2014年12月
Facile and simple fabrication of an efficient nanoporous WO3 photoanode for visible-light-driven water splitting
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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- 巻
- 39
- 号
- 35
- 開始ページ
- 20736
- 終了ページ
- 20743
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.062
- 出版者・発行元
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) films with nanoporous morphology were prepared by a facile and simple method utilizing commercially available WO3 nanopowder with polyethylene glycol to guide porosity of a nanostructure, and the resulted photoanode was working efficiently for visible-light-driven water oxidation. The SEM observation and XRD measurement revealed formation of interparticulate nanopores between the well-connected WO3 crystaline particles of dimension ca. 100-200 nm. The nanoporous WO3 electrode generated a significant photoanodic current density of 1.8 mA cm(-2) due to water oxidation at 1.0 V versus Ag/AgCl on visible light irradiation (lambda>390 nm, 100 mW cm(-2)). The onset potential of the WO3 electrode was 0.67 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), being lower by 0.56 V than the theoretical potential for water oxidation (1.23 V versus RHE). The incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) reached 45% at 400 nm of light wavelength and 1.04 V versus Ag/AgCl of an applied potential. The photoanodic current and photostability of the WO3 electrode were improved by addition of Co2+ ions in the electrolyte solution during photoelectrocatalysis. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.062
- ISSN : 0360-3199
- eISSN : 1879-3487
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000347017200100