Photoelectrochemical evaluation of undoped and C-doped CdIn2O4 thin film electrodes

Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Platinum-Loaded Carbon-Doped Cadmium Indate Nanoparticles

“…23 Our group recently showed that the introduction of carbon into the crystal lattice reduces the band gap to 2.4 eV and increases the total photocurrent contribution of the visible response from 21% for the undoped electrode to 33% after C-doping. 22 In this study, we report on direct H 2 production by C-doped CdIn 2 O 4 in aqueous medium adjusted to pH 14 without the addition of any sacrificial reagents. The ratio of Cd to In, carbon doping concentration and calcination temperature were all optimized in a previous study.…”

“…20,21 One such material that has shown potential for good photoelectrochemical performance is cadmium indate. 22 Undoped CdIn 2 O 4 has good electrical conductivity, is transparent in the visible range range due to a wide band gap (∼2.7 eV) and has high chemical stability. 23 Our group recently showed that the introduction of carbon into the crystal lattice reduces the band gap to 2.4 eV and increases the total photocurrent contribution of the visible response from 21% for the undoped electrode to 33% after C-doping.…”

“…The ratio of Cd to In, carbon doping concentration and calcination temperature were all optimized in a previous study. 22 In this study, we present a simple sol−gel pyrolysis method for catalyst synthesis and Pt cocatalyst loading by photodeposition to prepare the Pt-loaded C-CdIn 2 O 4 material. The wavelength dependent quantum conversion efficiency of photons to generated H 2 is reported.…”

“…One such material that has shown potential for good photoelectrochemical performance is cadmium indate . Undoped CdIn 2 O 4 has good electrical conductivity, is transparent in the visible range range due to a wide band gap (∼2.7 eV) and has high chemical stability .…”

Optical Properties of Er3+-Doped CdIn2O4 and CdIn2O4 Crystals

“…As a method of changing the electrical resistance of compound semiconductors and to widen the light energy region with photoelectric sensitivity, the effects of doping with 4f materials on the electrochemical characteristics should be evaluated. Although basic phenomena such as the characterized, photocatalytic activity, and evaluated photoelectrochemical water splitting for CdIn 2 O 4 crystals [7,8] …”