Tri-functional molecular relay to fabricate size-controlled CoOx nanoparticles and WO3 photoanode for an efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 5677-5687
Author(s):  
Gui-Lin Hu ◽  
Rong Hu ◽  
Zhi-Hong Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xiang-Yang Yan ◽  
...  

Heterojunction and element doping to couple light-harvesting semiconductors with catalytic materials have been widely employed for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.

Author(s):  
Bingjun Jin ◽  
Yoonjun Cho ◽  
Cheolwoo Park ◽  
Jeehun Jeong ◽  
Sungsoon Kim ◽  
...  

The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting efficiency is profoundly restricted by the limited light harvesting, rapid charge recombination, and sluggish water oxidation kinetics, in which the construction of a photoelectrode requires...


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 2345-2355
Author(s):  
Shilin Li ◽  
Konstantin L. Bychkov ◽  
Denys S. Butenko ◽  
Kateryna V. Terebilenko ◽  
Yukun Zhu ◽  
...  

Scheelite-related MIIxBi1−xV1−xMoxO4 (MII = Ca, Sr, x = 0.1 to 0.9) solid solutions deposited on FTO-conductive glass have been shown to be promising photoanodes in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.


RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (72) ◽  
pp. 41439-41444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenchao Jiang ◽  
Yi Jiang ◽  
Jing Tong ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Siyuan Li ◽  
...  

Constructing heterojunctions by coupling dissimilar semiconductors is a promising approach to boost charge separation and charge transfer in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Cai ◽  
Fengyu Yuan ◽  
Fan Li ◽  
Huihui Kang ◽  
Daxiang Xue ◽  
...  

The Au/TiO2-based systems with the right combination of electronic configuration, structural dynamics, and stability have recently attracted wide attention in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen generation. Here, we used...


Author(s):  
Qi Qin ◽  
Qian Cai ◽  
Chuanyong Jian ◽  
Wei Liu

Fabricating robust and flat of photoactive materials is essential for high-performance PEC water splitting and other photovoltaic systems. Herein, we demonstrate a new fabrication method of flat and bulky BiVO4...


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fusheng Li ◽  
Ziqi Zhao ◽  
Hao Yang ◽  
Dinghua Zhou ◽  
Yilong Zhao ◽  
...  

A cobalt oxide catalyst prepared by a flame-assisted deposition method on the surface of FTO and hematite for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical water oxidation, respectively.


Author(s):  
Yalong Zou ◽  
Jiabo Le ◽  
Yufeng Cao ◽  
Na An ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
...  

The attractive photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen fuels always desires new semiconductors which provide stronger visible light absorption with suitable band positions. Sn(II) complex oxides are expected to offer...


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Cao ◽  
Yanling Yin ◽  
Peng Fu ◽  
Dong Li ◽  
Yulan Zhou ◽  
...  

Abstract Converting solar energy into sustainable hydrogen fuel by photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising technology to solve increasingly serious global energy supply and environmental issues. However, the PEC performance based on TiO2 nanomaterials is hindered by the limited sunlight-harvesting ability and its high recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers. In this work, layered SnS2 absorbers and CoOx nanoparticles decorated two-dimensional (2D) TiO2 nanosheet array photoelectrode have been rationally designed and successfully synthesized, which remarkably enhanced the PEC performance for water splitting. As the result, photoconversion efficiency of TiO2/SnS2/CoOx and TiO2/SnS2 hybrid photoanodes increases by 3.6 and 2.0 times under simulated sunlight illumination, compared with the bare TiO2 nanosheet arrays photoanode. Furthermore, the TiO2/SnS2/CoOx photoanode also presented higher PEC stability owing to CoOx catalyst served as efficient water oxidation catalyst as well as an effective protectant for preventing absorber photocorrosion.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 6769-6781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamta Devi Sharma ◽  
Chavi Mahala ◽  
Mrinmoyee Basu

Elemental doping and band gap tuning of ZnInxSy result in enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting activity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengda An ◽  
Baopeng Yang ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Hongmei Li ◽  
Min Liu

Abstract Efficient and stable photoelectrodes for water oxidation are highly desirable in the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. However, photoelectrodes with low externally applied bias usually exhibit weak photocurrent and vice versa. Herein, novel and efficient CoOx-TaON/LTON composite photoanodes have been successfully prepared by a microwave assisted method followed with a particle transfer procedure. The obtained photoanode generated an anodic photocurrent of ~7.2 mA cm−2 at 1.2 VRHE and initiated the anodic photourrent at ~0.5 VRHE. The HC-STH of the composite photoelectrode reached 1.0% at 1.2 VRHE. Further, stoichiometric oxygen and hydrogen are stably produced on the photoanode and the counter electrode with a Faraday efficiency of unity for 2 h.


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