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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 46, 期 29, 页码 15517-15525出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.094
关键词
Water splitting; Oxygen evolution; Hydrogen production; Cocatalyst; Metal phosphide
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFA0402800]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21971229, 51925206, U1932214]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
The use of CoP nanoparticles for surface modification of BiVO4 photoanode significantly enhances the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water oxidation, achieving high photocurrent density and IPCE values, making it suitable for cost-effective solar water splitting systems.
BiVO4 is a promising photoanode material for water splitting due to its substantial absorption of solar light as well as favorable band edge positions. However, the poor water oxidation kinetics of BiVO4 results in its insufficient photocurrent density. Herein, we demonstrate the use of CoP nanoparticles for facile surface modification of nanoporous BiVO4 photoanode in potassium borate buffer solution (pH 9.0), which can generate a tremendous cathodic shift of similar to 430 mV in the onset potential for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. In addition, a remarkable photocurrent density of 4.1 mA cm(-2) is achieved at 1.23 V vs. RHE under AM 1.5G illumination. The photoelectrochemical measurement using sodium sulfite as a hole scavenger clearly shows that the greatly improved performances are attributed to the efficient suppression of interfacial charge recombination through loading of CoP catalyst. Moreover, the maximum surface charge injection yield can reach >81% at 1.23 V vs. RHE and the maximum IPCE of CoP/BiVO4 can reach 75.8% at 420 nm, suggesting the potential application of CoP-modified BiVO4 photoanode for overall solar water splitting in cost-effective tandem photoelectrochemical cells. (C) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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