Here we report the synthesis of a core - CuI/shell - CuO nanostructure that depending on the applied potential works as photocathode or photoanode in neutral pH upon visible light irradiation. Under cathodic polarization, this material generates a stable cathodic photocurrent but functions as photoanode when anodic polarization is applied. In this new core-shell structure, the relevant position of the band edge potentials is pH–tunable and does not strictly follow the typical Nernstian dependence as by many semiconductor oxides, opening new directions in the nanoscale design of stable photoelectrodes for solar water splitting.
Reverse type I core - CuI /shell - CuO : a versatile heterostructure for photoelectrochemical applications / T. Baran, A. Visibile, S. Wojtyła, M. Marelli, S. Checchia, M. Scavini, F. Malara, A. Naldoni, A. Vertova, S. Rondinini, A. Minguzzi. - In: ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. - ISSN 0013-4686. - 266(2018 Mar 10), pp. 441-451.
Titolo: | Reverse type I core - CuI /shell - CuO : a versatile heterostructure for photoelectrochemical applications | |
Autori: | MINGUZZI, ALESSANDRO (Corresponding) | |
Parole Chiave: | Copper oxide; Core-shell semiconducting structure; Photoanode; Photocathode; Chemical Engineering (all); Electrochemistry | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 10-mar-2018 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.023 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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