The photocathodic properties of a Fe2O3 wrapped CuFeO2 layer on ITO glass for water splitting

Xiaorong Cheng; Jianming Ding; Yangjiang Wu; Hao Liu; Graham Dawson

doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.08.009

The photocathodic properties of a Fe₂O₃ wrapped CuFeO₂ layer on ITO glass for water splitting

Xiaorong Cheng^*
, Jianming Ding
, Yangjiang Wu
, Hao Liu
, Graham Dawson

^*Corresponding author for this work

Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology
Soochow University

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Abstract

A Fe₂O₃ wrapped CuFeO₂ layer structure was fabricated on ITO glass by electrophoretic deposition and sol-gel methods at 400 °C. Such low fabrication temperature avoids the damage of ITO glass's transparency and conductivity. The FeCl₃ gel penetrated through the CuFeO₂ layer enhanced the connection and conductivity between CuFeO₂ particles and CuFeO₂/ITO glass interface. Pt particles were decorated on the surface by a photoreduction method to improve the PEC performance. The inserted Fe₂O₃ thin layer between the CuFeO₂ layer and Pt particles also worked as a buffer layer, which removed the upward barrier at the interface and improved the PEC activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-245
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Physics
Volume	513
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.08.009
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2018

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Keywords

CuFeO
Photoelectrochemical property
Water splitting

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