WO3/W:BiVO4/BiVO4 graded photoabsorber electrode for enhanced photoelectrocatalytic solar light driven water oxidation

Junghyun Choi, Pitchaimuthu Sudhagar, Joo Hyun Kim, Jiseok Kwon, Jeonghyun Kim, Chiaki Terashima, Akira Fujishima, Taeseup Song*, Ungyu Paik

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Abstract

We demonstrate the dual advantages of graded photoabsorbers in mesoporous metal oxide-based hetero interfacial photoanodes in improving photogenerated charge carrier (e-/h+) separation for the solar light-driven water-oxidation process. The pre-deposition of sol-gel-derived, tungsten-doped bismuth vanadate (W:BiVO4) onto a primary BiVO4 water oxidation layer forms graded interfaces, which facilitate charge transfer from the primary photoabsorber to the charge transport layer, thereby superseding the thickness-controlled charge recombination at the BiVO4 water oxidation catalyst. As a result, the WO3/BiVO4 hetero photoanode containing the photoactive W:BiVO4 interfacial layer showed 130% higher photocurrent than that of the interfacial layer-free hetero photoelectrode owing to the enhanced charge separation led water oxidation process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4648-4655
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume19
Issue number6
Early online date9 Jan 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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