A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition...A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition of the Co-based catalyst on TiO_(2) films have been optimized.It was found that the electrode with 3 layers of TiO_(2) film(in 8 m thickness) and 1 hour photo-deposition of the cobalt-based catalyst by light irradiation from a 500 W Xenon lamp gave the highest current density(~5 mA/cm^(2)).Using this cobalt-modified TiO_(2) film as a working electrode in an electrochemical device,highly efficient water oxidation has been demonstrated in a pH 7.0 aqueous solution with low overpotential.展开更多
基金supported by Swedish Energy Agency,the Knutand Alice Wallenberg Foundation,China Scholarship Council (CSC)the Natural Natural Science Foundation of China (21120102036)the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB220009)
文摘A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition of the Co-based catalyst on TiO_(2) films have been optimized.It was found that the electrode with 3 layers of TiO_(2) film(in 8 m thickness) and 1 hour photo-deposition of the cobalt-based catalyst by light irradiation from a 500 W Xenon lamp gave the highest current density(~5 mA/cm^(2)).Using this cobalt-modified TiO_(2) film as a working electrode in an electrochemical device,highly efficient water oxidation has been demonstrated in a pH 7.0 aqueous solution with low overpotential.
