Emily Warren (Caltech)

This is a classic Nate Lewis paper. The set-up: intrinsic Si with n+ and p+ back-contacts under HLI; these electrodes are then placed in contact with various redox solutions. The moral of the story: carrier collection is controlled by diffusion, not drift since high Vocs are achieved without significant band banding at the liquid interface. The next two papers in the series do more to confirm this interesting result.

Experimental Measurement of Quasi-Fermi Levels at an Illuminated Semiconductor/Liquid Contact. Tan Ming X. (1994) J. Phys. Chem..
September 3, 2009