Title :
Solar sintering and characterization of ZnO-TiO2-based photo-anode applicable for water splitting
Author :
Fidelus, J.D. ; Minikayev, R. ; Paszkowicz, W. ; Suhak, Y. ; Berkowski, M. ; Cañadas Martinez, I. ; Rodriguez Garcia, J. ; Suchocki, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
This paper reports on the ZnO-TiO2 ceramics sintered under solar radiation. The phase composition, structure, morphology and functional properties of ZnO-TiO2 photo-anodes (used in photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen generation from water splitting) were investigated.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; anodes; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; photoelectrochemical cells; photoelectrochemistry; semiconductor growth; sintering; solar cells; solar radiation; titanium compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnO-TiO2; anatase titanium dioxide nanoparticles; functional properties; hydrogen generation; morphology; phase composition; photoelectrochemical cells; solar radiation; solar sintering; structural properties; water splitting; zinc oxide-titanium dioxide based photoanode; zinc oxide-titanium dioxide ceramics; Lighting; Zinc oxide; ceramics; hydrogen generation; photo-electrodes; solar energy; spinel; water splitting;
Conference_Titel :
Oxide Materials for Electronic Engineering (OMEE), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5960-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEE.2014.6912354
