Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages 2364-2367Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am400364u
Keywords
catalysis; water oxidation; water splitting solar fuels; electrochemistry; composite electrodes
Funding
- National Science Foundation [CHE-0936816]
- Sun Catalytix
- MIT NSF
- AFOSR [FA9550-09-1-0689]
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Integration of water splitting catalysts with visible-light-absorbing semiconductors would enable direct solar-energy-to-fuel conversion schemes such as those based on water splitting. A disadvantage of some common semiconductors that possess desirable optical bandgaps is their chemical instability under the conditions needed for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we demonstrate the dual benefits gained from using a cobalt metal thin-film as the precursor for the preparation of cobalt-phosphate (CoPi) OER catalyst on cadmium chalcogenide photoanodes. The cobalt layer protects the underlying semiconductor from oxidation and degradation while forming the catalyst and simultaneously facilitates the advantageous incorporation of the cadmium chalcogenide layer into the CoPi layer during continued processing of the electrode. The resulting hybrid material forms a stable photoactive anode for light-assisted water splitting.
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