Experimental investigation and analysis of a novel photo-electrochemical hydrogen production cell with polymeric membrane photocathode
By Camilo Casallas and Ibrahim Dincer and Calin Zamfirescu
Published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2016
Abstract
In this paper, a novel photo-electrochemical cell for hydrogen production is developed, tested and analyzed based on exergy method. As novelty, a membrane photo-electrode assembly (MPEA) is fabricated by electro-deposition of CuO/Cu2O semiconductor photo-catalysts on the cathode surface such that a polymeric membrane photocathode is formed. The reactor has a planar construction consisting of two half-cells separated by the \MPEA\ with a total surface of 200