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Organic Semiconductors as Photoanodes for Solar-driven Photoelectrochemical Fuel Production

Sekar, Arvindh  
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Sivula, Kevin  
March 1, 2021
Chimia

The direct conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, via photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting requires the efficient oxidation of water at a photoanode. While transition metal oxides have shown a significant success as photoanodes, their intrinsic limitations make them the bottleneck of PEC water splitting. Recently, initial research reports suggest that organic semiconductors (OSCs) could be possible alternative photoanode materials in both dye-sensitized and thin film photoelectrode configurations. Herein we review the progress to date, with a focus on the major issues faced by OSCs: stability and low photocurrent density in aqueous photoelectrochemical conditions. An outlook to the future of OSCs in photoelectrochemistry is also given.

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research article
DOI
10.2533/chimia.2021.169
Web of Science ID

WOS:000635200900004

Author(s)
Sekar, Arvindh  
Sivula, Kevin  
Date Issued

2021-03-01

Published in
Chimia
Volume

75

Issue

3

Start page

169

End page

179

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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conjugated polymers

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dye sensitized

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hydrogen

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oxygen evolution reaction

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water splitting

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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May 22, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/178178
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