Embedding laser generated nanocrystals in BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Jie Jian; Youxun Xu; Xiaokun Yang; Wei Liu; Maosen Fu; Huiwu Yu; Fei Xu; Fan Feng; Lichao Jia; Dennis Friedrich; Roel van de Krol; Hongqiang Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10543-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Embedding laser generated nanocrystals in BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Jie Jian,
Youxun Xu,
Xiaokun Yang,
Wei Liu,
Maosen Fu,
Huiwu Yu,
Fei Xu,
Fan Feng,
Lichao Jia,
Dennis Friedrich,
Roel van de Krol,
Hongqiang Wang

Affiliations

Jie Jian: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Youxun Xu: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Xiaokun Yang: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Wei Liu: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Maosen Fu: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Huiwu Yu: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Fei Xu: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene
Fan Feng: Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University
Lichao Jia: Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University
Dennis Friedrich: Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Roel van de Krol: Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Hongqiang Wang: State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10543-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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While photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a low-cost, integrated means to generate fuel from light, poor charge carrier transport limits performances. Here, authors embed laser-synthesized colloids in bismuth vanadate photoanodes to boost charge carrier mobilities and enhance photocurrents.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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