Citation: Haihong Zheng, Mingyang Li, Jinsong Chen, Anchang Quan, Kaihang Ye, Hang Ren, Sheng Hu, Yang Cao. Strain tuned efficient heterostructure photoelectrodes[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(3): 1450-1454. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.062 shu

Strain tuned efficient heterostructure photoelectrodes

Haihong Zheng ^{a, 1} ,
Mingyang Li ^{b, 1} ,
Jinsong Chen ^{a, *,} ,
Anchang Quan ^a ,
Kaihang Ye ^c ,
Hang Ren ^{b, *,} ,
Sheng Hu ^{a, d} ,
Yang Cao ^{a, d, *,}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
b.
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States
c.
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
d.
Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

chenjs19870411@163.com

hren@utexas.edu

yangcao@xmu.edu.cn

Received Date: 30 June 2021
Revised Date: 6 August 2021
Accepted Date: 12 August 2021
Available Online: 18 August 2021

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van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures based on two-dimensional (2D) materials have become a promising candidate for photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalyst not only because of the freedom in materials design that enable the band-offset construction and facilitate the charge separation. They also provide a platform for the study of various of interface effect in PEC. Here, we report a new kind of mixed-dimensional vdWs heterostructure photoelectrode and investigate the strain enhanced PEC performance at vdWs interfaces. Our heterostructures are composed of 2D n-type MoS₂ nanosheets and three-dimensional (3D) p-type Cu₂O nanorod arrays (NRAs), where Cu₂O NRAs introduce periodically strain in the p-n junction interface. We find a promotion of the HER catalytic activities in heterostructure based PEC photoelectrodes using in-situ measurement techniques including the scanning electrochemical cell microscopy and various local spectrum probe measurements. This is attributed to the efficient charge separation at the strained heterointerface. Our results demonstrate an interesting venue for understanding the local interface effects with high spatial resolution, and shed light on design and developing high-efficiency photoelectrodes. 1L MoS₂/Cu₂O vdWs heterostructure photocathodes were prepared by nanoindentation technology. The effects of strain on promoting charge separation at the heterointerface were verified by the enhanced performances in PEC hydrogen evolution reaction of vdWs heterostructure through scanning electrochemical cell microscopy technique and various local spectrum probe measurements.
- Photoelectrochemical water splitting,
- van der Waals heterostructures,
- Two-dimensional MoS₂,
- Strain engineering,
- Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy
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