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This study was focused on two dimensionally ordered and interconnected Au halfshell arrays on SiO2@TiO2 core-shell colloidal crystals.
(1) Photoelectrochemical properties of Au Halfshells with Different Sizes
Au halfshell arrays with different sizes were obtained by evaporating Au onto the SiO2@TiO2 colloidal crystals with various SiO2 cores. The optical properties of the Au halfshell arrays are studied both experimentally and computationally. The electrodes with Au halfshell arrays showed broad absorption in the range examined (300-1000 nm). It was found that the photoelectrode with the middle-sized SiO2 cores of 374 nm diameter shows the highest PICS-based photocurrent responses. According to the FDTD simulated results, the high responses can be explained in terms of the high electric field intensity at the electrode.
(2) Photovoltaic Cells with Gold, Silver, and Copper Halfshell Arrays
Solid-state cells were developed by taking advantage of the two-dimensional structure of the metal halfshell array, which serves both as a light absorber and a current collector. Under visible light irradiation, all the cells generated photovoltage between the transparent fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode and the metal halfshell array electrode. The photovoltaic properties of Ag halfshell cells were compared with those of Au and Cu halfshell cells. The Ag halfshell cells had higher photovoltaic performance than Au and Cu halfshell cells, achieving the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) among the solid-state PICS devices.
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