Photoelectrochemical H2 Evolution with a Hydrogenase Immobilized on a TiO2-Protected Silicon Electrode.

dc.creatorLee, Chong-Yong
dc.creatorPark, Hyun S
dc.creatorFontecilla-Camps, Juan C
dc.creatorReisner, Erwin
dc.date2018-11-05T10:25:15Z
dc.date2018-11-05T10:25:15Z
dc.date2016-05-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T03:26:19Z
dc.descriptionThe combination of enzymes with semiconductors enables the photoelectrochemical characterization of electron-transfer processes at highly active and well-defined catalytic sites on a light-harvesting electrode surface. Herein, we report the integration of a hydrogenase on a TiO2-coated p-Si photocathode for the photo-reduction of protons to H2. The immobilized hydrogenase exhibits activity on Si attributable to a bifunctional TiO2 layer, which protects the Si electrode from oxidation and acts as a biocompatible support layer for the productive adsorption of the enzyme. The p-Si|TiO2|hydrogenase photocathode displays visible-light driven production of H2 at an energy-storing, positive electrochemical potential and an essentially quantitative faradaic efficiency. We have thus established a widely applicable platform to wire redox enzymes in an active configuration on a p-type semiconductor photocathode through the engineering of the enzyme-materials interface.
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dc.identifier0044-8249
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284582
dc.identifier10.17863/CAM.31957
dc.identifier1521-3757
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/176636
dc.languageeng
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisherhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201511822
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectHalbleiter
dc.subjectHydrogenase
dc.subjectPhotoelektrochemie
dc.subjectTiO2
dc.subjectWasserstoffentwicklung
dc.titlePhotoelectrochemical H2 Evolution with a Hydrogenase Immobilized on a TiO2-Protected Silicon Electrode.
dc.typeArticle

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