Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages 3505-3512Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402365
Keywords
electrochemistry; cadmium; nanostructures; photochemistry; zinc
Funding
- Korea Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (KCAP) - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) through the National Research Foundation of Korea [20090093885]
- Brain Korea 21 Plus Project
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The performance and photocatalytic activity of the well-known CdS/ZnO nanorod array system were improved significantly by the layer-by-layer heterojunction structure fabrication of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) CdO layer on the CdS/ZnO nanorods. Accordingly, a CdO layer with a thickness of approximately 5-10 nm can be formed that surrounds the CdS/ZnO nanorod arrays after annealing at 500 degrees C under air. At an external potential of 0.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl, the CdO/CdS/ZnO nanorod array electrodes exhibit an increased incident photon to conversion efficiency, which is significantly higher than that of the CdS/ZnO nanorod array electrodes. The high charge separation between the electrons and holes at the interfaces of the heterojunction structure results from the specific band energy structure of the photoanode materials, and the unique high conductivity of the CdO layer is attributed to the suppression of electron-hole recombination; this suppression enhances the photocurrent density of the CdO/CdS/ZnO nanorod arrays. The photoresponse of the electrodes in an electrolytic solution without sacrificial agents indicated that the CdO layer also has the ability to suppress the well-known photocorrosive behavior of CdS/ZnO nanorods.
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