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Facile Synthesis of ZnO Nanorods/GO Composite and Its Optical Performance
摘要： The ZnO nanorods/GO composite was fabricated by facilely covering monolayer or few-layer graphene oxide (GO) film on the uniformly distributed ZnO nanorods, which was synthesized on Si substrate using a solution method. The as-synthesized products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), as well as X-ray diffraction (XRD). The photoluminescence (PL) measurement indicates that the ZnO nanorods have a strong ultraviolet (UV) emission centered at ～391 nm attributed to the recombination of free excitons and a defect-related visible emission centered at ～530 nm. After the nanorods were covered with GO film, the PL intensity of the composite is quenched compared to that of the bare one at the same excitation condition. The fluorescence quenching mechanism suggests that there is an interfacial charge-transfer process between the excited ZnO and the GO film, and the composite fabricated in this experiment be possible to improve the photocatalysis performance.
关键词： Photocatalyst,Nanorod Array,Zinc Oxide,Graphene Oxide,Fluorescence Quenching
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Direct storage of holes in ultrathin Ni(OH) <sub/>2</sub> on Fe <sub/>2</sub> O <sub/>3</sub> photoelectrodes for integrated solar charging battery-type supercapacitors
摘要： Energy storage is a very significant issue for utilization of solar energy due to its discontinuous and unstable energy flux. Herein, for the first time, we propose a Fe2O3@Ni(OH)2 core–shell nanorod array as a photoelectrochemical battery-type supercapacitor for the direct storage of solar energy. Under light illumination, Fe2O3 absorbs solar energy and produces electron–hole pairs, while Ni(OH)2 stores the photo-generated holes, which can be released as electricity when the light is switched off. In addition, by controlling the valence band position of the semiconductor and the thickness of Ni(OH)2, the side reaction of water oxidation (electrolyte decomposition), which is harmful for the applications of a photoelectrochemical supercapacitor, can be completely suppressed. As a consequence, the specific capacitance of the Fe2O3@Ni(OH)2 photoelectrochemical supercapacitor is enhanced up to 20.6 mF cm?2 at a discharge current density of 0.1 mA cm?2, which is about 4.5 times that of BiVO4/PbOx reported in a previous study. This study offers a very promising device for the direct storage of solar energy and deepens our understanding on the interface charge transfer between a photoelectrode and a battery-type capacitive material.
关键词： water oxidation suppression,Fe2O3@Ni(OH)2,photoelectrochemical supercapacitor,core–shell nanorod array,solar energy storage
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Efficient bifunctional vanadium doped Ni3S2 nanorod array for overall water splitting
摘要： Electrochemical water splitting, allowing energy conversion from renewable resources into non-polluting chemical fuels, is vital in the future sustainable energy system, and great efforts have been paid on developing efficient and cheap bifunctional electrocatalysts. Herein we report a bifunctional vanadium doped Ni3S2 nanorod array electrode for overall water splitting in alkaline media. To afford a catalytic current of 10 mA cm-2, the designed V-Ni3S2 electrode only requires the overpotentials of 133 mV for hydrogen evolution and 148 mV for oxygen generation, meanwhile showing high long-term stability. The excellent catalytic properties are assigned to the V dopants and geometric advantages of nanorod array. The V-Ni3S2 electrodes are simultaneously utilized as cathode and anode in one two-electrode cell to function overall water splitting, exhibiting a cell voltage of 1.421 V at 10 mA cm-2. The water splitting in this cell can also be feasibly driven by a single-cell AA battery (1.5 V). Our report shows substantial advancement in the exploration of efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting.
关键词： bifunctional electrocatalysts,water splitting,nanorod array,alkaline media,vanadium doped Ni3S2
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14