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Integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8%

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  • Austin M. K. Fehr

    (Rice University)

  • Ayush Agrawal

    (Rice University)

  • Faiz Mandani

    (Rice University)

  • Christian L. Conrad

    (Rice University)

  • Qi Jiang

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • So Yeon Park

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Olivia Alley

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Bor Li

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)

  • Siraj Sidhik

    (Rice University)

  • Isaac Metcalf

    (Rice University)

  • Christopher Botello

    (Rice University)

  • James L. Young

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Jacky Even

    (Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON, UMR 6082)

  • Jean Christophe Blancon

    (Rice University)

  • Todd G. Deutsch

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Kai Zhu

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

  • Steve Albrecht

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)

  • Francesca M. Toma

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Michael Wong

    (Rice University)

  • Aditya D. Mohite

    (Rice University
    Rice University)

Abstract

Achieving high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency concomitant with long-term durability using low-cost, scalable photo-absorbers is a long-standing challenge. Here we report the design and fabrication of a conductive adhesive-barrier (CAB) that translates >99% of photoelectric power to chemical reactions. The CAB enables halide perovskite-based photoelectrochemical cells with two different architectures that exhibit record STH efficiencies. The first, a co-planar photocathode-photoanode architecture, achieved an STH efficiency of 13.4% and 16.3 h to t60, solely limited by the hygroscopic hole transport layer in the n-i-p device. The second was formed using a monolithic stacked silicon-perovskite tandem, with a peak STH efficiency of 20.8% and 102 h of continuous operation before t60 under AM 1.5G illumination. These advances will lead to efficient, durable, and low-cost solar-driven water-splitting technology with multifunctional barriers.

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  • Austin M. K. Fehr & Ayush Agrawal & Faiz Mandani & Christian L. Conrad & Qi Jiang & So Yeon Park & Olivia Alley & Bor Li & Siraj Sidhik & Isaac Metcalf & Christopher Botello & James L. Young & Jacky E, 2023. "Integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8%," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39290-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39290-y
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