Conference proceeding
Core-Shell nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production
SOLAR HYDROGEN AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Vol.6340, pp.63400T-63400T-7
Proceedings of SPIE
01/01/2006
DOI: 10.1117/12.679509
Abstract
We propose core-shell nanorods such as InP-CdS and InP-ZnTe to be photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production. Based on our systematic study using strain-dependent k.p theory, we find that in these heterostructures both energies and wave-function distributions of electrons and holes can be favorably tailored to a considerable extent by exploiting the interplay between quantum confinement and strain. Consequently, these core-shell nanorods with proper dimensions (height, core radius, and shell thickness) may simultaneously satisfy all criteria for effective photoelectrodes in solar-based hydrogen production.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Core-Shell nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production
- Creators
- Z. G. Yu - SRI InternationalC. E. Pryor - University of IowaW. H. Lau - Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAM. A. Berding - SRI InternationalD. B. MacQueen - SRI International
- Contributors
- L Vayssieres (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- SOLAR HYDROGEN AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Vol.6340, pp.63400T-63400T-7
- Publisher
- Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering
- Series
- Proceedings of SPIE
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.679509
- ISSN
- 0277-786X
- eISSN
- 1996-756X
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- DE-FC36-01GO11093 / U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2006
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984428816702771
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