Selective Loading of a Cobalt Species Cocatalyst on an Oxygen-Evolution Photocatalyst in a Silver-Inserted Z-Scheme System Consisting of Bismuth Vanadium Oxide and Zinc Rhodium Oxide for Enhanced Overall Water Splitting and Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Hiroshi Irie*, Masaomi Yoda, Toshihiro Takashima and Hiroshi Miyashita,
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Abstract
We selectively loaded various amounts of a cobalt species (CoOx) cocatalyst for oxygen (O2) evolution on bismuth vanadium oxide (Bi4V2O11 (BVO)) as an O2-evolution photocatalyst in a solid-state photocatalyst, a silver (Ag)-inserted BVO and zinc rhodium oxide (ZnRh2O4 (ZRO)) photocatalyst (BVO/Ag/ZRO (BAZ)), to form CoOx/BAZ. The amount of loaded CoOx was controlled by changing the photodeposition time to obtain CoOx/BAZ with up to 0.039 wt % Co vs BAZ. All the prepared CoOx/BAZ photocatalysts achieved overall water splitting irradiated with red light at a 700 nm wavelength, enhancing the hydrogen (H2) and O2 evolutions from water at a ratio of 2:1 compared with bare BAZ. Moreover, the apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) increased up to 0.11% under 700 nm-wavelength light irradiation. CoOx was demonstrated to function as a cocatalyst enhancing the overall water-splitting activity. It was confirmed that the CoOx/BAZ photocatalyst reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO) and oxidize water to O2 using water as an electron donor and proton source under 700 nm-wavelength light. In addition, copper (Cu) was selectively photodeposited as a H2-evolution cocatalyst on ZRO, a H2-evolution photocatalyst, in CoOx/BAZ to form CoOx/BAZ/Cu. CoOx/BAZ/Cu further enhanced the water-splitting activity with an AQE of 0.22% under 700 nm-wavelength light irradiation. Moreover, CoOx/BAZ/Cu reduced CO2 and oxidized water to produce CH4 and O2, without producing CO, under 700 nm-wavelength light irradiation. Cu was confirmed to function as a cocatalyst for enhancing the overall water-splitting reaction and CO2 reduction to selectively generate CH4.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important energy applications.