ZnS shielded ZnO nanowire photoanodes for efficient water splitting

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 222-231

  Kushwaha, Ajay ^a   Aslam, Mohammed ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Core shell; Nanowire; Open circuit photopotential; Photoluminescence; Water splitting; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL BONDS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR POWER GENERATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CORE-SHELL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOPOTENTIAL; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN CONVERSIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCES; WATER SPLITTING;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84897413300     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. M. Gupta, V. Sharma, J. Shrivastava, A. Solanki, P. Singh, and V.R. Satsangi et al. Preparation and characterization of nanostructured ZnO thin films for photoelectrochemical splitting of water Bull. Mater. Sci. 32 2009 23
2. C.H. Liao, C.W. Huang, and J.C.S. Wu Hydrogen Production from Semiconductor based Photocatalysis via Water Splitting Catalysts. 2 2012 490
3. M. Momirlan, and T. Veziroglu Current status of hydrogen energy Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 6 2002 141
4. V.M. Aroutiounian, V.M. Arakelyan, and G.E. Shahnazaryan Metal oxide photoelectrodes for hydrogen generation using solar radiation-driven water splitting Sol. Energy. 78 2005 581
5. D.M. Schaadt, B. Feng, and E.T. Yu Enhanced semiconductor optical absorption via surface plasmon excitation in metal nanoparticles Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 2005 063106
6. S.C. Warren, and E. Thimsen Plasmonic solar water splitting Energy Environ. Sci. 5 2012 5133
7. M. Ni, M.K.H. Leung, D.Y.C. Leung, and K. Sumathy A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 11 2007 401
8. 3 for water splitting ChemphysChem. 13 2012 3025
9. 3 nanotube arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting Chem. Commun. 49 2013 5742
10. X. Yang, A. Wolcott, G. Wang, A. Sobo, R.C. Fitzmorris, and F. Qian et al. Nitrogen-doped ZnO nanowire arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting Nano Lett. 9 2009 2331
11. S.S. Shinde, C.H. Bhosale, and K.Y. Rajpure Photoelectrochemical properties of highly mobilized Li-doped ZnO thin films J. Photoch. Photobio. B 120 2013 1 9
12. T. Edvinsson, A. Hagfeldt, and G. Boschloo Comparison of dye-densitized ZnO and TiO 2 solar cells: studies of charge transport and carrier lifetime J Phys Chem C 111 2007 1035
13. x J. Phys. Chem. C. 116 2012 15281
14. Y. Qiu, K. Yan, H. Deng, and S. Yang Secondary branching and nitrogen doping of ZnO nanotetrapods: building a highly active network for photoelectrochemical water splitting Nano Lett. 12 2012 407
15. S. Shet, K.S. Ahn, R. Nuggehalli, Y. Yan, J. Turner, and M. Al-Jassim Phase separation in Ga and N co-incorporated ZnO films and its effects on photo-response in photoelectrochemical water splitting Thin Solid Films. 519 2011 5983
16. K.S. Ahn, Y. Yan, S. Shet, T. Deutsch, J. Turner, and M. Al-Jassim Enhanced photoelectrochemical responses of ZnO films through Ga and N codoping Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 2007 231909
17. M. Yousefi, M. Amiri, R. Azimirad, and Z. Moshfegh Enhanced photoelectrochemical activity of Ce doped ZnO nanocomposite thin films under visible light J. Electroanal. Chem. 661 2011 106
18. H. Li, Y. Fu, H. Liu, M. Zhu, Z. Peng, and J. Yang et al. Defect-controlled ZnO nanorod arrays for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance Inorg. Chem. Commun. 30 2013 182
19. Y.H. Lu, S.P. Russo, and Y.P. Feng Effect of nitrogen and intrinsic defect complexes on conversion efficiency of ZnO for hydrogen generation from water Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13 2011 15973
20. Y. Li, F. Qian, J. Xiang, and C.M. Lieber Nanowire electronic and optoelectronic devices Electronic and optoelectronic devices impact many areas of society Mater. Today. 9 2006 18
21. O. Hayden, R. Agarwal, and W. Lu nanowire devices For the past ten years the idea of using self-assembled nanostructures Nano Today. 3 2008 12
