TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound-assisted preparation of semiconductor/polymer photoanodes and their photoelectrochemical properties
AU - Sonawane, Shirish
AU - Neppolian, Bernaudshaw
AU - Teo, Boon
AU - Grieser, Franz
AU - Ashokkumar, Muthupandian
PY - 2010/3/25
Y1 - 2010/3/25
N2 - Metal oxide-loaded poly(butylmethacrylate) films were sonochemically prepared and used as photoanodes in photoelectrochemical cells. A small quantity of polyaniline was added during the latex synthesis to facilitate the transport of charge carriers. The semiconductor metal oxides used in this study were ZnO, TiO2, and Bi2O3/ZrTiO4. The performance of the photoanodes was evaluated by measuring the short-circuit current (Isc) and open-circuit potential (Voc) in four different electrolytes. It was found that photocurrents generated were directly proportional to the amount of metal oxide loading, whereas a decrease in photocurrent was observed with an increase in the thickness of the latex film. At 0.4 g loading, Bi2O3/ZrTiO4 latex showed the highest photocurrent of 0.9 μA/cm2 in aqueous formic acid solution. On the basis of the photocurrents generated, the performance of the three different oxide films is as follows: Bi2O3/ ZrTiO4 ZnO TiO2.
AB - Metal oxide-loaded poly(butylmethacrylate) films were sonochemically prepared and used as photoanodes in photoelectrochemical cells. A small quantity of polyaniline was added during the latex synthesis to facilitate the transport of charge carriers. The semiconductor metal oxides used in this study were ZnO, TiO2, and Bi2O3/ZrTiO4. The performance of the photoanodes was evaluated by measuring the short-circuit current (Isc) and open-circuit potential (Voc) in four different electrolytes. It was found that photocurrents generated were directly proportional to the amount of metal oxide loading, whereas a decrease in photocurrent was observed with an increase in the thickness of the latex film. At 0.4 g loading, Bi2O3/ZrTiO4 latex showed the highest photocurrent of 0.9 μA/cm2 in aqueous formic acid solution. On the basis of the photocurrents generated, the performance of the three different oxide films is as follows: Bi2O3/ ZrTiO4 ZnO TiO2.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp100154t
DO - 10.1021/jp100154t
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77949818674
SN - 1932-7447
VL - 114
SP - 5148
EP - 5153
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
IS - 11
ER -