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Title: Retarded Charge-Carrier Recombination in Photoelectrochemical Cells from Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer

Abstract

N-type metal oxides such as hematite (α-Fe2O3) and bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) are promising candidate materials for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting; however, their short minority carrier diffusion length and restricted carrier lifetime result in undesired rapid charge recombination. In this paper, a 2D arranged globular Au nanosphere (NS) monolayer array with a highly ordered hexagonal hole pattern (hereafter, Au array) is introduced onto the surface of photoanodes comprised of metal oxide films via a facile drying and transfer-printing process. Through plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer, the Au array provides a strong electromagnetic field in the near-surface area of the metal oxide film. The near-field coupling interaction and amplification of the electromagnetic field suppress the charge recombination with long-lived photogenerated holes and simultaneously enhance the light harvesting and charge transfer efficiencies. Consequently, an over 3.3-fold higher photocurrent density at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) is achieved for the Au array/α-Fe2O3. Furthermore, the high versatility of this transfer printing of Au arrays is demonstrated by introducing it on the molybdenum-doped BiVO4 film, resulting in 1.5-fold higher photocurrent density at 1.23 V versus RHE. The tailored metal film design can provide a potential strategy for the versatile application in various light-mediated energy conversionmore » and optoelectronic devices.« less

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  1. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Sungkyunkwan Univ., Suwon (Republic of Korea)
  3. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
  4. Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  5. Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  6. Korea Inst. of Machinery and Materials, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
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SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; Samsung Research Funding Center; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
OSTI Identifier:
1633434
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; 2019M3E6A1103999; SRFC-MA1402-09
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 2D pattern array; gold nanospheres; metal oxide photoanodes; solar water splitting

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Choi, Young Moon, Lee, Byoung Wan, Jung, Myung Sun, Han, Hyun Soo, Kim, Suk Hyun, Chen, Kaifeng, Kim, Dong Ha, Heinz, Tony F., Fan, Shanhui, Lee, Jihye, Yi, Gi‐Ra, Kim, Jung Kyu, and Park, Jong Hyeok. Retarded Charge-Carrier Recombination in Photoelectrochemical Cells from Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.202000570.
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Choi, Young Moon, Lee, Byoung Wan, Jung, Myung Sun, Han, Hyun Soo, Kim, Suk Hyun, Chen, Kaifeng, Kim, Dong Ha, Heinz, Tony F., Fan, Shanhui, Lee, Jihye, Yi, Gi‐Ra, Kim, Jung Kyu, & Park, Jong Hyeok. Retarded Charge-Carrier Recombination in Photoelectrochemical Cells from Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202000570
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Choi, Young Moon, Lee, Byoung Wan, Jung, Myung Sun, Han, Hyun Soo, Kim, Suk Hyun, Chen, Kaifeng, Kim, Dong Ha, Heinz, Tony F., Fan, Shanhui, Lee, Jihye, Yi, Gi‐Ra, Kim, Jung Kyu, and Park, Jong Hyeok. Fri . "Retarded Charge-Carrier Recombination in Photoelectrochemical Cells from Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202000570. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1633434.
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@article{osti_1633434,
title = {Retarded Charge-Carrier Recombination in Photoelectrochemical Cells from Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer},
author = {Choi, Young Moon and Lee, Byoung Wan and Jung, Myung Sun and Han, Hyun Soo and Kim, Suk Hyun and Chen, Kaifeng and Kim, Dong Ha and Heinz, Tony F. and Fan, Shanhui and Lee, Jihye and Yi, Gi‐Ra and Kim, Jung Kyu and Park, Jong Hyeok},
abstractNote = {N-type metal oxides such as hematite (α-Fe2O3) and bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) are promising candidate materials for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting; however, their short minority carrier diffusion length and restricted carrier lifetime result in undesired rapid charge recombination. In this paper, a 2D arranged globular Au nanosphere (NS) monolayer array with a highly ordered hexagonal hole pattern (hereafter, Au array) is introduced onto the surface of photoanodes comprised of metal oxide films via a facile drying and transfer-printing process. Through plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer, the Au array provides a strong electromagnetic field in the near-surface area of the metal oxide film. The near-field coupling interaction and amplification of the electromagnetic field suppress the charge recombination with long-lived photogenerated holes and simultaneously enhance the light harvesting and charge transfer efficiencies. Consequently, an over 3.3-fold higher photocurrent density at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) is achieved for the Au array/α-Fe2O3. Furthermore, the high versatility of this transfer printing of Au arrays is demonstrated by introducing it on the molybdenum-doped BiVO4 film, resulting in 1.5-fold higher photocurrent density at 1.23 V versus RHE. The tailored metal film design can provide a potential strategy for the versatile application in various light-mediated energy conversion and optoelectronic devices.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.202000570},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 22,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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