A New Si/TiO2/Pt p-n Junction Semiconductor to Demonstrate Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion
- Submitting institution
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University of Durham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 100548
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.electacta.2015.10.077
- Title of journal
- Electrochimica Acta
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- First page
- 117
- Volume
- 185
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 00134686
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.10.077
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The key engineering novelty in this paper arises from the material combination used in the thin film structure and, in particular, the use of a microfabricated Pt grid. The structure has been shown to be potentially viable for photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide conversion into useful products such as ethanol (a promising approach for alleviating greenhouse gases). Although small area (1cm2) electrodes were demonstrated in the paper, the cleanroom-based fabrication approach is scalable to mass production. This output was enabled by an international collaboration where the first author, Guaraldo (UNESP, Brazil) was seconded to Durham (funded by FAPESP).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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