A stable dye-sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cell mediated by a NiO overlayer for water oxidation

Wang, Degao; Niu, Fujun; Mortelliti, Michael J.; Sheridan, Matthew V.; Sherman, Benjamin D.; Zhu, Yong; McBride, James R.; Dempsey, Jillian L.; Shen, Shaohua; Dares, Christopher J.; Li, Fei; Meyer, Thomas J.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1821687116

Title: A stable dye-sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cell mediated by a NiO overlayer for water oxidation

Journal Article · Thu Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821687116· OSTI ID:1563027

Wang, Degao; Niu, Fujun; Mortelliti, Michael J.; Sheridan, Matthew V.;

; Zhu, Yong; McBride, James R.; Dempsey, Jillian L.; Shen, Shaohua;

; Li, Fei;

In the development of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting or CO ₂ reduction, a major challenge is O ₂ evolution at photoelectrodes that, in behavior, mimic photosystem II. At an appropriate semiconductor electrode, a water oxidation catalyst must be integrated with a visible light absorber in a stable half-cell configuration. Here, we describe an electrode consisting of a light absorber, an intermediate electron donor layer, and a water oxidation catalyst for sustained light driven water oxidation catalysis. In assembling the electrode on nanoparticle SnO ₂ /TiO ₂ electrodes, a Ru(II) polypyridyl complex was used as the light absorber, NiO was deposited as an overlayer, and a Ru(II) 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate complex as the water oxidation catalyst. In the final electrode, addition of the NiO overlayer enhanced performance toward water oxidation with the final electrode operating with a 1.1 mA/cm ² photocurrent density for 2 h without decomposition under one sun illumination in a pH 4.65 solution. We attribute the enhanced performance to the role of NiO as an electron transfer mediator between the light absorber and the catalyst.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Alliance for Molecular PhotoElectrode Design for Solar Fuels (AMPED); Florida International Univ. (FIU), Miami, FL (United States); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0008539; SC0001011; ECCS-1542015

OSTI ID:: 1563027

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1767726

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Vol. 117 Journal Issue: 23; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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