A novel WO3-x/TiO2 film as photoanode was synthesized for photoelectrocatalytic（PEC） reduction of CO2 into formic acid（HCOOH）. The films prepared by doctor blade method were characterized with X-ray diffractometer...A novel WO3-x/TiO2 film as photoanode was synthesized for photoelectrocatalytic（PEC） reduction of CO2 into formic acid（HCOOH）. The films prepared by doctor blade method were characterized with X-ray diffractometer（XRD）, scanning electron microscope（SEM） and transmission electron microscope（TEM）. The existence of oxygen vacancies in the WO3-x was confirmed with an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, and the accurate oxygen index was determined by a modified potentiometric titrimetry method. After 3h of photoelectrocatalytic reduction, the formic acid yield of the WO3-x/TiO2 film is 872 nmol/cm^2, which is 1.83 times that of the WO3/TiO2 film. The results of PEC performance demonstrate that the introduction of WO3-x nanoparticles can improve the charge transfer performance so as to enhance the performance of PEC reduction of CO2 into formic acid.展开更多
在TiO2粉末中加入乙基纤维素松油醇溶液混合均匀,经研磨得到适合丝网印刷制备薄膜的TiO2浆料,制备出TiO2光阳极薄膜并组装成染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)。采用XRD、SEM对样品形貌表征,并利用光电流密度-电压(I-V)曲线测试DSSCs的光电性能...在TiO2粉末中加入乙基纤维素松油醇溶液混合均匀,经研磨得到适合丝网印刷制备薄膜的TiO2浆料,制备出TiO2光阳极薄膜并组装成染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)。采用XRD、SEM对样品形貌表征,并利用光电流密度-电压(I-V)曲线测试DSSCs的光电性能,讨论了浆料原料的配比方法、涂覆层数以及烧结方式对电池的性能影响。研究表明,由0.5 g TiO2粉末、5%乙基纤维素松油醇溶液制备的浆料,用丝网印刷涂覆8层,通过煅烧—管式炉降至室温—煅烧的方法可制得最优质的DSSCs光阳极薄膜。展开更多
SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial l...SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.展开更多
n-Si,believed as a promising photoanode candidate,has suffered from sluggish oxygen evolution reaction(OER)kinetics and poor chemical stability when exposed to aqueous electrolyte.Herein,CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH bilayers were...n-Si,believed as a promising photoanode candidate,has suffered from sluggish oxygen evolution reaction(OER)kinetics and poor chemical stability when exposed to aqueous electrolyte.Herein,CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH bilayers were successfully deposited on n-Si substrate by atomic layer-deposition(ALD)and photoassisted electrochemical deposition(PED)for stabilizing and catalyzing photoelectrochemical(PEC)water oxidation.In comparison to the n-Si/CoO_(x)photoanode as reference,the prepared n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH photoanode upon the optimized PED process presents a much improved PEC performance for water splitting,with the onset potential cathodically shifted to~1.03 V vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)and the photocurrent density much increased to 20 mA cm^(−2)at 1.23 V vs.RHE.It is revealed that the introduction of Ni dopants increases the work functions of the deposited Ni:CoOOH overlayers,which gives rise to the upward band bending weakened at the n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH cascading interface while strengthened at the Ni:CoOOH/electrolyte interface(with the band bending shifted from downward to upward),contributing to the decreased and the increased driving forces for charge transfer at the interfaces,respectively.Then,the balanced driving forces at the interfaces would endow the n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH photoanode with the best PEC performance.Moreover,PED has been evidenced superior to ED to dope Ni into CoOOH with the formed overlayer effectively catalyzing and stabilizing PEC water splitting.展开更多
基金Project(21471054)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A novel WO3-x/TiO2 film as photoanode was synthesized for photoelectrocatalytic（PEC） reduction of CO2 into formic acid（HCOOH）. The films prepared by doctor blade method were characterized with X-ray diffractometer（XRD）, scanning electron microscope（SEM） and transmission electron microscope（TEM）. The existence of oxygen vacancies in the WO3-x was confirmed with an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, and the accurate oxygen index was determined by a modified potentiometric titrimetry method. After 3h of photoelectrocatalytic reduction, the formic acid yield of the WO3-x/TiO2 film is 872 nmol/cm^2, which is 1.83 times that of the WO3/TiO2 film. The results of PEC performance demonstrate that the introduction of WO3-x nanoparticles can improve the charge transfer performance so as to enhance the performance of PEC reduction of CO2 into formic acid.
文摘在TiO2粉末中加入乙基纤维素松油醇溶液混合均匀,经研磨得到适合丝网印刷制备薄膜的TiO2浆料,制备出TiO2光阳极薄膜并组装成染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)。采用XRD、SEM对样品形貌表征,并利用光电流密度-电压(I-V)曲线测试DSSCs的光电性能,讨论了浆料原料的配比方法、涂覆层数以及烧结方式对电池的性能影响。研究表明,由0.5 g TiO2粉末、5%乙基纤维素松油醇溶液制备的浆料,用丝网印刷涂覆8层,通过煅烧—管式炉降至室温—煅烧的方法可制得最优质的DSSCs光阳极薄膜。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.20903073 and 20671070)the Key Project of Education Ministry of China (No.207008)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No.09JCYBJC07000)the Science and Technology Developing Foundation for Tianjin Universities (No.20080309)
文摘SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFB1502003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875183)+3 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province (2019JCW-10)the National Program for the Support of Top-notch Young Professionalsthe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesThe Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities
文摘n-Si,believed as a promising photoanode candidate,has suffered from sluggish oxygen evolution reaction(OER)kinetics and poor chemical stability when exposed to aqueous electrolyte.Herein,CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH bilayers were successfully deposited on n-Si substrate by atomic layer-deposition(ALD)and photoassisted electrochemical deposition(PED)for stabilizing and catalyzing photoelectrochemical(PEC)water oxidation.In comparison to the n-Si/CoO_(x)photoanode as reference,the prepared n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH photoanode upon the optimized PED process presents a much improved PEC performance for water splitting,with the onset potential cathodically shifted to~1.03 V vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)and the photocurrent density much increased to 20 mA cm^(−2)at 1.23 V vs.RHE.It is revealed that the introduction of Ni dopants increases the work functions of the deposited Ni:CoOOH overlayers,which gives rise to the upward band bending weakened at the n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH cascading interface while strengthened at the Ni:CoOOH/electrolyte interface(with the band bending shifted from downward to upward),contributing to the decreased and the increased driving forces for charge transfer at the interfaces,respectively.Then,the balanced driving forces at the interfaces would endow the n-Si/CoO_(x)/Ni:CoOOH photoanode with the best PEC performance.Moreover,PED has been evidenced superior to ED to dope Ni into CoOOH with the formed overlayer effectively catalyzing and stabilizing PEC water splitting.
