Earth-abundant trigonal BaCu2Sn(SexS1-x)4(x=0-0.55) thin films with tunable band gaps for solar water splitting

被引：32
作者：
Ge, Jie [1 ]
Yu, Yue
Yan, Yanfa [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Toledo, Dept Phys & Astron, Toledo, OH 43606 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A | 2016年 / 4卷 / 48期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
CHALCOGENIDE PEROVSKITES; PHOTOCATHODE MATERIAL; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT; PERFORMANCE; CELLS; EFFICIENT; REDUCTION; SRCU2MS4; CUBI2O4;
D O I：
10.1039/c6ta06702f
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar devices can convert abundant solar energy directly into storable, clean hydrogen fuel. Here, earth-abundant thin-film solid solutions, BaCu2Sn(SexS1-x)(4) (x = 0-0.55), demonstrated promise as low-cost absorber materials in efficient PEC solar devices. These p-type compounds crystallize in a trigonal structure and exhibit tunable band gaps of 1.67-2.05 eV for the composition x = Se/(Se + S). The photocathode based on the pure sulfide (x = 0) shows a photocurrent of similar to 5 mA cm(-2) saturated at -0.35 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) from a neutral electrolyte. Adding selenium decreases alloy band gaps and extends the absorption range of the solar spectrum, which increases the saturated photocurrent to similar to 11 mA cm(-2) at -0.55 V vs. RHE.
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页码：18885 / 18891
页数：7
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