Solar Hydrogen Production from Zinc Telluride Photocathode Modified with Carbon and Molybdenum Sulfide
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- Title
- Solar Hydrogen Production from Zinc Telluride Photocathode Modified with Carbon and Molybdenum Sulfide
- Authors
- Jang, Youn Jeong; Lee, Jaehyuk; Lee, Jinwoo; Lee, Jae Sung
- Date Issued
- 2016-03
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Abstract
- A zinc telluride (ZnTe) film modified with MoS2 and carbon has been studied as a new photocathode for solar hydrogen production from photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The modification enhances PEC activity and stability of the photocathode. Thus, the MoS2/C/ZnTe/ZnO electrode exhibits highly improved activity of -1.48 mA cm(-2) at 0 V-RHE with a positively shifted onset potential up to 0.3 V-RHE relative to bare ZnO/ZnTe electrode (-0.19 mA cm(-2), 0.18 V-RHE) under the simulated 1 sun illumination. This represents the highest value ever reported for ZnTe-based electrodes in PEC water splitting. The carbon densely covers the surface of ZnTe to protect it against photocorrosion in aqueous electrolyte and improves charge separation. In addition, MoS2 further enhances the PEC performance as a hydrogen evolution co-catalyst.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/96312
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsami.5b07575
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, vol. 8, no. 12, page. 7748 - 7755, 2016-03
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