Metal-sulfide-decorated ZnO/Si nano-heterostructure arrays with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

Yadian, Boluo; Rao, Yuhan; Zhu, Bowen; Liu, Zhifeng; Qing, Liu; Gan, Chee Lip; Chen, Xiao; Huang, Yizhong

doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.05.017

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“…After then, Ag 2 S nanoparticles were decorated on top of the cell. Better band alignment with Ag 2 S/ZnO resulted photocurrent of 58.8 µAcm −2 at 2.1 V vs. RHE and it was 2.5 times higher than ZnS/ZnO/p-Si NC[100].…”

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Metal Chalcogenides on Silicon Photocathodes for Efficient Water Splitting: A Mini Overview

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In the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (WS) reactions, a photon is absorbed by a semiconductor, generating electron-hole pairs which are transferred across the semiconductor/electrolyte interface to reduce or oxidize water into oxygen or hydrogen. Catalytic junctions are commonly combined with semiconductor absorbers, providing electrochemically active sites for charge transfer across the interface and increasing the surface band bending to improve the PEC performance. In this review, we focus on transition metal (di)chalcogenide [TM(D)C] catalysts in conjunction with silicon photoelectrode as Earth-abundant materials systems. Surprisingly, there is a limited number of reports in Si/TM(D)C for PEC WS in the literature. We provide almost a complete survey on both layered TMDC and non-layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMC) co-catalysts on Si photoelectrodes, mainly photocathodes. The mechanisms of the photovoltaic power conversion of silicon devices are summarized with emphasis on the exact role of catalysts. Diverse approaches to the improved PEC performance and the proposed synergetic functions of catalysts on the underlying Si are reviewed. Atomic layer deposition of TM(D)C materials as a new methodology for directly growing them and its implication for low-temperature growth on defect chemistry are featured. The multi-phase TM(D)C overlayers on Si and the operation principles are highlighted. Finally, challenges and directions regarding future research for achieving the theoretical PEC performance of Si-based photoelectrodes are provided.

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“…Summary of the literature papers on the heterostructures of Si/TM(D)Cs for application in PEC water splitting (WS). Analyzed from Refs [53,[68][69][70]74,75,77,78,[81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100]…”

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