This presentation addresses the interplay between light absorption, charge transfer, and catalytic activity during photoelectrosynthetic transformations at a molecular-modified semiconductor surface. The analysis provides opportunities to better understand the principles governing these hierarchal constructs and develop improved photocatalytic assemblies.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1653982
- PAR ID:
- 10128631
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- Abstract of Papers, Materials and Research Society Spring Meeting and Exhibit
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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