Photoelectrochemical Performance of a CuBi2O4 Photocathode with H2O2 as a Scavenger

Autor: Zohreh Masoumi, Mahdi Tayebi, S. Ahmad Masoumi Lari, Bongkuk Seo, Choong-Sun Lim, Hyeon-Gook Kim, Daeseung Kyung, Meysam Tayebi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Inorganics, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 147 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6740
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11040147
Popis: Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an eco-friendly method for producing clean and sustainable hydrogen fuels. Compared with the fabrication of solar hydrogen using n-type metal oxide semiconductor photoanodes, that of solar hydrogen using p-type metal oxide semiconductor photocathodes has not been researched as thoroughly. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of drop casting time on the PEC performance of a prepared CuBi2O4 photocathode. XPS, HRTEM, UV-DRS, Raman spectroscopy, XRD, and SEM analyses were used to characterize the prepared CuBi2O4 photocathode. Owing to the high charge separation and transfer, the photocurrent density of the CuBi2O4 photocathode was ~0.6 mA cm−2 at 0.3 V vs. RHE. The nanoporous CuBi2O4 photocathode exhibited a high photocurrent density of up to 1.2 mA cm−2 at 0.3 V vs. RHE with H2O2 as a sacrificial agent. Mott–Schottky and impedance measurements were also performed on the CuBi2O4 photocathode to estimate its acceptor density and charge-transfer resistance.
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