학술논문

Hydrogenated TiO2/ZnO heterojunction nanorod arrays with enhanced performance for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
Document Type
Article
Source
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Feb2017, Vol. 42 Issue 7, p3938-3946. 9p.
Subject
*NATURAL resources
*HETEROJUNCTIONS
*NANORODS
*WATER electrolysis
*PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL cells
Language
ISSN
0360-3199
Abstract
Novel hydrogenated TiO 2 /ZnO heterojunction nanorod arrays as photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical cells are investigated in this paper. A facial solution coating method is used to prepare the heterojunction structure and then hydrogenated heterojunction is obtained by annealed in hydrogen atmosphere. The enhanced optical absorption is observed for the hydrogenated TiO 2 /ZnO heterojunction. The hydrogenated TiO 2 /ZnO heterojunction yields improved photocurrent density, which is higher than pure TiO 2 nanorods and TiO 2 /ZnO heterojunction. The ability to gain excellent photoelectrochemical properties with hydrogenated TiO 2 /ZnO heterojunction nanorod arrays may provide a promising route for high performance photoelectrochemical cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]