Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Decoupling light absorption and carrier transport via heterogeneous doping in Ta3N5 thin film photoanode

  • Yequan Xiao,
  • Zeyu Fan,
  • Mamiko Nakabayashi,
  • Qiaoqiao Li,
  • Liujiang Zhou,
  • Qian Wang,
  • Changli Li,
  • Naoya Shibata,
  • Kazunari Domen,
  • Yanbo Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35538-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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While photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a promising means to obtain renewable H2, it is challenging to balance light absorption and carrier transport in semiconductor thin films. Here, authors combine surface doping and bulk gradient doping to decouple these factors to boost performances.