Module 2 : Systems under technological importance

Lecture 14 : Emphasis On Water Red-ox/ Splitting - Part 1

 

TYPES OF SEMICONDUCTORS BASED ON WATER

ELECTOLYSIS – CHOICE OF MATERIALS

Semiconductor materials that satisfy the band gap requirement (~1.4 eV) - susceptible for photo corrosion.

Stable materials with a wider band gap absorb light only in the UV region.