SCOPE
Hydrogen production
Maturity Level
TRL 4
Development Level
Prototype
Protection Level
Patent
Application of solar cells as a source of electricity in electrocatalytic reactions
Entity:
Manufacture of solar cells that convert sunlight into electricity, which can be used as an energy source to activate electrocatalysts. Cell structures and interconnections are tailored to the catalyst’s voltage and current requirements. In this way, cells based on perovskite are used alone (single junction) or joined to other perovskite cells, or cells based on organic materials in tandem formation (multijunction). Finally, the dimensions can be adapted to integrate the devices into the catalytic reactors.
Challenges met
- Electricity generation from sunlight to activate electrocatalysis in a zero-emission process.
Scope of application
- Chemical industry – generation of electricity from sunlight
- Photovoltaic industry – development of more efficient and application-specific devices
Main publications
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12 (50), 55856-55864
Related projects
- SOL FUTURE Solar catalysis for a renewable energy Future
- SOLARCO Solar Energy Driven Catalytic CO2 Reduction
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