Highly active and stable CuAlOx/WO3 photoanode for simultaneous pollutant degradation, hydrogen and electricity generation

Flower ball cathode assembled from Cu doped Co3S4/Ni3S2 ultrathin nanosheets in a photocatalytic fuel cell for efficient photoelectrochemical rifampicin purification and simultaneous electricity generation based on a CuO QDs/TiO2/WO3 photoanode

“…6c and d). In the Cu/ Co 3 S 4 /Ni 3 S 2 system, there are strong cOH, cO 2 − and 1 O 2 signals, and the source of cO 2 − can also be obtained from eqn (6).…”

“…4 Photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) technology, as an extension of photocatalytic technology, has attracted extensive attention of researchers because it can recover the chemical energy in the process of wastewater treatment. 5,6 In a typical PFC system, the semiconductor photoanode generates electron-hole pairs under illumination, the organics are oxidized by holes on the surface of the anode and the electrons are transferred from the external circuit to the cathode to participate in reduction reaction. 7,8 Therefore, an excellent photoanode and cathode material can greatly improve the performance of a PFC system.…”