Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Tailoring the photoelectrochemistry of catalytic metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) photoanodes by a dissolution method

  • G. Loget,
  • C. Mériadec,
  • V. Dorcet,
  • B. Fabre,
  • A. Vacher,
  • S. Fryars,
  • S. Ababou-Girard

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11432-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Designing synthetic systems to convert light into fuel is crucial in renewable energy development. Here, authors study electrodissolution in nickel thin films from metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions and find decreased homogeneity to improve junction properties and catalytic performances.