All-solid-state Photocurrent Generation System Based on p-Type Plasmon-induced Charge Separation

  • MURAYAMA Taro
    Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
  • TAKAHASHI Yukina
    International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University JST, PRESTO Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University
  • YAMADORI Yuto
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University

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Published
2025-09-06
DOI
  • 10.5796/electrochemistry.25-72096
Publisher
The Electrochemical Society of Japan

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<p>Plasmon-induced charge separation (PICS), which occurs at the interface between metal nanoparticles exhibiting localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and semiconductors, has attracted attention as a promising method for extracting photoenergy as electric charge. Although n-type semiconductors have been the standard, p-type semiconductors are now being explored for their potential to enhance stability and catalytic performance. In this study, RuO2 and IrO2 were selected as p-type semiconductors and combined with Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) to investigate the effects of their conductivity and band gap on the charge separation efficiency. As a result of evaluating the charge separation efficiency as photocurrent using an all-solid-state cell, an incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) of ∼0.15 % was achieved in the system using IrO2, which has high conductivity and the plasmon absorption band and its own photon absorption band do not overlap. This is the highest conversion efficiency in all-solid-state cells utilizing the p-type PICS mechanism. This achievement provides an effective guideline for the design of materials for further improvement of efficiency as well as for applications such as photodetectors, photoelectric conversion devices, and photocatalysts.</p>

Journal

  • Electrochemistry

    Electrochemistry 93 (9), 094003-094003, 2025-09-06

    The Electrochemical Society of Japan

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