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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 55, Issue 3, Pages 592-596Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.09.032
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Coupled WO3/BiVO4; Gold nanoparticles; Composite electrode; Photoelectrocatalyst; Water oxidation
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Gold nanoparticles were successfully deposited on FTC/WO3/BiVO4 electrode surface by means of electrolysis of AuCl4- ions. The composite films were characterized by SEM, XPS and XRD techniques. An increase in photocurrent and a negative shift of onset potential for water oxidation were observed upon modification of the electrode surface with the Au particles. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to confirm the acceleration of charge transfer process by Au deposition at the electrode surface. The photocurrent action spectrum did not correlate with the plasmonic absorbance of Au nanoparticles at 560 nm, suggesting that the Au nanoparticles increased charge separation without undergoing a plasmon resonance effect under visible light irradiation. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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