Tuning the Photoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Pt-Decorated Silicon Photocathodes by the Temperature and Time of Electroless Pt Deposition

Bruno Fabre (1) , Li Gaozeng (1) , F. Gouttefangeas (2, 3) , L. Joanny (2) , Gabriel Loget (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 C.M.E.B.A. - Centre de Microscopie Electronique à Balayage et microAnalyse
3 ScanMAT - Synthèse Caractérisation Analyse de la Matière

Keywords: Scanning electron microscopy; Deposition; Field emission cathodes; Platinum; Hydrogen; Photocathodes; Reversible hydrogen electrodes; Photoelectrocatalytic; Photoelectrocatalytic activities; Hydrogen-terminated silicon; Metal structures; Platinum metals; Hydrogen evolution reactions; Hydrogen evolution; Electrocatalytic activity

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Material chemistry

Bruno Fabre, Li Gaozeng, F. Gouttefangeas, L. Joanny, Gabriel Loget. Tuning the Photoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Pt-Decorated Silicon Photocathodes by the Temperature and Time of Electroless Pt Deposition. Langmuir, 2016, 32 (45), pp.11728-11735. ⟨10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02122⟩. ⟨hal-01416454⟩