Effect of laser radiation on catalytic properties of silicon electrodes covered with a transition metal film and providing water decomposition

• Veröffentlicht in: Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
• Datum: 2007
• Hauptverfasser: Primachenko, V.E., Fedorenko, L.L., Tsyrkunov, Yu.A., Zinio, S.A., Kirillova, S.I., Chernobai, V.A., Venger, E.F.
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Інститут фізики напівпровідників імені В.Є. Лашкарьова НАН України 2007
• Online Zugang: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/117994
• Назва журналу: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Zitieren: Effect of laser radiation on catalytic properties of silicon electrodes covered with a transition metal film and providing water decomposition / V.E. Primachenko, L.L. Fedorenko, Yu.A. Tsyrkunov, S.A. Zinio, S.I. Kirillova, V.A. Chernobai, E.F. Venger // Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics. — 2007. — Т. 10, № 3. — С. 6-9. — Бібліогр.: 5 назв. — англ.

Current creation caused by water decomposition Н₂О → ОН+Н has been
 investigated for the case of an Yb-Si electrode pair after the preliminary covering of Si
 electrodes with transition metal (Ni, Ti, Cr) films, as well as exposing them to laser
 radiation. It has been shown that laser radiation, as a rule, increases the efficiency of
 current creation owing to the improvement of electrode catalytic properties as to water
 decomposition. We observed also some change in the electron work function for these
 electrodes