Protection of inorganic semiconductors for sustained, efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

MF Lichterman, K Sun, S Hu, X Zhou, MT McDowell… - Catalysis Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Small-band-gap (E g< 2 eV) semiconductors must be stabilized for use in integrated devices
that convert solar energy into the bonding energy of a reduced fuel, specifically H 2 (g) or a …

Electrical, Photoelectrochemical, and Photoelectron Spectroscopic Investigation of the Interfacial Transport and Energetics of Amorphous TiO2/Si Heterojunctions

S Hu, MH Richter, MF Lichterman… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solid-state electrical, photoelectrochemical, and photoelectron spectroscopic techniques
have been used to characterize the behavior and electronic structure of interfaces between …

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and resonant X-ray spectroscopy investigations of interactions between thin metal catalyst films and amorphous titanium dioxide …

MH Richter, WH Cheng, EJ Crumlin… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The use of electrochemistry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and resonant X-ray
spectroscopy has unlocked the paradox of interfacial hole conduction through amorphous …

An electrochemical, microtopographical and ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic investigation of Si/TiO2/Ni/electrolyte interfaces

MF Lichterman, MH Richter, S Hu… - Journal of The …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The electrical and spectroscopic properties of the TiO 2/Ni protection layer system, which
enables stabilization of otherwise corroding photoanodes, have been investigated in contact …

[LIVRE][B] Analysis of Metal-Oxide Protected Photoelectrochemical Systems for Water Splitting

MY Lichterman - 2018 - search.proquest.com
The photoelectrochemical splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen gas is one pathway
toward the renewable and economic generation of a fuel which is sufficiently scalable to …

Experimental Approach for Determining Semiconductor/liquid Junction Energetics by Operando Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

MF Lichterman, MH Richter, S Hu, EJ Crumlin… - 2016 - jove.com
We present a method for the determination of the energy relations of semiconductor/liquid
junctions, which are the basis for the successful operation of such renewable solar energy …