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A novel system has been examined in which the charging cycle of a rechargeable cell was photoassisted. Rechargeable cells comprised of ap-type InP semiconductor anode coated with a polyanthraquinone redox polymer film and a polypyrrole-coated Pt cathode immersed in 0.1 M TEAP/CH3CN were photoelectrochemically charged and then discharged in the dark. These systems showed no degradation of electroactivity after 25 cycles. The charge storage capacity and the effectiveness of the photoassistance is limited by incomplete electroactivity of the redox polymer film and the small photovoltages generated by thep-InP/polyanthraquinone electrode. The role of Fermi level pinning in limiting the performance is assessed.
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Holdcroft, S., Funt, B.L. A photoassisted rechargeable cell with a polymer modifiedp-InP semiconductor anode and a polypyrrole cathode. J Appl Electrochem 18, 619–624 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022260
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