期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 167-174出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.089
关键词
Short TiO2 nanotube array; CdS; Sonoelectrochemical deposition; Hydrogen generation
资金
- State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China [2009CB220004]
- Shanghai Basic Research Key Project [0952nm01800, 08JC1411300]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2009AA063003]
- Shanghai Toni Gao Tingyao Environmental Science and Technology Development Foundation
A highly stable photoelectrocatalytic electrode made of CdS-modified short, robust, and highly-ordered TiO2 nanotube array for efficient visible-light hydrogen generation was prepared via sonoelectrochemical anodization and sonoelectrochemical deposition method. The short nanotube electrode possesses excellent charge separation and transfer properties, while the sonoelectrochemical deposition method improves the combination between CdS and TiO2 nanotubes, as well as the dispersion of CdS nanoparticles. Different characterization techniques were used to study the nanocomposite electrode. UV-vis absorption and photoelectrochemical measurements proved that the CdS coating extends the visible spectrum absorption and the solar spectrum-induced photocurrent response. Comparing the photoactivity of the CdS/TiO2 electrode obtained using sonoelectrochemical deposition method with others that synthesized using plain electrochemical deposition, the current density of the former electrode is similar to 1.2 times higher that of the latter when biased at 0.5 V. A similar to 7-fold enhancement in photocurrent response is obtained using the sonoelectrochemically fabricated CdS/TiO2 electrode in comparison with the pure TiO2 nanotube electrode. Under AM1.5 illumination the composite photoelectrode generate hydrogen at a rate of 30.3 mu mol h(-1) cm(-2), nearly 13 times higher than that of pure titania nanotube electrode. Recycle experiments demonstrated the excellent stability and reliability of CdS/TiO2 electrode prepared by sonoelectrochemical deposition. This composite electrode, with its strong mechanical stability and excellent combination of CdS and TiO2 nanotubes, offers promising applications in visible-light-driven renewable energy generation. (C) 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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