A novel quaternary solid solution photo-absorber material for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation†
Tiantian Hong,Zhifeng Liu,Weiguo Yan,Bo Wang,Xueqi Zhang,Junqi Liu,Junkai Wang,Jianhua Han
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 07/14/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5CC04250J
Abstract

We report a novel quaternary solid solution (Ag–Cu–Sb–S or ACSS) serving as a photo-absorber material in the photoelectrochemical field for the first time, and ZnO/ACSS nanoarrays exhibited a photocurrent density of 4.45 mA cm−2. The research indicates that ZnO/ACSS composite structures have enormous potential in PEC hydrogen generation systems.

Graphical abstract: A novel quaternary solid solution photo-absorber material for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation