Nanotextured Spikes of α-Fe2O3/NiFe2O4 Composite for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Water

We demonstrate for the first time the application of p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite thin films as anode materials for light-assisted electrolysis of water. The p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite thin films were deposited on planar fluorinated tin oxide (FTO)-coated glass as well as on 3D array of nanospike (N...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 34(2018), 12 vom: 27. März, Seite 3555-3564
1. Verfasser: Hussain, Shabeeb (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Tavakoli, Mohammad Mahdi, Waleed, Aashir, Virk, Umar Siddique, Yang, Shihe, Waseem, Amir, Fan, Zhiyong, Nadeem, Muhammad Arif
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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520 |a We demonstrate for the first time the application of p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite thin films as anode materials for light-assisted electrolysis of water. The p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite thin films were deposited on planar fluorinated tin oxide (FTO)-coated glass as well as on 3D array of nanospike (NSP) substrates. The effect of substrate (planar FTO and 3D-NSP) and percentage change of each component (i.e., NiFe2O4 and Fe2O3) of composite was studied on photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation reaction. This work also includes the performance comparison of p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite (planar and NSP) devices with pure hematite for PEC water oxidation. Overall, the nanostructured p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 device with equal molar 1:1 ratio of NiFe2O4 and Fe2O3 was found to be highly efficient for PEC water oxidation as compared with pure hematite, 1:2 and 1:3 molar ratios of composite. The photocurrent density of 1:1 composite thin film on planar substrate was equal to 1.07 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE, which was 1.7 times higher current density as compared with pure hematite device (0.63 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE). The performance of p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composites in PEC water oxidation was further enhanced by their deposition over 3D-NSP substrate. The highest photocurrent density of 2.1 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE was obtained for the 1:1 molar ratio p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite on NSP (NF1-NSP), which was 3.3 times more photocurrent density than pure hematite. The measured applied bias photon-to-current efficiency (ABPE) value of NF1-NSP (0.206%) was found to be 1.87 times higher than that of NF1-P (0.11%) and 4.7 times higher than that of pure hematite deposited on FTO-coated glass (0.044%). The higher PEC water oxidation activity of p-NiFe2O4/n-Fe2O3 composite thin film as compared with pure hematite is attributed to the Z-path scheme and better separation of electrons and holes. The increased surface area and greater light absorption capabilities of 3D-NSP devices result in further improvement in catalytic activities 
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700 1 |a Waleed, Aashir  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Virk, Umar Siddique  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Yang, Shihe  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Waseem, Amir  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Fan, Zhiyong  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Nadeem, Muhammad Arif  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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