Scalable Triple Cation Mixed Halide Perovskite-BiVO4 Tandems for Bias-Free Water Splitting

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Title
Scalable Triple Cation Mixed Halide Perovskite-BiVO4 Tandems for Bias-Free Water Splitting
Journal
Advanced Energy Materials
Author(s)
Andrei Virgil, Hoye Robert L. Z., Crespo-Quesada Micaela, Bajada Mark, Ahmad Shahab, De Volder Michael, Friend Richard, Reisner Erwin
ISSN
1614-6832
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/07/2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
1801403
Language
english
Abstract
Strong interest exists in the development of organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite photovoltaics and of photoelectrochemical (PEC) tandem absorber systems for solar fuel production. However, their scalability and durability have long been limiting factors. In this work, it is revealed how both fields can be seamlessly merged together, to obtain scalable, bias-free solar water splitting tandem devices. For this purpose, state-of-the-art cesium formamidinium methylammonium (CsFAMA) triple cation mixed halide perovskite photovoltaic cells with a nickel oxide (NiOx) hole transport layer are employed to produce Field’s metal-epoxy encap-sulated photocathodes. Their stability (up to 7 h), photocurrent density (–12.1 ± 0.3 mA cm−2 at 0 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), and reproducibility enable a matching combination with robust BiVO4 photoanodes, resulting in 0.25 cm2 PEC tandems with an excellent stability of up to 20 h and a bias-free solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 0.35 ± 0.14%. The high reliability of the fabrication procedures allows scaling of the devices up to 10 cm2, with a slight decrease in bias-free photocurrent den-sity from 0.39 ± 0.15 to 0.23 ± 0.10 mA cm−2 due to an increasing series resistance. To characterize these devices, a versatile 3D-printed PEC cell is also developed.
Keywords
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Materials Science
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