Effect of Fe2O3 coating on ZnO nanowires in photoelectrochemical water splitting: A synchrotron x-ray spectroscopic and spectromicroscopic investigation

Y. R. Lu; Y. F. Wang; H. W. Chang; Y. C. Huang; J. L. Chen; C. L. Chen; Y. C. Lin; Y. G. Lin; W. F. Pong; T. Ohigashi; N. Kosugi; C. H. Kuo; Wu-Ching Chou; C. L. Dong

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110469

Effect of Fe₂O₃ coating on ZnO nanowires in photoelectrochemical water splitting: A synchrotron x-ray spectroscopic and spectromicroscopic investigation

Y. R. Lu, Y. F. Wang, H. W. Chang, Y. C. Huang, J. L. Chen, C. L. Chen, Y. C. Lin, Y. G. Lin, W. F. Pong, T. Ohigashi, N. Kosugi, C. H. Kuo, Wu-Ching Chou^*, C. L. Dong^*

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An array of ZnO/Fe₂O₃ core-shell nanowires (NW) for the highly efficient absorption of light and carrier collection is developed for use in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting. The oriented NW architecture favors physical matching, providing a direct electron conduction pathway and reducing the diffusion length of photogenerated holes. This work involves a combination of spectral imaging, spectromicroscopy and in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy; spectra are obtained under operando conditions. Direct investigation of oriented nanowires using polarization-dependent x-ray spectromicroscopy enables the determination of the relationship between anisotropic electronic orbitals and charge carrier water-splitting efficiency. The results of O K-edge STXM demonstrated that the ZnO/Fe₂O₃ core-shell NW exhibits strong anisotropy and thus provides higher electron-hole transport efficiency than bare ZnO. In situ XAS revealed that interfacial charge transfer between Fe 3d and Zn 4p states enhances the photoelectrochemical reaction in the ZnO/Fe₂O₃ core-shell NW. The photogenerated electrons of Fe₂O₃ are transferred from Fe 3d states to the Zn 4p state under photoelectrochemical conditions.

原文	English
文章編號	110469
頁（從 - 到）	1-7
頁數	7
期刊	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
卷	209
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110469
出版狀態	Published - 1 6月 2020

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Lu, Y. R., Wang, Y. F., Chang, H. W., Huang, Y. C., Chen, J. L., Chen, C. L., Lin, Y. C., Lin, Y. G., Pong, W. F., Ohigashi, T., Kosugi, N., Kuo, C. H., Chou, W.-C., & Dong, C. L. (2020). Effect of Fe₂O₃ coating on ZnO nanowires in photoelectrochemical water splitting: A synchrotron x-ray spectroscopic and spectromicroscopic investigation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 209, 1-7. 文章 110469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110469

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Effect of Fe2O3 coating on ZnO nanowires in photoelectrochemical water splitting: A synchrotron x-ray spectroscopic and spectromicroscopic investigation

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