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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 37, Issue 16, Pages 11632-11639Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.107
Keywords
Visible-light photocatalyst; Sputtering deposition; Solar hydrogen; Photocatalytic water splitting
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- National Science Council [NSC 100-2221-E-002-137]
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Visible-light absorbing TiO2 and WO3 photocatalytic thin films were prepared by radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The effects of sputtering condition on the structural, optical, as well as photocatalytic properties of the prepared thin films were explored. In addition, a novel dual-layer photocatalytic thin film that combines both visible-light TiO2 and WO3 was prepared by the same deposition technique to further enhance the photocatalytic performance. Instrumental analyses such as XRD, SEM-EDX, and UV-visible absorption spectrometry were performed to reveal the crystallinity, surface morphology, chemical composition, and light absorption of the prepared photocatalytic thin films. The activities of the prepared photocatalytic thin films under both UV and visible-light irradiations were evaluated by conducting photovoltammetry and water-splitting reaction in an H-type reactor. The enhanced photocurrent of dual-layer photocatalytic thin film was proved to be resulted from the improved charge separation of the dual-layer structure. The H-2 and O-2 yields obtained from the water-splitting reactions were consistent with the photocurrent results, showing dual-layer photocatalyst with higher photoactivity than mono-layer photocatalyst. Copyright (C) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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