A selectively exposed crystal facet-engineered TiO2 thin film photoanode for the higher performance of the photoelectrochemical water splitting reaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 3646-3653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Woo Kim ◽  
So Jin Yeob ◽  
Hui-Ming Cheng ◽  
Young Soo Kang

A selectively exposed (101)-crystal facet engineered TiO2 photoanode is investigated for the higher efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction.

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
V. N. Nevolin ◽  
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R. I. Romanov ◽  
D. V. Fominski ◽  
O. V. Rubinkovskaya ◽  
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The influence of the chemical state of the WOу thin-film precursor on the formation of WSe2 nanofilms under rapid selenization on a glassy-carbon substrate at 900°C was studied. Amorphous molybdenum sulfide (MoSx~3), which has high catalytic activity in the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction, was prepared on the surface of the WSe2 films by pulsed laser deposition. It was shown that the composition of the WOу precursors had a significant effect on the morphology of WSe2 nanolayers, and this characteristic largely determined the efficiency of hydrogen evolution by the MoS3/WSe2 heterostructure upon photo-activated water splitting. The most efficient hydrogen evolution was found for the MoS3/WSe2 photocathode that contained WSe2 in the form of petal crystals of ~ 50 nm thickness and these petals were oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. A theoretical analysis of the possible effect of synergetic interaction at the MoS3/WSe2 interface on the efficiency of hydrogen formation was carried out. Calculations using the density functional theory showed that MoS3 clusters can increase the efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction in contact with surface areas of WSe2 nanocrystals possessing different atomic packing.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihao Liu ◽  
Shifeng Li ◽  
Fangfang Wang ◽  
Mingxia Li ◽  
Yonghong Ni

FeNi-layered double hydroxide (LDH) is thought to be an excellent electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), but it always shows extremely poor electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in...


2007 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Kitano ◽  
Masato Takeuchi ◽  
Masaya Matsuoka ◽  
John M. Thomas ◽  
Masakazu Anpo

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