期刊
CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
卷 66, 期 -, 页码 1-5出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2015.03.007
关键词
Photoelectrochemical cell; Cuprous oxide; Carbon; Water splitting
资金
- Program of Introducing Talents to the University Disciplines [B06006]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities [IRT 0641]
Simplifying the synthesis of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) photocathode has turned out to be critical for scalable application. Herein, we present a novel thermal conversion approach to synthesize a shell/core structured Cu2O/Cu photocathode. In this method a shell comprising a mixture of CuO and Cu2O is obtained by heating Cu mesh at 500 degrees C in air beforehand, and subsequent annealing in N-2 atmosphere converts the unwanted CuO into Cu2O gradually, which results in the desired Cu2O/Cu structure. A slightly viscous starch sol coats the Cu2O shell as carbon source, after carbonizing under N-2 atmosphere, the Cu2O/Cu is covered with compact carbon films, i.e. C/Cu2O/Cu. Photoelectrochemical experiments reveal that the introduction of carbon layers on Cu2O enhances the photocurrent density from -1.5 to -2.75 mA.cm(-2) at 0 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). Moreover, the deposition of carbon films on Cu2O in this work has little effect on improving the stability. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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