General In Situ Photoactivation Route with IPCE over 80% toward CdS Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Applications
Ying Wang
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Biochemical and Chemical Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiuyu Chen
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Search for more papers by this authorHao Xiu
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuanglong Zhuang
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Biochemical and Chemical Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Green Energy and Environment Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Search for more papers by this authorJianming Li
Petroleum Geology Research and Laboratory Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Zhou
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
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Deyu Liu
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100000 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Yongbo Kuang
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100000 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorYing Wang
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Biochemical and Chemical Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiuyu Chen
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Search for more papers by this authorHao Xiu
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuanglong Zhuang
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Biochemical and Chemical Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Green Energy and Environment Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, Fujian, 352100 China
Search for more papers by this authorJianming Li
Petroleum Geology Research and Laboratory Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Zhou
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
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Deyu Liu
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100000 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Yongbo Kuang
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201 China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100000 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Cost-effective photoanodes with remarkable electronic properties are highly demanded for practical photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The ability to manipulate the surface carrier separation and recombination is pivotal for achieving high PEC performance for water splitting. Here, a facile and economical approach is reported for substantially improving the surface charge separation property of CdS photoanodes through in situ photoactivation, which significantly reduces surface charge recombination through the formation of thiosulfate ion which is favorable to the transfer of photogenerated holes and a uniform nanoporous morphology via the dissolving Cd2+ with phosphate ions on the surface of CdS. The resulting CdS electrodes through scalable particle transfer method exhibit nearly tripled photocurrents, with an incident-photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) at 480 nm exceeding 80% at 0.6 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). And the CdS thin films prepared from chemical bath deposition display quadrupled photocurrents after the stir and PEC activation, with an IPCE of 91.7% at 455 nm and 0.6 V versus RHE. With the suppression of photocorrosion in alkaline borate buffer, the activated photoanodes show great stability for solar hydrogen production at the sacrifice of sulfite. This work brings insights into the design of nanoporous metal sulfide semiconductors for solar water splitting.
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