• 文献标题:   Hydrogen Generation of Cu2O Nanoparticles/MnO-MnO2 Nanorods Heterojunction Supported on Sonochemical-Assisted Synthesized Few-Layer Graphene in Water-Splitting Photocathode
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SU YH, HUANG SH, KUNG PY, SHEN TW, WANG WL
  • 作者关键词:   water splitting, photocathode, back electronhole recombination los, cuprous oxide, graphene, manganosite
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2168-0485
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Cheng Kung Univ
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00579
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

In this study, we investigated the production of hydrogen by photochemical water splitting. A multi-shaped Cu2O nanoparticles/MnO-MnO2 nanorods heterojunction on a few-layer graphene-based electrode serves as the photocathode. Multi-shaped Cu2O nanoparticles, including truncated cubic shape, cuboctahedral shape, truncated octahedral shape, and octahedral shape, were then coated on square manganese nanorods on a few-layer graphene-based electrode as the photosensitizer. Finally, the efficiency of hydrogen production was measured and recorded. The Cu2O nanoparticles/MnO-MnO2 nanorods heterojunction generates photoelectrons to reduce hydrogen ions into hydrogen gas. The manganese dioxide nanorods were combined with cuprous oxide multi-shaped nanoparticles to be simultaneously utilized in hydrogen production as a photochemical water-splitting solar cell. rate of hydrogen generation is 33.0 mL/min m(2) under solar simulation radiation. This study highlights the significance of a back electron hole recombination loss and transportation process on the surface of a water-splitting photocathode, retarding the appearance of the photocurrent and requiring a greater amount of energy from a solar device.