Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes
Abstract
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is typically studied at room temperature. In this work, the temperature effect on PEC water splitting is studied using crystalline BiVO4 thin film photoanode as a model system. Systematic temperature-dependent electrochemical study demonstrates that the PEC activity is boosted at elevated electrolyte temperatures and indicates that thermal energy plays a main role in improving charge carrier transport in the bulk of BiVO4. Irreversible surface reconstruction is observed after PEC reactions at elevated temperature in the presence of hole scavengers, with regularly spaced stripes emerging on BiVO4 grains. The surface-reconstructed photoanode exhibits up to 40% improvement in photocurrent densities and ~0.25 V shift of photocurrent onset to favorable direction. Detailed investigation shows the formation of amorphous layer without stoichiometric change at the reconstructed surface. Furthermore, this work provides insights of temperature effect on photoelectrode in solar water splitting and reveals the non-negligible effect of hole scavengers in photoelectrochemical measurement.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2]
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1838175
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-222538-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 51; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; photoelectrochemical water splitting; BiVO4 photoanode; temperature effect; surface reconstruction; hole scavenger; photonics; thin films; layers; surface chemistry; electrolytes
Citation Formats
Zhou, Chenyu, Zhang, Lihua, Tong, Xiao, and Liu, Mingzhao. Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c19623.
Zhou, Chenyu, Zhang, Lihua, Tong, Xiao, & Liu, Mingzhao. Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c19623
Zhou, Chenyu, Zhang, Lihua, Tong, Xiao, and Liu, Mingzhao. Thu .
"Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c19623. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1838175.
@article{osti_1838175,
title = {Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes},
author = {Zhou, Chenyu and Zhang, Lihua and Tong, Xiao and Liu, Mingzhao},
abstractNote = {Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is typically studied at room temperature. In this work, the temperature effect on PEC water splitting is studied using crystalline BiVO4 thin film photoanode as a model system. Systematic temperature-dependent electrochemical study demonstrates that the PEC activity is boosted at elevated electrolyte temperatures and indicates that thermal energy plays a main role in improving charge carrier transport in the bulk of BiVO4. Irreversible surface reconstruction is observed after PEC reactions at elevated temperature in the presence of hole scavengers, with regularly spaced stripes emerging on BiVO4 grains. The surface-reconstructed photoanode exhibits up to 40% improvement in photocurrent densities and ~0.25 V shift of photocurrent onset to favorable direction. Detailed investigation shows the formation of amorphous layer without stoichiometric change at the reconstructed surface. Furthermore, this work provides insights of temperature effect on photoelectrode in solar water splitting and reveals the non-negligible effect of hole scavengers in photoelectrochemical measurement.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.1c19623},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 51,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Thu Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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