Hydrogen generation for 500 hours by photoelectrolysis of water using GaN

W. Ohara*, D. Uchida, T. Hayashi, M. Deura, K. Ohkawa

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Abstract

We confirmed that GaN photocatalyst with NiO cocatalyst (GaN-NiO) continuously produced hydrogen from water for 500 hours without any extra bias. The GaN-NiO photocatalyst was hardly etched and 184-mL hydrogen gas was produced from the electric charge of 1612 coulombs, the Faradic efficiency of which was 89.2%. The conversion efficiency from incident light energy to hydrogen chemical energy was 0.98% in average for 500 h. The incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) was 50% at 300 nm and 35% at 350 nm after the experiment, which was much higher than those of other semiconductor-based photocatalysts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMaterials for Catalysis in Energy
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Apr 9 2012Apr 13 2012

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume1446
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Other

Other2012 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period04/9/1204/13/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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