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Science 27 May 1977:
Vol. 196. no. 4293, pp. 990 - 991
DOI: 10.1126/science.196.4293.990
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Photoassisted Electrolysis of Water by Visible Irradiation of a p-Type Gallium Phosphide Electrode

MICHA TOMKIEWICZ 1 and JERRY M. WOODALL 1

1 T. J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598

Photoelectrolytic decomposition of water with visible irradiation is demonstrated in a cell made of p-type gallium phosphide as the cathode and platinum as the anode. A maximum energy conversion efficiency of 0.1 percent is achieved with an external bias of 1.3 volts. The stability of the electrode is demonstrated, and the results are discussed in terms of a composite energy diagram.

Submitted on May 20, 1976
Revised on November 12, 1976

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