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Project

Porous photovoltaic-electrochemical (PV-EC) cell for solar water splitting

The production of hydrogen from water and sunlight is an attractive option for storing renewable energy. The goal of this research activity is the fabrication of a low-cost porous monolithic photovoltaic-electrochemical cell by exploiting the in-house expertise in PV, photo-electrochemistry, Photonics and semiconductor micromachining. The envisaged porous PV-EC device is expected to reach a solar to hydrogen efficiency above 8%.

Date:1 Oct 2016 →  30 Sep 2019
Keywords:Solar water splitting, renewable energy, hydrogen fuel cells
Disciplines:Ceramic and glass materials, Design theories and methods, Other materials engineering, Nanotechnology, Semiconductor materials, Energy generation, conversion and storage engineering, Materials science and engineering, Electrical power engineering