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. 2016 Dec 14;7:13380. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13380

Figure 4. Unassisted solar water splitting with a HDP–PV (photovoltaic) device tandem cell.

Figure 4

(a) Scheme of a tandem cell with a HDP (BiVO4||Fe2O3) and parallel-connected Si solar cells (2p c-Si), (b) artificial leaf (monolithic tandem cell) in action under illumination with real sunlight (details in Supplementary Movie 2) (c) Two-electrode AM 1.5 IV curves for photoanodes of BiVO4, Fe2O3, BiVO4||Fe2O3 and with a 2p c-Si solar cell behind each photoelectrode. (d) Stability of unbiased water splitting (0.0 V versus counter electrode). The small inset shows data recorded for short term (during stabilization of the tandem cell). Photoanodes were NiOOH/FeOOH/H, 1% Mo:BiVO4 and Ni2FeOx/H, TiO2/0.5% Ti:Fe2O3. All data were collected in an electrolyte of 1.0 M KCi, pH=9.2.