We employ hybrid materials in photoelectrochemical cells to generate fuels. Our focus is on the reduction of CO2, thus we develop photocathode for this purpose, as well as photoanodes for the conjugate reaction (water oxidation). We aim to understand how the functions of individual components can be integrated into hybrid photoelectrodes, in a way so that the synergy can be fully harnessed.
E. Kecsenovity, B. Endrődi, P. S. Tóth, Y. Zou, R. A. W. Dryfe, K. Rajeshwar, C. Janáky
Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance of Cuprous-oxide/Graphene Nanohybrids
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (2017) 6682-6692
A. Sápi, C. Janáky, et al. Photoelectrochemistry by design: Tailoring the Nanoscale Structure of Pt/NiO Composites Leads to Efficient Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121 (2017) 12148–12158
B. Endrődi, E. Kecsenovity, K. Rajeshwar, and C. Janáky: One-step Electrodeposition of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films with Enhanced (Photo)-electrochemical Performance and Charge Storage, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2, (2018) 851–858
A. Kormányos, D. Hursán, C. Janáky: Photoelectrochemical Behavior of PEDOT/Nanocarbon Electrodes: Fundamentals and Structure–Property Relationships, Journal of Physical Chemistry C,