POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION

Some filled-polymeric materials were selected and the properties of their electrical conduction were examined in order to investigate the possibility of using them as semiconductor electrodes for hydrogen production in photo-electrochemical cells (PEC). The activation energy and the corresponding wavelength are calculated for the polymeric materials proposed in the study. As a result, mixtures of butadiene acrylo-nitrile rubber (BNR) and polychloroprene (PCP) to which ZnO is added, proved to be potential candidates for making semiconductor electrodes for PEC used in hydrogen production.