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ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
卷 10, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201903213
关键词
chlorine generation; hydride-forming metallic cathode; hydrogen generation; nanostructured tungsten trioxide; photoelectrochemical cell; seawater splitting; WO3 photoanode
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资金
- MAESTRO grant - Polish National Science Centre [UMO-2013/10/A/ST5/00245]
- SONATA Bis Grant - Polish National Science Centre [2017/26/E/ST5/01137]
A seawater splitting photoelectrochemical cell featuring a nanostructured tungsten trioxide photoanode that exhibits very high and stable photocurrents producing chlorine with average 70% Faradaic efficiency is described. Fabrication of the WO3 electrodes on fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates involves a simple solution-based method and sequential layer-by-layer deposition with a progressively adjusted amount of structure-directing agent in the precursor and a two-step annealing. Such a procedure allows tailoring of thick, highly porous, structurally stable WO3 films with a large internal photoactive surface area optimizing utilization of visible light wavelengths by the photoanode. With the application of an anodic potential of 0.76 V versus Ag/AgCl reference electrode (0.4 V below the thermodynamic Cl-2/Cl- potential) in synthetic seawater, the designed WO3 photoanodes irradiated with simulated 1 sun AM 1.5G light reach currents exceeding 4.5 mA cm(-2). Photocurrents close to 5 mA cm(-2) are attained in the case of fresh water splitting using 1 m methane-sulfonic acid supporting electrolyte with oxygen evolved at the WO3 photoanode. The amount of formed hydrogen is determined by discharging the palladium sheet electrode employed as a cathode. Collection of hydrogen in the form of a hydride opens, more generally, the prospect of subsequently using such materials as anodes in batteries employing oxygen reduction cathodes.
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