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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages 863-871Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.06.035
Keywords
p-n heterojunction; CuI; TiO2; methanol oxidation; photoelectrocatalyst
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- K.C. Wang Magna Fund in Ningbo University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21603111, 11475242]
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In this paper, a p-n heterojunction including p-type CuI and n-type TiO2 is first time constructed to be the support for the deposition of Pt. The as-prepared Pt-CuI/TiO2 modified electrode is studied for the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol both in dark and under light illumination. Compare to traditional electrocatalytic oxidation, the electrocatalytic activity of Pt-CuI/TiO2 for methanol oxidation is improved with 4.0 times upon light illumination. Moreover, compare to bare CuI and TiO2 upon light illumination, the heterostructure of CuI/TiO2 displays 4.3 and 9.1 times enhanced electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation, respectively. The synergistic effects of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis as well as the effective charge transport in the p-n heterojunction of Pt-CuI/TiO2 contribute such big enhancement. The present studies indicate that the constructing of p-n heterojunction provides more insights in the fields of photoelectrochemical and photo-assisted fuel cell system. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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