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Abstract:
Photoelectrochemical water splitting is one of the viable approaches to produce clean hydrogen energy from water. Herein, we report MoS2/Si-heterojunction (HJ) photocathode for PEC H2 production. The MoS2/Si-HJ photocathode exhibits exceptional PEC H2 production performance with a maximum photocurrent density of 36.33 mA/cm2, open circuit potential of 0.5 V vs. RHE and achieves improved long-term stability up to 10 h of reaction time. The photocurrent density achieved by MoS2/Si-HJ photocathode is significantly higher than most of the MoS2 coupled Si-based photocathodes reported elsewhere, indicating excellent PEC H2 production performance.
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