Fabrication of an Efficient N, S Co-Doped WO3 Operated in Wide-Range of Visible-Light for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of S-N-WO3
2.3. Fabrication of Electrodes
2.4. Measurement
3. Results
3.1. Characterization Structure of S-N-WO3
3.2. The Optical Properties of S-N-WO3
3.3. Photoelectrocatalytic Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | nH2WO4:n(NH4)2S | Molar Ratio of nN:nW (a) | Molar Ratio of nS:nW (b) | Absorption Energies (c) (eV) |
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WO3−0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2.64, - |
WO3−5 | 1:5 | 0.19:1 | 1:0 | 2.44, 2.10 |
WO3−10 | 1:10 | 0.57:1 | 0.05:1 | 2.37, 2.02 |
WO3−15 | 1:15 | 1.64:1 | 0.19:1 | 2.16, 1.95 |
WO3−20 | 1:20 | 0.31:1 | 0.07:1 | 2.34, 1.97 |
WO3−25 | 1:25 | 0.28:1 | 0.04:1 | 2.39, 1.98 |
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Li, D.; Wu, F.; Gao, C.; Shen, H.; Han, F.; Han, F.; Chen, Z. Fabrication of an Efficient N, S Co-Doped WO3 Operated in Wide-Range of Visible-Light for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2079. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122079
Li D, Wu F, Gao C, Shen H, Han F, Han F, Chen Z. Fabrication of an Efficient N, S Co-Doped WO3 Operated in Wide-Range of Visible-Light for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):2079. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122079
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Dong, Fachao Wu, Caiyun Gao, Hongfang Shen, Fei Han, Fenglan Han, and Zhanlin Chen. 2022. "Fabrication of an Efficient N, S Co-Doped WO3 Operated in Wide-Range of Visible-Light for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 2079. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122079