Solar driven energy conversion applications based on 3C-SiC

Sun J, Jokubavicius V, Gao L, Booker I, Jansson M, Liu X, Hofmann JP, Hensen EJ, Linnarsson MK, Wellmann P, Ramiro I, Marti A, Yakimova R, Syväjärvi M (2016)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd

City/Town: Switzerland

Book Volume: 858

Pages Range: 1028-1031

Conference Proceedings Title: Materials Science Forum (Volume 858)

Event location: Giardini Naxos

ISBN: 9783035710427

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.858.1028

Abstract

There is a strong and growing worldwide research on exploring renewable energy resources. Solar energy is the most abundant, inexhaustible and clean energy source, but there are profound material challenges to capture, convert and store solar energy. In this work, we explore 3C-SiC as an attractive material towards solar-driven energy conversion applications: (i) Boron doped 3C-SiC as candidate for an intermediate band photovoltaic material, and (ii) 3C-SiC as a photoelectrode for solar-driven water splitting. Absorption spectrum of boron doped 3C-SiC shows a deep energy level at ~0.7 eV above the valence band edge. This indicates that boron doped 3C-SiC may be a good candidate as an intermediate band photovoltaic material, and that bulk like 3C-SiC can have sufficient quality to be a promising electrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting.

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APA:

Sun, J., Jokubavicius, V., Gao, L., Booker, I., Jansson, M., Liu, X.,... Syväjärvi, M. (2016). Solar driven energy conversion applications based on 3C-SiC. Materials Science Forum, 858, 1028-1031. https://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.858.1028

MLA:

Sun, Jianwu, et al. "Solar driven energy conversion applications based on 3C-SiC." Materials Science Forum 858 (2016): 1028-1031.

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