Question

If light of wavelength 700 nm strikes such a photocathode, what will be the maximum kinetic energy, in eV , of the emitted electrons

Answer 1

If the light of wavelength 700 nm strikes such a photocathode the maximum kinetic energy, in eV, of the emitted electrons is 0.558 eV.

so - $KE_{max} = hc/lembda}  work

threshold when KE = 0

hc/lambda = work = 1240/900=1.38 eV

b) Kemax = hc/lambda - work = 1240/640 -1.38=0.558 eV

What is photocathode?

• A photocathode electrolyte interface can be used in a photoelectrolysis cell as the primary light-harvesting junction (in conjunction with an appropriate electrochemical anode) or as an optically complementary photoactive half-cell in a tandem photoelectrode photoelectrolysis cell (Hamnett, 1982; Kocha et al, 1994).
• In the case of the former, the electrode should ideally harvest photon energy across the majority of the solar spectrum in order to achieve the highest energy conversion efficiency possible.
• In the latter case, however, the photocathode may only be active in a specific band of the solar spectrum in order to generate a cathodic photocurrent sufficient to match the current generated in the photoanodic half-cell.

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