摘要
WO_(3) photoanodes have been widely utilized for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER)in the photoelectrochemical water splitting system.Herein,the effects of hydrazine hydrate modification and In^(3+)-doping on the physicochemical properties and photocurrent density of the WO_(3) photoanode prepared by hydrothermally treating at 160℃followed by calcining at 500℃are investigated.Among them,the hydrazine hydrate in the hydrothermal solution can serve as a texture regulator,resulting in the formation of WO_(3) films with the layered architecture stacked by nanosheets dominantly exposed(020)facets,which allows the WO_(3) films to have faster charge separation and larger specific surface area for OER according to the characterization results of microstructures and photoelectrochemcial behaviors;while the In^(3+)-doping can optimize the energy band structure of WO_(3) and adjust the work function to increase the driving force of OER based on the ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy,Mott–Schottky and open-circuit photovoltage plots.Under the simulated sunlight(AM1.5G)illumination,the designed In^(3+)–WO_(3)(N_2H_4)photoanode in Na_2SO_4 solution delivers amaximum incident photon-to-current efficiency of 38.6%at 410 nm and a photocurrent density of 1.93 mA cm^(-2)at 1.23 V vs.RHE,which is 2.8 and 3.0 times higher than the pristine WO_(3) photoanode,respectively.This study provides a promising strategy to improve the water splitting performance of nanostructured WO_(3) photoanodes by altering the architecture and introducing heteroatoms.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21975190 and 25173166)
the Science and Technology Planning Project of Shenzhen Municipality(JCYJ20180302153921190)
the Characteristic Innovation Project of Colleges and Universities of Guangdong Province(2022KTSCX149)
the Research Fund Project of Zhaoqing University(KY202136)
the College Students’Innovative Project of Guangdong Province(pdjh2022b0556,X202210580144),China。