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Enhancing photovoltages at p-type semiconductors through a redox-active metal-organic framework surface coating

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  • Anna M. Beiler

    (Uppsala University)

  • Brian D. McCarthy

    (Uppsala University)

  • Ben A. Johnson

    (Uppsala University)

  • Sascha Ott

    (Uppsala University)

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Surface modification of semiconductors can improve photoelectrochemical performance by promoting efficient interfacial charge transfer. We show that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are viable surface coatings for enhancing cathodic photovoltages. Under 1-sun illumination, no photovoltage is observed for p-type Si(111) functionalized with a naphthalene diimide derivative until the monolayer is expanded in three dimensions in a MOF. The surface-grown MOF thin film at Si promotes reduction of the molecular linkers at formal potentials >300 mV positive of their thermodynamic potentials. The photocurrent is governed by charge diffusion through the film, and the MOF film is sufficiently conductive to power reductive transformations. When grown on GaP(100), the reductions of the MOF linkers are shifted anodically by >700 mV compared to those of the same MOF on conductive substrates. This photovoltage, among the highest reported for GaP in photoelectrochemical applications, illustrates the power of MOF films to enhance photocathodic operation.

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  • Anna M. Beiler & Brian D. McCarthy & Ben A. Johnson & Sascha Ott, 2020. "Enhancing photovoltages at p-type semiconductors through a redox-active metal-organic framework surface coating," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-19483-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19483-5
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