Nesting BiVO4 nanoislands in ZnO nanodendrites by two-step electrodeposition for efficient solar water splitting

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ad5212" target="_blank" >https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ad5212</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad5212" target="_blank" >10.1088/1361-6463/ad5212</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Nesting BiVO4 nanoislands in ZnO nanodendrites by two-step electrodeposition for efficient solar water splitting

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Photoanodes with a large electrochemically active surface area, rapid charge transfer, and broadband light harvesting capacity are required to maximize the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting performance. To address these features, we demonstrate that 3D hierarchal ZnO nanodendrites (NDs) can be sensitized with BiVO4 nanoislands by chemical and thermal treatments of electrodeposited Bi metal films. The flat band measurements and optical characterization suggested that the resulting heterojunction had type-II band alignment with a viable charge transfer from BiVO4 to ZnO NDs. In parallel, PL analysis revealed inhibition of the charge recombination rate by the electron transfer between BiVO4 and ZnO NDs. Upon AM 1.5 G illumination, BiVO4/ZnO NDs heterojunction yielded the highest photocurrent efficiency (0.15 mA·cm−2 at 1.2 V vs. NHE), which was attributed to its enhanced surface area (due to the presence of small dendrite branches), extended broadband light absorption extending from UV to visible light regions, and the most efficient interfacial charge transfer as proven by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies. Besides, the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency and applied bias photon-to-current efficiency tests confirmed an improved spectral photoresponse of the heterojunction based photoanode, particularly towards the visible light spectrum. The results outline a promising synthesis route for building heterojunctions between visible light active and wide band gap semiconductors for the use as a highly efficient photoanodes in a PEC cell.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Nesting BiVO4 nanoislands in ZnO nanodendrites by two-step electrodeposition for efficient solar water splitting

Popis výsledku anglicky

Photoanodes with a large electrochemically active surface area, rapid charge transfer, and broadband light harvesting capacity are required to maximize the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting performance. To address these features, we demonstrate that 3D hierarchal ZnO nanodendrites (NDs) can be sensitized with BiVO4 nanoislands by chemical and thermal treatments of electrodeposited Bi metal films. The flat band measurements and optical characterization suggested that the resulting heterojunction had type-II band alignment with a viable charge transfer from BiVO4 to ZnO NDs. In parallel, PL analysis revealed inhibition of the charge recombination rate by the electron transfer between BiVO4 and ZnO NDs. Upon AM 1.5 G illumination, BiVO4/ZnO NDs heterojunction yielded the highest photocurrent efficiency (0.15 mA·cm−2 at 1.2 V vs. NHE), which was attributed to its enhanced surface area (due to the presence of small dendrite branches), extended broadband light absorption extending from UV to visible light regions, and the most efficient interfacial charge transfer as proven by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies. Besides, the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency and applied bias photon-to-current efficiency tests confirmed an improved spectral photoresponse of the heterojunction based photoanode, particularly towards the visible light spectrum. The results outline a promising synthesis route for building heterojunctions between visible light active and wide band gap semiconductors for the use as a highly efficient photoanodes in a PEC cell.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10404 - Polymer science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LTT20010" target="_blank" >LTT20010: Povrchově funkcionalizovaná skla: koncept heterostrukturovaných nanočástic inspirovaných umělou fotosyntézou</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

ISSN

0022-3727

e-ISSN

1361-6463

Svazek periodika

57

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

35

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001249991700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85196032640