Boosting the photoelectrochemical performance of Au/ZnO nanorods by co-occurring gradient doping and surface plasmon modification

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F70883521%3A28610%2F23%3A63564958" target="_blank" >RIV/70883521:28610/23:63564958 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/1/443" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/1/443</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010443" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijms24010443</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Boosting the photoelectrochemical performance of Au/ZnO nanorods by co-occurring gradient doping and surface plasmon modification

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Band bending modification of metal/semiconductor hybrid nanostructures requires low-cost and effective designs in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. To this end, it is evinced that gradient doping of Au nanoparticles (NPs) inwards the ZnO nanorods (NRs) through thermal treatment facilitated faster transport of the photo-induced charge carriers. Systematic PEC measurements show that the resulting gradient Au-doped ZnO NRs yielded a photocurrent density of 0.009 mA/cm2 at 1.1 V (vs. NHE), which is 2.5-fold and 8-fold improved compared to those of Au-sensitized ZnO and the as-prepared ZnO NRs, respectively. The IPCE and ABPE efficiency tests confirmed the boosted photoresponse of gradient Au-incorporated ZnO NRs, particularly in the visible spectrum due to the synergistic surface plasmonic effect of Au NPs. A gradient Au dopant profile promoted the separation and transfer of the photo-induced charge carriers at the electrolyte interface via more upward band bending according to the elaborated electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy analyses. Therefore, this research presents an economical and facile strategy for preparing gradient plasmonic noble NP-incorporated semiconductor NRs, which have excellent potential in energy conversion and storage technologies.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Boosting the photoelectrochemical performance of Au/ZnO nanorods by co-occurring gradient doping and surface plasmon modification

Popis výsledku anglicky

Band bending modification of metal/semiconductor hybrid nanostructures requires low-cost and effective designs in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. To this end, it is evinced that gradient doping of Au nanoparticles (NPs) inwards the ZnO nanorods (NRs) through thermal treatment facilitated faster transport of the photo-induced charge carriers. Systematic PEC measurements show that the resulting gradient Au-doped ZnO NRs yielded a photocurrent density of 0.009 mA/cm2 at 1.1 V (vs. NHE), which is 2.5-fold and 8-fold improved compared to those of Au-sensitized ZnO and the as-prepared ZnO NRs, respectively. The IPCE and ABPE efficiency tests confirmed the boosted photoresponse of gradient Au-incorporated ZnO NRs, particularly in the visible spectrum due to the synergistic surface plasmonic effect of Au NPs. A gradient Au dopant profile promoted the separation and transfer of the photo-induced charge carriers at the electrolyte interface via more upward band bending according to the elaborated electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy analyses. Therefore, this research presents an economical and facile strategy for preparing gradient plasmonic noble NP-incorporated semiconductor NRs, which have excellent potential in energy conversion and storage technologies.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

21001 - Nano-materials (production and properties)

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)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

ISSN

1661-6596

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

24

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000909759800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85145998512