Modification of Cu2O photocathodes with Cu and Pt as dual co-catalysts for significantly improved photoelectrochemical water splitting

IF 2.7 4区材料科学 Q3 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Materials Letters Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137773

Jiale Li , Congcong Shen

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Abstract

Composing with a co-catalyst is considered an effective way to improve the performance of a pure photocatalyst. In this paper, Pt-Cu/Cu₂O with localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect was prepared via a one-pot method, followed by the electrodeposition of Pt. As plasmon photosensitizers, Cu and Pt, were used to increase the light trapping and collect the hot electrons, and Pt can also be used as an electron-harvesting layer to provide reactive active sites. This synergistic effect of the bimetallic system significantly enhances the photoelectrocatalytic performance of the semiconductor material. The optimized Pt(8)-Cu/Cu₂O sample achieved a high photocurrent density of 1.38 µA/cm² at 1.23 V vs. RHE, which is increased by a factor of 4.18 compared to the pure Cu₂O. The photoelectrochemical water-splitting synergistic mechanism was verified by surface photovoltage (SPV), photocurrent density, impedance tests, etc.

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Materials Letters 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

3.30%

发文量

1948

审稿时长

50 days

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