A bismuth vanadate(BiVO4)photoanode with a cocatalyst consisting of NiFe layered double‐hydroxide(NiFe‐LDH)nanoparticles was fabricated for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.NiFe‐LDH nanoparticles,which can ...A bismuth vanadate(BiVO4)photoanode with a cocatalyst consisting of NiFe layered double‐hydroxide(NiFe‐LDH)nanoparticles was fabricated for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.NiFe‐LDH nanoparticles,which can improve light‐absorption capacities and facilitate efficient hole transfer to the surface,were deposited on the surface of the BiVO4 photoanode by a hydrothermal method.All the samples were characterized using X‐ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and diffuse‐reflectance spectroscopy.Linear sweep voltammetry and current‐time plots were used to investigate the PEC activity.The photocurrent response of NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 at 1.23 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode was higher than those of Ni(OH)2/BiVO4,Fe(OH)2/BiVO4 and pure BiVO4 electrodes under visible‐light illumination.NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 also gave a superior PEC hydrogen evolution performance.Furthermore,the stability of the NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 photoanode was excellent compared with that of the bare BiVO4 photoanode,and offers a novel method for solar‐assisted water splitting.展开更多
Solar-driven water splitting is considered as a promising method to mitigate the energy crisis and various environmental issues.Bismuth vanadate(BiVO_(4))is photoanode material with tremendous potential for photoelect...Solar-driven water splitting is considered as a promising method to mitigate the energy crisis and various environmental issues.Bismuth vanadate(BiVO_(4))is photoanode material with tremendous potential for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.However,its PEC performance is severely hindered owing to poor surface charge transfer,surface recombination at the photoanode/electrolyte junction,and sluggish oxygen evolution reaction(OER)kinetics.In this regard,a novel solution was developed in this study to address these issues by decorating the surface of BiVO_(4)with cobalt sulfide,whose attractive features such as low cost,high conductivity,and rapid charge-transfer ability assisted in improving the PEC activity of the BiVO_(4)photoanode.The fabricated photoanode exhibited a significantly enhanced photocurrent density of 3.2 m A cm^(-2)under illumination at 1.23 V vs.a reversible hydrogen electrode,which is more than 2.5 times greater than that of pristine BiVO_(4).Moreover,the Co S/BiVO_(4)photoanode also exhibited considerable improvements in the charge injection yield(75.8%vs.36.7%for the bare BiVO_(4)film)and charge separation efficiency(79.8%vs.66.8%for the pristine BiVO_(4)film).These dramatic enhancements were primarily ascribed to rapid charge-transport kinetics and efficient reduction of the anodic overpotential for oxygen evolution enabled by the surface modification of BiVO_(4)by Co S.This study provides valuable suggestions for designing efficient photocatalysts via surface modification to improve the PEC performance.展开更多
We report on a novel g-C3N4/TiO 2/Co-Pi photoanode combining a TiO2 protection layer, Co-Pi hole capture layer, and g-C3 N4 light-absorption layer layer for photoelectrochemical（PEC） water splitting to generate hydr...We report on a novel g-C3N4/TiO 2/Co-Pi photoanode combining a TiO2 protection layer, Co-Pi hole capture layer, and g-C3 N4 light-absorption layer layer for photoelectrochemical（PEC） water splitting to generate hydrogen for the first time. This new photoanode with three function layers exhibits enhanced PEC performance with a photocurrent density of 0.346 mA ·cm–2 at 1.1 V（vs. RHE）,which is approximately 3.6 times that of pure g-C3N4 photoanode. The enhanced PEC performance of g-C3N4/TiO 2/Co-Pi photoanode benefits from the following：（1） excellent visible light absorption of g-C3N4;（2） stable protection of TiO2 to improve the durability of g-C3N4 film; and（3） photogenerated holes capture Co-Pi to separate photogenerated electron-hole pairs efficiently. This promising multifarious function layers structure provides a new perspective for PEC water splitting to generate hydrogen.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21663027,51262028,21261021)the Science and Technology Support Project of Gansu Province(1504GKCA027)+2 种基金the Program for the Young Innovative Talents of Longyuanthe Program for Innovative Research Team(NWNULKQN-15-2)the Undergraduate Academic Innovative Research Team of Northwest Normal University~~
