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NANOSCALE
卷 12, 期 23, 页码 12292-12299出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00058b
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- National Science Council
- National Dong Hwa University [MOST 108-2221-E-259-010-MY3, MOST 107-2221-E-259-029-MY3]
A similar to 10-mu m-long one-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanorod array (NRA) vertically oriented on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate is successfully fabricated via a lukewarm hydrothermal method. The reflection of light from the rough surface of this ultralong ZnO NRA, resulting from the variation in the characteristic length of individual ZnO NRs in a tapered geometry, is largely suppressed. This in turn favors the ZnO NRA as a photoelectrode effectively harnessing UV-light for solar water splitting, as evidently manifested in the quasi-theoretical photocurrent density that reached similar to 0.9 mA cm(-2) at 1V(Ag/AgCl). A further contribution to such an outstanding performance stems from additional photocurrent generation by the ZnO NRA upon visible light illumination. This is attributed to a variety of native defects and the surface hydroxyl groups present in the ZnO NRA, giving rise to the mid-gap states that mediate the associated electronic transitions. Moreover, those lattice imperfections further boost the carrier concentration of the ZnO NRA to facilitate the carrier transport which in turn enhances the photoelectrochemical activity.
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