Publications by Stanley David Tilley

Spectroelectrochemical analysis of the mechanism of (photo)electrochemical hydrogen evolution at a catalytic interface

Michael Graetzel, Florian Le Formal, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley

Multi-electron heterogeneous catalysis is a pivotal element in the ( photo) electrochemical generation of solar fuels. However, mechanistic studies of these systems are difficult to elucidate by means of electrochemical methods alone. Here we report a spec ...

Springer Nature2017

Band Alignment Engineering at Cu2O/ZnO Heterointerfaces

Michael Graetzel, Stanley David Tilley

Energy band alignments at heterointerfaces play a crucial role in defining the functionality of semiconductor devices, yet the search for material combinations with suitable band alignments remains a challenge for numerous applications. In this work, we de ...

Amer Chemical Soc2016

Tin oxide as stable protective layer for composite cuprous oxide water-splitting photocathodes

Michael Graetzel, Morgan Mertens Stefik, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Marcel Roland Schreier

For a sustainable future, efficient solar energy harvesting and storage is required. Solar hydrogen production from photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising technology and, in particular, cuprous oxide photocathodes are interesting photoelectrod ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production in Alkaline Solutions Using Cu2O Coated with Earth-Abundant Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts

Michael Graetzel, Xile Hu, Laurent Liardet, Carlos Gilberto Morales Guio, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley

The splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules using sunlight is an attractive method for solar energy storage. Until now, photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution is mostly studied in acidic solutions, in which the hydrogen evolution is more fac ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

An Optically Transparent Iron Nickel Oxide Catalyst for Solar Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Xile Hu, Aswani Yella, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Carlos Gilberto Morales Guio

Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel is an attractive method for renewable energy conversion. Tandem photoelectrochemical water splitting devices utilize two photoabsorbers to harvest the sunlight and drive the water splitting reaction. ...

2015

Targeting Ideal Dual-Absorber Tandem Water Splitting Using Perovskite Photovoltaics and CuInxGa1-xSe2 Photocathodes

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jingshan Luo, Yonghui Lee, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Marcel Roland Schreier, Kunwu Fu

Efficient sunlight-driven water splitting devices can be achieved by pairing two absorbers of different optimized bandgaps in an optical tandem design. With tunable absorption ranges and cell voltages, organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2015

Transparent Cuprous Oxide Photocathode Enabling a Stacked Tandem Cell for Unbiased Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Jingshan Luo, Dongqin Bi, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Marcel Roland Schreier

Photoelectrochemical water splitting represents an attractive method of capturing and storing the immense energy of sunlight in the form of hydrogen, a clean chemical fuel. Given the large energetic demand of water electrolysis, and the defined spectrum of ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag Berlin2015

Solution Transformation of Cu2O into CuInS2 for Solar Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Jingshan Luo, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Marcel Roland Schreier, Ludmilla Steier

Though Cu2O has demonstrated high performance as a photocathode for solar water splitting, its band gap is too large for efficient use as the bottom cell in tandem configurations. Accordingly, copper chalcopyrites have recently attracted much attention for ...

American Chemical Society2015

Rate Law Analysis of Water Oxidation on a Hematite Surface

Michael Graetzel, Florian Le Formal, Stanley David Tilley

Water oxidation is a key chemical reaction, central to both biological photosynthesis and artificial solar fuel synthesis strategies. Despite recent progress on the structure of the natural catalytic site, and on inorganic catalyst function, determining th ...

American Chemical Society2015

Efficient and selective carbon dioxide reduction on low cost protected Cu2O photocathodes using a molecular catalyst

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Peng Gao, Jingshan Luo, Thomas Moehl, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Stanley David Tilley, Marcel Roland Schreier

Photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO was driven by a TiO2-protected Cu2O photocathode paired with a rhenium bipyridyl catalyst. Efficient and selective CO evolution was shown to be stable over several hours. The use of protic solution additives to o ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2015