Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

M.B. Costa, M. Medina, M.A.S. Andrade Jr., D. Coelho, L.H. Mascaro

Metal transition chalcogenide materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting have been assessed in this chapter. The structure and electrical properties of binary chalcogenides and the recent advances on chalcopyrite photocathodes are discussed, including the highest photoactive materials for this reaction, which are the copper-based chalcopyrite (CuInS2 and CuInGa(S,Se)2) and the kesterite (Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)2). Moreover, a brief review on silver-based chalcogenides as promising materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting application is presented.

Keywords
Transition Metal, Binary Chalcogenides, Chalcopyrite, Kesterite, Water Splitting

Published online 3/5/2020, 42 pages

Citation: M.B. Costa, M. Medina, M.A.S. Andrade Jr., D. Coelho, L.H. Mascaro, Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 71, pp 1-42, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644900734-1

Part of the book on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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