Direct hydrogen gas generation by using InGaN epilayers as working electrodes

J. Li; J. Y. Lin; H. X. Jiang

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Direct hydrogen gas generation by using InGaN epilayers as working electrodes

J. Li, J. Y. Lin, H. X. Jiang

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We report on the growth and exploitation of InGaN epilayers as a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) material for direct generation of hydrogen by splitting water using photoelectrochemical hydrolysis. Under white light illumination, a drastic dependence of the photocurrent density on the In content was observed. Direct hydrogen gas generation by splitting water was accomplished using an n -type Inx Ga1-x N epilayer with a relatively high In content (x∼0.4) as a working electrode. This demonstration of hydrogen generation by water splitting accomplished using InGaN based PEC is highly encouraging.

Original language	English
Article number	162107
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	93
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006332
State	Published - 2008

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