Citation: Jingwei Huang, Yani Wang, Kaiyi Chen, Tingting Liu, Qizhao Wang. Boosting the photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance of bismuth vanadate by ZnCo₂O₄ nanoparticles[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(4): 2060-2064. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.082 shu

Boosting the photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance of bismuth vanadate by ZnCo₂O₄ nanoparticles

Jingwei Huang ^{a, b} ,
Yani Wang ^{a, b} ,
Kaiyi Chen ^a ,
Tingting Liu ^b ,
Qizhao Wang ^{a, b, c, *,}

a.
School of Environment Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China
b.
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
c.
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China

qzwang@chd.edu.cn

Received Date: 8 June 2021
Revised Date: 21 July 2021
Accepted Date: 17 August 2021
Available Online: 21 August 2021

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Due to the involvement of four-electron transfer process at photoanode, water oxidation is the rate-limiting step in water splitting reaction. To settle this dilemma, ZnCo₂O₄ nanoparticles are combined with BiVO₄ to form a p-n ZnCo₂O₄/BiVO₄ heterojunction photoanode, which is proved by an input voltage−output current test. The built-in electric field formed within the heterojunction structure promotes the effective separation of electrons and holes. ZnCo₂O₄ is also an effective water oxidation cocatalyst, since it could cause the holes entering the electrode/electrolyte interface rapidly for the subsequent water oxidation reaction. The photocurrent density of ZnCo₂O₄/BiVO₄ composite photoanode reaches 3.0 mA/cm² at 1.23 V vs. RHE in 0.5 mol/L sodium sulfate under AM 1.5G simulated sunlight, about 2.1 times greater than that of BiVO₄ (1.4 mA/cm²). These results suggest the potential of ZnCo₂O₄ nanoparticles for improving photoelectrochemical water splitting anode materials.
- Photoelectrochemical water oxidation,
- BiVO₄,
- ZnCo₂O₄,
- p-n junction
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