Tengeler, Sven (2017)
Cubic Silicon Carbide For Direct Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Dissertation, Erstveröffentlichung
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The goal of this work was to investigate cubic silicon carbide as anode material for direct photoelectrochemical water splitting. From the performed measurements (mostly photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements, Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy) n-type cubic silicon carbide’s low oxygen evolution efficiency could be related to some fundamental problems. Primarily, the attainable photocurrent is limited by the flux of photo generated holes to the semiconductor surface. As cubic silicon carbide is a indirect semiconductor, the low absorption coefficient in combination with a high doping concentration and low hole diffusion length were determined as limiting factors. An additional epitaxial n- cubic silicon carbide film resulted in a significant improvement of the photocurrent. The obtainable photovoltage and recombination losses are mostly dependent on the surface properties. While a buried junction between the silicon carbide and a thin catalyst layer has proven to be promising for improving both properties, it still needs optimization, as Fermi level pinning from interface defect states drastically reduces the photovoltage.
Typ des Eintrags: | Dissertation | ||||||
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Erschienen: | 2017 | ||||||
Autor(en): | Tengeler, Sven | ||||||
Art des Eintrags: | Erstveröffentlichung | ||||||
Titel: | Cubic Silicon Carbide For Direct Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting | ||||||
Sprache: | Englisch | ||||||
Referenten: | Jaegermann, Prof. Dr. Wolfram ; Chaussende, Prof. Dr. Didier | ||||||
Publikationsjahr: | 2017 | ||||||
Ort: | Darmstadt | ||||||
Verlag: | TUprints | ||||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: | 9 November 2017 | ||||||
URL / URN: | http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/6985 | ||||||
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The goal of this work was to investigate cubic silicon carbide as anode material for direct photoelectrochemical water splitting. From the performed measurements (mostly photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements, Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy) n-type cubic silicon carbide’s low oxygen evolution efficiency could be related to some fundamental problems. Primarily, the attainable photocurrent is limited by the flux of photo generated holes to the semiconductor surface. As cubic silicon carbide is a indirect semiconductor, the low absorption coefficient in combination with a high doping concentration and low hole diffusion length were determined as limiting factors. An additional epitaxial n- cubic silicon carbide film resulted in a significant improvement of the photocurrent. The obtainable photovoltage and recombination losses are mostly dependent on the surface properties. While a buried junction between the silicon carbide and a thin catalyst layer has proven to be promising for improving both properties, it still needs optimization, as Fermi level pinning from interface defect states drastically reduces the photovoltage. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-69850 | ||||||
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 500 Naturwissenschaften 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
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Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Oberflächenforschung Exzellenzinitiative > Graduiertenschulen > Graduate School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) Exzellenzinitiative > Graduiertenschulen 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften Exzellenzinitiative |
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Hinterlegungsdatum: | 10 Dez 2017 20:55 | ||||||
Letzte Änderung: | 10 Dez 2017 20:55 | ||||||
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Referenten: | Jaegermann, Prof. Dr. Wolfram ; Chaussende, Prof. Dr. Didier | ||||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung / Verteidigung / mdl. Prüfung: | 9 November 2017 | ||||||
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