PEC electrode of ZnO nanorods sensitized by CdS with different size and its photoelectric properties

Zhifeng Liu; Yun Wang; Bo Wang; Yabin Li; Zhichao Liu; Jianhua Han; Keying Guo; Yajun Li; Ting Cui; Li Han; Cuiping Liu; Gangmin Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.028

PEC electrode of ZnO nanorods sensitized by CdS with different size and its photoelectric properties

Zhifeng Liu^*, Yun Wang, Bo Wang, Yabin Li, Zhichao Liu^*, Jianhua Han, Keying Guo, Yajun Li, Ting Cui, Li Han, Cuiping Liu, Gangmin Li

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Abstract

The gradient PEC electrodes of ZnO nanorods sensitized by CdS with different size were fabricated via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method and applied in photochemical water splitting. The concentrations of reaction solution and SILAR cycles were investigated in the synthetic process and the working mechanism of the gradient PEC electrode was suggested. The results showed that the hydrogen generation efficiency of 4.88% was achieved for the ZnO/CdS gradient PEC electrode constructed by decreasing of the CdS quantum dots size on ZnO nanorods due to the improved absorption and appropriate energy gap structure, which was confirmed by enhanced absorption spectrum. The expected products have potential application in photoelectrochemical water splitting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10226-10234
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	38
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.028
State	Published - 21 Aug 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Absorption
CdS
Electrode
Gradient
Water splitting
ZnO

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AU - Liu, Zhichao

AU - Han, Jianhua

AU - Guo, Keying

AU - Li, Yajun

AU - Cui, Ting

AU - Han, Li

AU - Liu, Cuiping

AU - Li, Gangmin

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PEC electrode of ZnO nanorods sensitized by CdS with different size and its photoelectric properties

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