Triple layered Ga2O3/Cu2O/Au photoanodes with enhanced photoactivity and stability prepared using iron nickel oxide catalysts

Hee Jun Kim, Tae Won Lee, Hye Hyun Kim, U. Jeong Yang, Chan Ul Kim, Kyoung Jin Choi, Heon Lee, Jeong Min Baik

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    Abstract

    In this study, the photoelectrochemical performance of Cu2O-based photoanodes is evaluated in terms of photoactivity and stability. The electrodes are based on the p-n junction consisting of Cu2O/Ga2O3on which an Au layer is deposited, followed by the formation of Ni-based co-catalysts. The Au layer increases the light absorption in the entire wavelength range from 300 to 800 nm and leads to upward band bending at the Cu2O/Au interface; thus, more photogenerated hole charges are transported to the electrolytes. The electrodeposited FeNiOxthin layer significantly decreases the overpotential and increases the photoactivity; thus, the photoelectrochemical cell consisting of the Cu2O-based photoanode and platinum yields a photocurrent density of about 5.15 mA cm−2at 1.23 Vvs.RHE with a small dark current density of 16 μA cm−2

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)10966-10972
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
    Volume8
    Issue number21
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jun 7

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2019R1A4A1029237), by the Mid-Career Researcher Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (NRF-2019R1A2C2009822), and by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE, 2005721, Korea).

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    © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • General Materials Science

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