Effect of Experimental Parameters on Water Splitting Using a Hematite Photoanode

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  • Olivier Vorlet HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg, Institut ChemTech, CH-1705 Fribourg, Switzerland. olivier.vorlet@hefr.ch
  • Francesco Giordano HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg, Institut ChemTech, CH-1705 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Thierry Chappuis HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg, Institut ChemTech, CH-1705 Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Christoph Ellert HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Institut Systèmes industriels, CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland

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https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.807

Keywords:

Hematite, Light intensity, Photoelectrochemical cell, Temperature, Water splitting

Abstract

Many studies designate hematite as a promising material for direct water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen. For a real outdoor application, it is important to consider hourly and seasonal conditions like temperature and sunlight intensity. The performance of an undoped hematite thin-film photoanode was tested in a photoelectrochemical cell under varying conditions of temperature and light intensity. Both parameters show a positive effect on performance under outdoor conditions.
CHIMIA Vol. 69 No. 12 (2015): Energy Storage Research in Switzerland–The SCCER Heat & Electricity Storage

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2015-12-16

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Vol. 69 No. 12 (2015): Energy Storage Research in Switzerland–The SCCER Heat & Electricity Storage

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O. Vorlet, F. Giordano, T. Chappuis, C. Ellert, Chimia 2015, 69, 807, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2015.807.