Ultra-thin FeVO4 modified Al-doped ZnO nanorods photoanode towards efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

IF 4.1 3区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI:10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118790

Ruyi Wang , Caiyun Chen , Yuxin Kan , Wenjun Fang , Xingzhi Li , Lingling Wang , Yong Jia

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Fabricating of high-performance photoanodes played an important role in achieving efficient conversion of solar energy to hydrogen energy. Herein, Al-ZnO/FeVO₄ core–shell nanorods arrays (NRs) was constructed through a simple two-step method to form type-II heterojunction. Compared with the Al-ZnO substrate (0.55 mA/cm²), the modified Al-ZnO/FeVO₄ photoanode exhibited superior photocurrent density, with an optimal photocurrent density of 1.13 mA/cm² at 1.23 V vs. RHE (AM 1.5G). Heterogeneous structures suppressed the photoinduced bulk recombination of charge carriers and improved the separation efficiency of charge carriers. More importantly, the ultra-thin FeVO₄ modification layer weakened surface capture states, increased photovoltage, and promoted interfacial charge transfer dynamics. This work provided new ideas for designing high-performance photoanodes.

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实现高效光电化学水氧化的超薄 FeVO4 改性铝掺杂氧化锌纳米棒光电阳极

制备高性能光阳极对于实现太阳能到氢能的高效转化具有重要作用。本文通过简单的两步法构建了Al-ZnO/FeVO4核壳纳米棒阵列（NRs），形成了II型异质结。与 Al-ZnO 衬底（0.55 mA/cm2）相比，改进后的 Al-ZnO/FeVO4 光阳极表现出更高的光电流密度，在 1.23 V 对 RHE（AM 1.5G）电压下，最佳光电流密度为 1.13 mA/cm2。异质结构抑制了光诱导的电荷载流子大量重组，提高了电荷载流子的分离效率。更重要的是，超薄 FeVO4 修饰层削弱了表面俘获态，提高了光电压，并促进了界面电荷转移动力学。这项工作为设计高性能光阳极提供了新思路。

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Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 化学-电化学

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

6.70%

发文量

912

审稿时长

2.4 months

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