Polydopamine and Nafion bi-layer passivation modified CdS photoanode for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution
Shuya Zheng
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Lu Han
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
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Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
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Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorXudong Luo
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Search for more papers by this authorLilai Sun
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Search for more papers by this authorNa Li
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Zhibin Zhang
Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, China
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Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
Email: [email protected]
Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
Email: [email protected]
Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
Email: [email protected]
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Xibao Li
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
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Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
Email: [email protected]
Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
Email: [email protected]
Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorShuya Zheng
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Lu Han
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Correspondence
Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
Email: [email protected]
Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
Email: [email protected]
Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorXudong Luo
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Search for more papers by this authorLilai Sun
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Search for more papers by this authorNa Li
School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Zhibin Zhang
Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, China
Correspondence
Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
Email: [email protected]
Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
Email: [email protected]
Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
Email: [email protected]
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Xibao Li
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
Correspondence
Lu Han, School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, China.
Email: [email protected]
Zhibin Zhang, Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Science, Beijing, 100071, China.
Email: [email protected]
Xibao Li, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, Grant/Award Numbers: 20171ACB21033, 20192ACBL21047; National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant/Award Numbers: 51772139, 51962023; 2019 Project of Liaoning Education Department, Grant/Award Number: 2019LNJC20
Summary
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production, using sunlight, is a clean, renewable, and eco-friendly strategy for solar fuel production. To reduce the rate of photogenerated carriers' recombination and chemically corrosion of CdS photoanode, a composite component surface state passivation layer was introduced. The polydopamine (PDA) and Nafion co-modified CdS nanorods were successfully prepared by simple electropolymerization and dipping methods. The inherent adhesion of PDA can make it adhere well to CdS nanorods to improve the surface defects of CdS, and it can also promote the assembly of Nafion coating. The mechanism of PDA/Nafion bi-layer passivation on CdS was analyzed by steady-state/time-resolved photoluminescence spectra and electron paramagnetic resonance. The optimized CdS/PDA/Nafion photoanode exhibits highly improved PEC water splitting activity and stability under visible light. It is highly anticipated that this multifunctional polymer passivation layer will provide new routes to practically engineer photoanodes in PEC hydrogen production devices.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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