Reduced synthesis temperatures of SrNbO2N perovskite films for photoelectrochemical fuel production

Heinselman, Karen N.; Roberts, Lacey S.; Young, James L.; Zakutayev, Andriy

doi:10.1557/s43578-021-00448-3

Title: Reduced synthesis temperatures of SrNbO₂N perovskite films for photoelectrochemical fuel production

Journal Article · 20 January 2022 · Journal of Materials Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00448-3 · OSTI ID:1844208

Heinselman, Karen N. ^[1]; Roberts, Lacey S. ^[1];

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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Perovskite oxynitrides, such as SrNbO₂N, have been shown to be promising materials for photoanodes in tandem photoelectrochemical cells, due to their suitable bandgap and charge transport. However, thin film synthesis and characterization of oxynitride perovskites are challenging due to high processing temperatures that are incompatible with available substrates. In this work, we report on reduced synthesis temperatures of SrNbO₂N perovskite thin films on Si substrates across a range of chemical compositions. Polycrystalline thin films with perovskite crystal structure are obtained by sputtering at ambient temperature and annealing at 550-600 degrees C. The perovskite structure has a relatively broad range of cation composition between 50 and 60% Sr with varying O/N ratio according to Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. The maximum photocurrent density was obtained at 55 cation % of Sr, which is slightly Sr-rich compared to the nominal SrNbO₂N stoichiometry. This work shows the importance of considering cation and anion composition in studying oxynitride perovskites for solar fuel applications.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1844208

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5K00-80800; MainId:78578; UUID:10a04c31-3074-492a-8cf6-6abe6107e65c; MainAdminID:63812

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 37; ISSN 0884-2914

Publisher:: Materials Research SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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