Project

Porous photovoltaic-electrochemical (PV-EC) cell for solar water splitting

Code
3E019016
Looptijd
01-10-2016 → 30-09-2019
Financiering
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Nanotechnology
    • Electrical power engineering
    • Design theories and methods
    • Energy generation, conversion and storage engineering
    • Ceramic and glass materials
    • Materials science and engineering
    • Semiconductor materials
    • Other materials engineering
Trefwoorden
hernieuwbare energie waterstof brandstofcellen Zon-gedreven water splitsing
 
Projectomschrijving

The production of hydrogen from water and sunlight is an attractive option for storing renewable energy. The goal of this research activity is the fabrication of a low-cost porous monolithic photovoltaic-electrochemical cell by exploiting the in-house expertise in PV, photo-electrochemistry, Photonics and semiconductor micromachining. The envisaged porous PV-EC device is expected to reach a solar to hydrogen efficiency above 8%.