کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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45864 | 46426 | 2014 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

• Photoelectrocatalysis was firstly developed without external applied voltage.
• It is realized via the assistance of graphene oxide coated thermoelectric device.
• Infrared light was converted into electricity by this technology.
• This electricity could improve the efficiency of solar light driven photocatalysis.
The infrared light, accounting for almost half of the sun light, has not been utilized effectively by traditional semiconductor-based solar energy conversion technology that is mainly active in the region from ultraviolet to visible light. Thermoelectric device coupled with infrared-active photothermal material provides a unique way to convert the infrared light into electricity. Here we designed a new strategy by coating graphene oxide on a thermoelectric device to realize infrared light generated electricity. By this approach, we successfully achieved harvesting infrared-generated photo-voltage to improve the efficiency of solar light driven photocatalysis via a photoelectrocatalytic process.
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Journal: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - Volumes 158–159, October 2014, Pages 136–139