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Left: Photoanode made of LaTiO2N particles. Right SEM image of LaTiO2N particle with cocatalyst

Partners: EPF Lausanne

The aim of this project is the fabrication of a medium-sized photoelectrochemical demonstrator cell with an active electrode area of 40 cm², achieving overall water splitting at a competitive solar-to-hydrogen efficiency by improving the photoanode, the photcathode and employing a tandem device architecture. In a tandem device the anode and the cathode are photo-electrochemically active. This opens the door to the fabrication of larger scale demonstrators and is a significant step towards an industrial use of the photo-electrochemical cells for hydrogen production.