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Scalable Triple Cation Mixed Halide Perovskite–BiVO4 Tandems for Bias-Free Water Splitting

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Hoye, RLZ 
Crespo-Quesada, M 
Ahmad, S 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pStrong interest exists in the development of organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite photovoltaics and of photoelectrochemical (PEC) tandem absorber systems for solar fuel production. However, their scalability and durability have long been limiting factors. In this work, it is revealed how both fields can be seamlessly merged together, to obtain scalable, bias‐free solar water splitting tandem devices. For this purpose, state‐of‐the‐art cesium formamidinium methylammonium (CsFAMA) triple cation mixed halide perovskite photovoltaic cells with a nickel oxide (NiOjats:subjats:italicx</jats:italic></jats:sub>) hole transport layer are employed to produce Field's metal‐epoxy encapsulated photocathodes. Their stability (up to 7 h), photocurrent density (–12.1 ± 0.3 mA cmjats:sup−2</jats:sup> at 0 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), and reproducibility enable a matching combination with robust BiVOjats:sub4</jats:sub> photoanodes, resulting in 0.25 cmjats:sup2</jats:sup> PEC tandems with an excellent stability of up to 20 h and a bias‐free solar‐to‐hydrogen efficiency of 0.35 ± 0.14%. The high reliability of the fabrication procedures allows scaling of the devices up to 10 cmjats:sup2</jats:sup>, with a slight decrease in bias‐free photocurrent density from 0.39 ± 0.15 to 0.23 ± 0.10 mA cmjats:sup−2</jats:sup> due to an increasing series resistance. To characterize these devices, a versatile 3D‐printed PEC cell is also developed.</jats:p>

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Keywords

BiVO4 photoanodes, PEC tandems, perovskite photocathodes, scalability, water splitting

Journal Title

Advanced Energy Materials

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Journal ISSN

1614-6832
1614-6840

Volume Title

8

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft (unknown)
European Commission (623061)
European Research Council (337739)
Cambridge Trust, the Winton Programme of Physics of Sustainability, Magdalene College Cambridge, Marie cure Actions of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, Christian Doppler Research Association, OMV Group, ERC Starting Grant