Thickness control in electrophoretic deposition of WO3 nanofiber thin films for solar water splitting

被引：39
作者：
Fang, Yuanxing [1 ]
Lee, Wei Cheat [1 ]
Canciani, Giacomo E. [1 ]
Draper, Thomas C. [1 ]
Al-Bawi, Zainab F. [1 ]
Bedi, Jasbir S. [2 ]
Perry, Christopher C. [3 ]
Chen, Qiao [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sussex, Dept Chem, Sch Life Sci, Brighton BN1 9QJ, E Sussex, England
[2] Guru Angad Dev Vet & Anim Sci Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Zoonoses, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India
[3] Loma Linda Univ, Sch Med, Div Biochem, Loma Linda, CA 92350 USA
来源：
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS | 2015年 / 202卷
关键词：
Electrophoretic deposition; Thickness; Electrospinning; WO3; nanofiber; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTY; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; METHANOL OXIDATION; WET IMPREGNATION; CERAMIC COATINGS; GEL ROUTE; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOANODES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.mseb.2015.09.005
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of ground electrospun WO3 nanofibers was applied to create photoanodes with controlled morphology for the application of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The correlations between deposition parameters and film thicknesses were investigated with theoretical models to precisely control the morphology of the nanostructured porous thin film. The photoconversion efficiency was further optimized as a function of film thickness. A maximum photoconversion efficiency of 0.924% from electrospun WO3 nanofibers that EPD deposited on a substrate was achieved at a film thickness of 18 mu m. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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