22. E.C. Garnett, M.L. Brongersma, Y. Cui, and M.D. McGehee Nanowire solar cells Annu. Rev. Mater. Res. 41 2011 269
23. S. Xie, X. Lu, T. Zhai, W. Li, M. Yu, and C. Liang et al. Enhanced photoactivity and stability of carbon and nitrogen co-treated ZnO nanorod arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting J. Mater. Chem. 22 2012 14272
24. J.K. Cooper, Y. Ling, C. Longo, Y. Li, and J.Z. Zhang Effects of hydrogen treatment and air annealing on ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in ZnO nanowires under in situ photoelectrochemical conditions J. Phys. Chem. C. 116 2012 17360
25. C.H. Hsu, and D.H. Chen Photoresponse and stability improvement of ZnO nanorod array thin film as a single layer of photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 36 2011 15538
26. M. Liu, C.Y. Nam, C.T. Black, J. Kamcev, and L. Zhang Enhancing water splitting activity and chemical stability of zinc oxide nanowire photoanodes with ultrathin titania shells J. Phys. Chem. C. 117 2013 13396
27. I.E. Paulauskas, G.E. Jellison, L. Boatner, and G.M. Brown Photoelectrochemical stability and alteration products of n-type single crystal ZnO photoanodes Int. J. Electrochem. 2011 2011 1 10
28. H. Gerischer On the stability of semiconductor electrodes against hotodecomposition J. Electroanal. Chem. 82 1977 133
29. Y.W. Chen, J.D. Prange, S. Dühnen, Y. Park, M. Gunji, and C.E.D. Chidsey et al. Atomic layer-deposited tunnel oxide stabilizes silicon photoanodes for water oxidation Nat. Mater. 10 2011 539
30. H.M. Chen, C.K. Chen, Y.C. Chang, C.W. Tsai, R.S. Liu, and S.F. Hu et al. Quantum dot monolayer sensitized ZnO nanowire-array photoelectrodes: true efficiency for water splitting Angew. Chemie. 49 2010 5966
31. Y. Wei, L. Ke, J. Kong, H. Liu, Z. Jiao, and X. Lu et al. Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting effect with a bent ZnO nanorod photo anode decorated with Ag nanoparticles Nanotechnology. 23 2012 235401
32. P. Thiyagarajan, H.J. Ahn, J.S. Lee, J.C. Yoon, and J.H. Jang Hierarchical metal/semiconductor nanostructure for efficient water splitting Small. 9 2013 2341
33. J. Chung, J. Myoung, J. Oh, and S. Lim Synthesis of a ZnS shell on the ZnO nanowire and its effect on the nanowire-based dye sensitized solar cells J. Phys. Chem. C. 114 2010 21360
34. A. Kushwaha, and M. Aslam Defect induced high photocurrent in solution grown vertically aligned ZnO nanowire array films J. Appl. Phys. 112 2012 054316
35. M.Y. Lu, J. Song, M.P. Lu, C.Y. Lee, L.J. Chen, and Z.L. Wang ZnO-ZnS heterojunction and ZnS nanowire arrays for electricity generation ACS Nano. 3 2009 357
36. C. Yan, and D. Xue Room temperature fabrication of hollow ZnS and ZnO architectures by a sacrificial template route J. Phys. Chem. B. 110 2006 7102
37. J. Xu, and W.E.I. Ji Characterization of ZnS nanoparticles prepared by new route J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 18 1999 115
38. Y. Wang, Q. Guo, S. Lin, B. Chen, and D. Zheng Growth and properties of ZnO/ZnS core/shell nanostructures J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 152 2009 012018
39. + doped ZnS nanocrystals embedded in sol-gel derived hybrid coatings Mater. Res. Bull. 43 2008 583
40. x) solid solution photocatalyst J Phys Chem C. 112 2008 3439
41. x enhances p-type nitrogen doping of ZnO-like alloys Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 2006 146403
42. J. Schrier, D.O. Demchenko, L.W. Wang, and P. Alivisatos Optical properties of ZnO/ZnS and ZnO/ZnTe heterostructures for photovoltaic applications Nano Lett. 7 2007 2377
43. J. Lahiri, and M. Batzill Surface functionalization of ZnO photocatalysts with monolayer ZnS J. Phys. Chem. C. 112 2008 4304
44. Z. Wang, S.W. Cao, S.C.J. Loo, and C. Xue Nanoparticle heterojunctions in ZnS-ZnO hybrid nanowires for visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation CrystEngComm. 15 2013 5688
45. A. Kushwaha, H. Tyagi, and M. Aslam Role of defect states in magnetic and electrical properties of ZnO nanowires AIP Advances 3 2013 042110
46. L. Yu, X. Yu, Y. Qiu, Y. Chen, and S. Yang Nonlinear photoluminescence of ZnO/ZnS nanotetrapods Chem. Phys. Lett. 465 2008 272
