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Front. Optoelectron.    2018, Vol. 11 Issue (4) : 367-374    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-018-0835-8
RESEARCH ARTICLE
BiOI/WO3 photoanode with enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting activity
Weina SHI1,2, Xiaowei LV1, Yan SHEN1()
1. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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Abstract

This work reports on a novel BiOI/WO3 composite photoanode, which was fabricated by depositing BiOI onto a WO3 nanoflake electrode through a electrodeposition method. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) activity of the BiOI/WO3 electrode for water splitting under visible-light irradiation was evaluated. The results show that the BiOI/WO3 photoanode achieved a photocurrent density of 1.21 mA·cm−2 at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), which was higher than that of the bare WO3 nanoflake electrode (0.67 mA·cm−2). The enhanced PEC acticity of BiOI/WO3 for water splitting can be attributed to the expansion of light absorption range as well as the facilitated separation of photo-generated carriers.
Keywords photoelectrochemistry      WO3      BiOI      water splitting     
Corresponding Author(s): Yan SHEN   
Just Accepted Date: 27 July 2018   Online First Date: 31 August 2018    Issue Date: 21 December 2018
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Weina SHI,Xiaowei LV,Yan SHEN. BiOI/WO3 photoanode with enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting activity[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2018, 11(4): 367-374.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/10.1007/s12200-018-0835-8
https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/Y2018/V11/I4/367
Fig.1  (a) XRD patterns of BiOI, WO3 and BiOI/WO3; (b) Raman spectra of BiOI, WO3 and BiOI/WO3
Fig.2  SEM images of WO3 (a) and BiOI/WO3 (b) electrodes and their digital photographs (inset)
Fig.3  High-resolution XPS spectra of the BiOI/WO3 electrode: (a) W 4f, (b) Bi 4f, (c) I 3d and (d) O 1s
Fig.4  (a) UV-visible absorption spectra of BiOI, WO3 and BiOI/WO3 electrodes; (b) Tauc plots converted from the UV-visible absorption spectra for BiOI and WO3
Fig.5  (a) LSV scans of the WO3 and BiOI/WO3 electrodes in 0.5 mol·L−1 Na2SO4 electrolyte; (b) IPCE plots of the WO3 and BiOI/WO3 electrodes at 1.23 V vs. RHE in 0.5 mol·L−1 Na2SO4 electrolyte
Fig.6  Photocurrent density-time curves (a) and amounts of the theoretical and actual evolved gas (b) for the WO3 and BiOI/WO3 electrodes in 0.5 mol·L−1 Na2SO4 electrolyte
Fig.7  (a) EIS Nyquist plots of WO3 and BiOI/WO3 electrodes measured at an applied bias of 1.23 V vs. RHE under AM 1.5G illumination; (b) schematic diagrams of the band energy of BiOI and WO3 before and after contact
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