Photoelectrochemical studies of oxide film of PbOn+SnOn obtained by potentiodynamic anodisation of Pb+Sn alloy electrode in alkaline medium

被引:12
作者
Mukhopadhyay, I
Sharon, M
Veluchamy, P
Minoura, H
机构
[1] INDIAN INST TECHNOL,DEPT CHEM,BOMBAY 400076,MAHARASHTRA,INDIA
[2] GIFU UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT APPL CHEM,GIFU 50111,JAPAN
来源
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 1996年 / 401卷 / 1-2期
关键词
PbOn + SnOn oxide films; photoelectrochemistry; potentiodynamics;
D O I
10.1016/0022-0728(95)04345-4
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Thin film semiconducting oxides are synthesised by potentiodynamic anodisation of Pb + Sn alloy electrodes of various Sn content in hot alkaline sodium sulfate solution. The effect of Sn on the photoelectrochemical behaviour in Fe(CN)(6)(4-/3-) (pH 9.2, buffer) of lead oxide thin film prepared by this method is investigated. It has been concluded that the incorporation of tin into Pb + Sn alloy and its subsequent anodisation decreases the growth of photoactive alpha-PbO (tetragonal) phase and introduces a relatively very low photoactive SnO phase. The oxide layer formed after 20 min of anodisation of Pb-0.1wt.%Sn electrode shows the best photoresponse (conversion efficiency 0.23%), but it is lower than that obtained with undoped lead oxide (0.86%). The reasons for obtaining a low efficiency are discussed. The oxide layer is characterised by various physical and photoelectrochemical techniques. The growth of oxide film is found to be maximal in the potential range -1.25 to +2.35 V(vs. SCE).
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页码:139 / 146
页数:8
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