%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluating the materials used for hydrogen production based on photoelectrochemical technology
%A Mohammdreza Nazemzadegan
%A Roghayeh Ghasempour
%J -
%D 2019
%R 10.14710/ijred.8.2.169-178
%X Hydrogen as a CO2-free fuel has been considered as a serious alternative for problematic fossil fuels in recent decades Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a developing solar-based technology for hydrogen production. In this study, some possible options for upgrading this technology from R&D stage to prototype stage through a material selection approach is investigated. For these purpose, TOPSIS algorithm through a multi criteria decision making (MCDM) approach was utilized for evaluating different (PEC)-based hydrogen production materials. TiO2, WO3 and BiVO4 as three semiconductors known for their PEC application, were selected as alternatives in this decision-making study. After defining a set of criteria, which were assessed based on similar studies and experts' visions, a group of ten PEC-experts including university professors and PhD students were asked to fill the questionnaires. The eight criteria considered in this study are include "Study Cost", "Synthesis Simplicity", "Facility & Availability", "Deposition capability on TCO", "Modifiability", "Commercialization in H2 production", "Physical and Chemical Durability" and "Eco-friendly Fabrication". The final TOPSIS results indicates that TiO2 is selected as the best semiconductor for further investments in order to upgrade the PEC-based hydrogen production technology from R&D level to prototype stage. £¿2019. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserve
%K MCDM
%K TOPSIS
%K Hydrogen generation
%K PEC
%K Semiconductor
%U https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/ijred/article/view/22038