Light Induced Water Oxidation on Cobalt-Phosphate (Co-Pi) Catalyst Modified Semi-Transparent, Porous SiO2-BiVO4 Electrodes

Pilli, Satyananda Kishore; Deutsch, Todd G.; Furtak, Thomas E.; Turner, John A.; Brown, Logan D.; Herring, Andrew M.

doi:10.1039/c2cp40673j

Title: Light Induced Water Oxidation on Cobalt-Phosphate (Co-Pi) Catalyst Modified Semi-Transparent, Porous SiO2-BiVO4 Electrodes

Journal Article · Sat Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cp40673j· OSTI ID:1049606

Pilli, Satyananda Kishore; Deutsch, Todd G.; Furtak, Thomas E.; Turner, John A.; Brown, Logan D.; Herring, Andrew M.

A facile and simple procedure for the synthesis of semi-transparent and porous SiO{sub 2}-BiVO{sub 4} electrodes is reported. The method involves a surfactant assisted metal-organic decomposition at 500 C. An earth abundant oxygen evolution catalyst (OEC), cobalt phosphate (Co-Pi), has been used to modify the SiO{sub 2}-BiVO{sub 4} electrode by electrodeposition (ED) and photoassisted electrodeposition (PED) methods. Modified electrodes by these two methods have been examined for light induced water oxidation and compared to the unmodified SiO{sub 2}-BiVO{sub 4} electrodes by various photoelectrochemical techniques. The PED method was a more effective method of OEC preparation than the ED method as evidenced by an increased photocurrent magnitude during photocurrent-potential (I-V) characterizations. Electrode surfaces catalyzed by PED exhibited a very large cathodic shift (420 mV) in the onset potential for water oxidation. The chopped-light I-V measurements performed at different intervals over 24-hour extended testing under illumination and applied bias conditions show a fair photostability for PED Co-Pi modified SiO{sub 2}-BiVO{sub 4}.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1049606

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5600-55511; TRN: US201218%%84

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print), Vol. 14, Issue 19; ISSN 1463-9076

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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