Hydrogen and electricity production in a light-assisted microbial photoelectrochemical cell with CaFe2O4 photocathode

Qing-Yun Chen; Kai Zhang; Jian-Shan Liu; Yun-Hai Wang

doi:10.1117/1.JPE.7.026501

22 May 2017 Hydrogen and electricity production in a light-assisted microbial photoelectrochemical cell with CaFe₂O₄ photocathode

Qing-Yun Chen, Kai Zhang, Jian-Shan Liu, Yun-Hai Wang

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Journal of Photonics for Energy, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 026501 (May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.7.026501

Abstract

A microbial photoelectrochemical cell (MPEC) was designed with a p-type CaFe2O4 semiconductor as the photoelectrode for simultaneous hydrogen and electricity production under light illumination. The CaFe2O4 photoelectrode was synthesized by the sol–gel method and well characterized by x-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope, and UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer. The linear sweep voltammogram of the CaFe2O4 photoelectrode presented the cathodic photocurrent output. For the MPEC, with an external resistance of 2000 Ω, the maximum power density of 143 mW·m−2 was obtained. Furthermore, with an external resistance of 100 Ω, the maximum hydrogen production rate of 6.7 μL·h−1·cm−2 could be achieved. The MPEC with CaFe2O4 photocathode was compared to MPEC with other photocathodes as well as photocatalytic water splitting technology.

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Qing-Yun Chen, Kai Zhang, Jian-Shan Liu, and Yun-Hai Wang "Hydrogen and electricity production in a light-assisted microbial photoelectrochemical cell with CaFe₂O₄ photocathode," Journal of Photonics for Energy 7(2), 026501 (22 May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.7.026501

Received: 14 February 2017; Accepted: 8 May 2017; Published: 22 May 2017

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