47. J. Li, D. Zhao, X. Meng, Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, and D. Shen et al. Enhanced ultraviolet emission from ZnS-coated ZnO nanowires fabricated by self-assembling method J Phys. Chem. B. 110 2006 14685
48. K. Gelderman, L. Lee, and S.W. Donne Flat-Band Potential of a Semiconductor: Using the Mott-Schottky Equation J. Chem. Educ. 84 2007 685
49. M. Shi, X. Pan, W. Qiu, D. Zheng, M. Xu, and H. Chen Si/ZnO core-shell nanowire arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 36 2011 15153
50. x nanowires cosensitized with CdSe/CdS J Phys. Chem. C. 115 2011 25429
51. Y.G. Lin, Y.K. Hsu, Y.C. Chen, L.C. Chen, S.Y. Chen, and K.H. Chen Visible light driven photocatalytic carbon-doped porous ZnO nanoarchitectures for solar water-splitting Nanoscale. 4 2012 6515
52. J. Ji, W. Zhang, H. Zhang, Y. Qiu, Y. Wang, and Y. Luo et al. High density Si/ZnO core/shell nanowire arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 24 2013 3474
53. R. Dom, L.R. Baby, H.G. Kim, and P.H. Borse Enhanced solar photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of ZnO:Cu electrodes for water-splitting application Int. J. Photoenergy. 2013 2013 1 9
54. 4/ZnO system Small. 9 2013 2091
55. W. Liu, R. Wang, and N. Wang From ZnS nanobelts to ZnO/ZnS heterostructures: Microscopy analysis and their tunable optical property Appl. Phys. Lett. 97 2010 041916
56. Y.M. Sung, K. Noh, W.-C. Kwak, and T.G. Kim Enhanced glucose detection using enzyme-immobilized ZnO/ZnS core/sheath nanowires Sensors Actuators B Chem. 161 2012 453
57. Y. Myung, D.M. Jang, T.K. Sung, Y.J. Sohn, G.B. Jung, and Y.J. Cho et al. Composition-tuned ZnO-CdSSe core-shell nanowire arrays ACS Nano. 4 2010 3789
58. 1-xSe@ZnO core-shell nanowire array electrodes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation J Phys Chem C. 116 2012 3802
59. Y. Zhang, Z. Wu, J. Zheng, X. Lin, H. Zhan, and S. Li et al. ZnO/ZnSe type II core-shell nanowire array solar cell Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells. 102 2012 15
60. C.Y. Chen, C. Lin, M.J. Chen, G.R. Lin, and J.H. He ZnO/Al2O3 core-shell nanorod arrays: growth, structural characterization, and luminescent properties Nanotechnology. 20 2009 185605
61. 4 core-shell nanowires: from synthesis to optical properties J. Nanoparticle Res. 14 2012 804
62. 2 evolution J Phys Chem C. 117 2013 11584
63. M. Zhong, Y. Li, I. Yamada, and J.-J. Delaunay ZnO-ZnGa2O4 core-shell nanowire array for stable photoelectrochemical water splitting Nanoscale. 4 2012 1509
64. S.H. Hsu, S.F. Hung, and S.H. Chien CdS sensitized vertically aligned single crystal TiO2 nanorods on transparent conducting glass with improved solar cell efficiency and stability using ZnS passivation layer J. Power Sources. 233 2013 236
65. Z.Q. Lin, Y.K. Lai, R.-G. Hu, J. Li, R.G. Du, and C.J. Lin A highly efficient ZnS/CdS@TiO2 photoelectrode for photogenerated cathodic protection of metals Electrochim. Acta. 55 2010 8717
66. J. Reber, and K. Meier Photochemical Production of Hydrogen with Zinc Sulfide Suspensions J. Phys. Chem. 88 1984 5903
67. J. Zhang, S. Liu, J. Yu, and M. Jaroniec A simple cation exchange approach to Bi-doped ZnS hollow spheres with enhanced UV and visible-light photocatalytic H2-production activity J. Mater. Chem. 21 2011 14655
68. A.L. Rudd, and C.B. Breslin Photo-induced dissolution of zinc in alkaline solutions Electrochim. Acta. 45 2000 1571
69. L. Zhang, H. Cheng, R. Zong, and Y. Zhu Photocorrosion Suppression of ZnO Nanoparticles via Hybridization with Graphite-like Carbon and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity J. Phys. Chem. C. 113 2009 2368
70. P. Spathis, and I. Pouliost The corrosion and photocorrosion and zinc oxide coatings Corros. Sci. 37 1995 673
71. 2 nanoporous layers J Phys. Chem. C. 112 2008 139
72. A. Zaban, M. Greenshtein, and J. Bisquert Determination of the electron lifetime in nanocrystalline dye solar cells by open-circuit voltage decay measurements Chem Phys Chem. 4 2003 859
73. Y. Sun, J. Yang, L. Yang, J. Cao, M. Gao, and Z. Zhang et al. Improve the open-circuit voltage of ZnO solar cells with inserting ZnS layers by two ways J. Solid State Chem. 200 2013 258