Delafossite CuFeO_(2) is a promising photocathode material for cost-efficiently photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting,but the unfavorable conductivity and fast recombination dynamics of photogenerated carriers limi...Delafossite CuFeO_(2) is a promising photocathode material for cost-efficiently photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting,but the unfavorable conductivity and fast recombination dynamics of photogenerated carriers limit its PEC activity for water reduction.Here,we developed a heterostructure photocathode consisting of the Cu-doped NiO(Cu:NiO)hole selective layer(HSL)and Ni-doped CuFeO_(2)(Ni:CuFeO_(2))active layer by simply annealing a homogeneous Cu-Fe oxalate layer grown on the Ni film deposited on the fluorine doped tin oxide(FTO)substrate.The obtained heterostructure of Cu:NiO/Ni:CuFeO_(2) with enhanced charge carrier transportability and high-quality interface greatly promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers.Accordingly,the Cu:NiO/Ni:CuFeO_(2) photocathode exhibits a high photocurrent density of~0.9 mA·cm^(-2 )at 0.2 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode,RHE),outperforming most of the reported bare CuFeO_(2) photocathodes in the literature.And the photocurrent density can be further improved to 1.2 mA·cm^(-2) after decorating NiSx cocatalyst.展开更多
In this paper,the fabrication of a highly orientated Bi_(2)Fe_(4)O_(9)(BFO)photoelectrode in the presence of two-dimensional(2D)graphene oxide(GO)was reported.It was found that the GO can be used as a template for con...In this paper,the fabrication of a highly orientated Bi_(2)Fe_(4)O_(9)(BFO)photoelectrode in the presence of two-dimensional(2D)graphene oxide(GO)was reported.It was found that the GO can be used as a template for controlling the growth of BFO,and the nanoplate composites of BFO/reduced graphene oxide(RGO)with a high orientation can be fabricated.The thickness of the nanoplates became thinner as the ratio of GO increased.As a result,the ferroelectric spontaneous polarization unit arranges itself in the space in a periodic manner,leading to the formation of a polarization field along a special direction.Therefore,the created built-in electric field of the nanoplate composites of BFO/RGO is improved upon the increase of the amount of RGO.As expected,carrier separation is enhanced by the built-in electric field,therefore substantially enhancing the photoelectrochemical(PEC)activity of water splitting compared to pure BFO under the irradiation of visible-light.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA1500800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51825204,52072377,521888101 and 51402199)+6 种基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2020192)the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.174321KYSB20200005)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2017M621137)Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(No.XLYC2007193)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(Nos.2021-MS-014 and 2021NLTS1210)the University Innovation Talent Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.LR2018074)the State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals,Dalian University of Technology(No.KF1708)。
文摘Delafossite CuFeO_(2) is a promising photocathode material for cost-efficiently photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting,but the unfavorable conductivity and fast recombination dynamics of photogenerated carriers limit its PEC activity for water reduction.Here,we developed a heterostructure photocathode consisting of the Cu-doped NiO(Cu:NiO)hole selective layer(HSL)and Ni-doped CuFeO_(2)(Ni:CuFeO_(2))active layer by simply annealing a homogeneous Cu-Fe oxalate layer grown on the Ni film deposited on the fluorine doped tin oxide(FTO)substrate.The obtained heterostructure of Cu:NiO/Ni:CuFeO_(2) with enhanced charge carrier transportability and high-quality interface greatly promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers.Accordingly,the Cu:NiO/Ni:CuFeO_(2) photocathode exhibits a high photocurrent density of~0.9 mA·cm^(-2 )at 0.2 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode,RHE),outperforming most of the reported bare CuFeO_(2) photocathodes in the literature.And the photocurrent density can be further improved to 1.2 mA·cm^(-2) after decorating NiSx cocatalyst.
基金This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51402314 and 41206067)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2016BM08)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2014M551869)Shandong Excellent Young Scientist Research Award Fund(No.BS2015CL002)Qingdao Postdoctoral Application Research Fund.
文摘In this paper,the fabrication of a highly orientated Bi_(2)Fe_(4)O_(9)(BFO)photoelectrode in the presence of two-dimensional(2D)graphene oxide(GO)was reported.It was found that the GO can be used as a template for controlling the growth of BFO,and the nanoplate composites of BFO/reduced graphene oxide(RGO)with a high orientation can be fabricated.The thickness of the nanoplates became thinner as the ratio of GO increased.As a result,the ferroelectric spontaneous polarization unit arranges itself in the space in a periodic manner,leading to the formation of a polarization field along a special direction.Therefore,the created built-in electric field of the nanoplate composites of BFO/RGO is improved upon the increase of the amount of RGO.As expected,carrier separation is enhanced by the built-in electric field,therefore substantially enhancing the photoelectrochemical(PEC)activity of water splitting compared to pure BFO under the irradiation of visible-light.
