Enhancement of hydrogen production over screen-printed TiO^sub 2^/BiVO^sub 4^ thin film in the photoelectrochemical cells

In this letter, a novel visible light-driven TiO2/BiVO4 heterostructure thin film has been successfully fabricated via an advanced screen printing method. The photocatalytic hydrogen production was investigated by varying amount of TiO2 loading (0, 0.1, 0.8 and 1.2 wt%) on the surface of BiVO4 from...

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Published in:Materials letters 2018-01, Vol.211, p.13
Main Authors: Samsudin, Mohamad Fakhrul Ridhwan, Sufian, Suriati, Mohamed, Norani Muti, Bashiri, Robabeh, Wolfe, Frederick, Ramli, Raihan Mahirah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bismuth oxides
Crystallography
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Hydrogen
Hydrogen production
Materials science
Photocatalysis
Photoelectrochemical devices
Photovoltaic cells
Screen printing
Substrates
Thin films
Titanium oxides
Vanadates
Water splitting
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Summary:In this letter, a novel visible light-driven TiO2/BiVO4 heterostructure thin film has been successfully fabricated via an advanced screen printing method. The photocatalytic hydrogen production was investigated by varying amount of TiO2 loading (0, 0.1, 0.8 and 1.2 wt%) on the surface of BiVO4 from water splitting in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell and dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) system. The crystallographic, morphological and chemical composition properties of the prepared TiO2/BiVO4 thin film was investigated by using different characterization techniques. The 0.8 wt% TiO2/BiVO4 was identified as the most efficient photocatalyst by producing maximum accumulative hydrogen of 692 µmol within 120 min. The maximum hydrogen production obtained is attributed to a compact particle network between BiVO4 and TiO2 particles which provide an intimate contact with the electron collecting FTO substrate.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979