Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 351, Issue -, Pages 681-685Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.05.190
Keywords
CuO nanoplate; Coupling TiO2; Photoelectrochemistry; Charge separation; Water reduction
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Funding
- key NSFC project [U1401245]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2014CB660814]
- Program for Innovative Research Team in Chinese Universities [IRT1237]
- Research Project of Chinese Ministry of Education [213011A]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20122301110002]
- Science Foundation for Excellent Youth of Harbin City of China [2014RFYXJ002]
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CuO nanoplates were prepared by a feasible hydrothermal method, and then utilized as photocathodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water reduction in a neutral medium under visible-light irradiation. It is clearly demonstrated that the visible-light activities of the resulting nanoplates for PEC water reduction could be greatly improved after coupling with a proper amount of nanocrystalline anatase TiO2. This is attributed to the enhanced charge separation in the fabricated TiO2/CuO nanoplate composites mainly based on the atmosphere-controlled steady-state surface photovoltage spectra. Moreover, it is suggested that the enhanced charge separation resulted from the transfer of visible-light-excited high-energy electrons from CuO to TiO2 as confirmed from the single-wavelength PEC behavior. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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