DocumentCode :
2091607
Title :
Electrochemically prepared black silicon for improved photon-to-electron conversion efficiency
Author :
Xianyu Ao
Author_Institution :
Centre for Opt. & Electromagn. Res., South China Normal Univ., Guangzhou, China
fYear :
2012
fDate :
7-10 Nov. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
Black silicon with multiscale texture was prepared by electrochemical etching. To confirm the benefits, we coated it with TiO2 and used it as the photoanode in water splitting, and observed 45% enhancement in photocurrent density.
Keywords :
anodes; current density; direct energy conversion; elemental semiconductors; etching; photoconductivity; photoemission; semiconductor growth; silicon; titanium compounds; Si-TiO2; electrochemical etching; electrochemically prepared black silicon; improved photon-to-electron conversion efficiency; multiscale texture; photoanode; photocurrent density; water splitting;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
ISSN :
2162-108X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
Type :
conf
Filename :
6510714
Link To Document :
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