Electrochemistry Open LessonsSustainable Electrochemical Science & Technology, BRIN

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Photoelectrochemistry calculator

Mott–Schottky analysis, IPCE and APCE, ABPE and solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. The background is in Lesson 8.1 and Lesson 8.2.

Sources

  1. Z. Chen et al., Accelerating materials development for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production, standards for methods, definitions, and reporting protocols, J. Mater. Res. 25 (2010) 3–16.
  2. K. Gelderman, L. Lee, S. W. Donne, Flat-band potential of a semiconductor, using the Mott–Schottky equation, J. Chem. Educ. 84 (2007) 685.
  3. A. Hankin, F. E. Bedoya-Lora, J. C. Alexander, A. Regoutz, G. H. Kelsall, Flat band potential determination, avoiding the pitfalls, J. Mater. Chem. A (2019). doi:10.1039/c9ta09569a

These tools are for learning and quick checks. Keep the raw data and the full calculation for any paper, and state every assumption in the methods.