文摘A bismuth vanadate(BiVO4)photoanode with a cocatalyst consisting of NiFe layered double‐hydroxide(NiFe‐LDH)nanoparticles was fabricated for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.NiFe‐LDH nanoparticles,which can improve light‐absorption capacities and facilitate efficient hole transfer to the surface,were deposited on the surface of the BiVO4 photoanode by a hydrothermal method.All the samples were characterized using X‐ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and diffuse‐reflectance spectroscopy.Linear sweep voltammetry and current‐time plots were used to investigate the PEC activity.The photocurrent response of NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 at 1.23 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode was higher than those of Ni(OH)2/BiVO4,Fe(OH)2/BiVO4 and pure BiVO4 electrodes under visible‐light illumination.NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 also gave a superior PEC hydrogen evolution performance.Furthermore,the stability of the NiFe‐LDH/BiVO4 photoanode was excellent compared with that of the bare BiVO4 photoanode,and offers a novel method for solar‐assisted water splitting.
文摘Solar-driven water splitting is considered as a promising method to mitigate the energy crisis and various environmental issues.Bismuth vanadate(BiVO_(4))is photoanode material with tremendous potential for photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting.However,its PEC performance is severely hindered owing to poor surface charge transfer,surface recombination at the photoanode/electrolyte junction,and sluggish oxygen evolution reaction(OER)kinetics.In this regard,a novel solution was developed in this study to address these issues by decorating the surface of BiVO_(4)with cobalt sulfide,whose attractive features such as low cost,high conductivity,and rapid charge-transfer ability assisted in improving the PEC activity of the BiVO_(4)photoanode.The fabricated photoanode exhibited a significantly enhanced photocurrent density of 3.2 m A cm^(-2)under illumination at 1.23 V vs.a reversible hydrogen electrode,which is more than 2.5 times greater than that of pristine BiVO_(4).Moreover,the Co S/BiVO_(4)photoanode also exhibited considerable improvements in the charge injection yield(75.8%vs.36.7%for the bare BiVO_(4)film)and charge separation efficiency(79.8%vs.66.8%for the pristine BiVO_(4)film).These dramatic enhancements were primarily ascribed to rapid charge-transport kinetics and efficient reduction of the anodic overpotential for oxygen evolution enabled by the surface modification of BiVO_(4)by Co S.This study provides valuable suggestions for designing efficient photocatalysts via surface modification to improve the PEC performance.
基金supported by the Science Funds of Tianjin for Distinguished Young Scholar(17JCJQJC44800)Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(16JCYBJC17900)Open Foundation of Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficient Utilization of Solar Energy(HBSKFZD2017001)~~
文摘We report on a novel g-C3N4/TiO 2/Co-Pi photoanode combining a TiO2 protection layer, Co-Pi hole capture layer, and g-C3 N4 light-absorption layer layer for photoelectrochemical（PEC） water splitting to generate hydrogen for the first time. This new photoanode with three function layers exhibits enhanced PEC performance with a photocurrent density of 0.346 mA ·cm–2 at 1.1 V（vs. RHE）,which is approximately 3.6 times that of pure g-C3N4 photoanode. The enhanced PEC performance of g-C3N4/TiO 2/Co-Pi photoanode benefits from the following：（1） excellent visible light absorption of g-C3N4;（2） stable protection of TiO2 to improve the durability of g-C3N4 film; and（3） photogenerated holes capture Co-Pi to separate photogenerated electron-hole pairs efficiently. This promising multifarious function layers structure provides a new perspective for PEC water splitting to generate hydrogen.
