<italic toggle="yes">In situ</i> fiber-optic detection of photocorrosion in electrochemically grown CuO photocathodes

Tiansheng Huang; Tongyu Wu; Qi Fang; Guangzheng Luo; Li-Peng Sun; Bai-Ou Guan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.533830

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 3, 561(2025)

In situ fiber-optic detection of photocorrosion in electrochemically grown CuO photocathodes

Tiansheng Huang^1,2、†, Tongyu Wu^1,2、†, Qi Fang^1,2, Guangzheng Luo^1,2, Li-Peng Sun^1,2、*, and Bai-Ou Guan^1,2

¹Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China

²College of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Sep. 6, 2024

Accepted: Dec. 6, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 10, 2025

The Author Email: Li-Peng Sun (lpsun@jnu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.533830

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