Stable and Efficient Photoinduced Charge Transfer of MnFe2O4/Polyaniline Photoelectrode in Highly Acidic Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Preparation of MnFe2O4 and Polyaniline
2.2. Preparation of Polyaniline@ MnFe2O4 Catalyst
3. Characterization
Photoelectrocatalytic Activity
4. Results and Discussion
Characterization of Photocatalytic Activity
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Polyaniline Solution (µL) | Mn2Fe2O4 (mg) |
---|---|---|
A0 | 0.25 | 0 |
A-Fe1 | 0.25 | 13 |
A-Fe2 | 0.25 | 26 |
A-Fe3 | 0.25 | 52 |
Photoelectrode/FTO | Electrolyte | Max. Photocurrent | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
PANI | 0.1 M Na2SO4/N2 | 80 μA/cm2 at 0.7 V | [52] |
PANI@ZnO | 0.1 M Na2SO4 | 25 μA/cm2 at 0.8 V | [50] |
PANi/TiO2 | 0.1 M NaCl | 50 μA/cm2 at 0.8 V | [45] |
Camphor sulfonic acid doped PANi-WO3 | 0.1 M Na2SO4 | 200 μA/cm2 at 0.8 V | [51] |
TiO2/polyaniline | 0.1 M Na2SO4 | 80 μA/cm2 at 0.8 V | [53] |
PANI@ MnFe2O4 | H2SO4 and Na2SO4 | 400 μA/cm2 at 0.8 V | Our work |
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Alsultan, M.; Al-Rubaye, S.; Al-Keisy, A.; Swiegers, G.F.; Taha, I.G. Stable and Efficient Photoinduced Charge Transfer of MnFe2O4/Polyaniline Photoelectrode in Highly Acidic Solution. Colloids Interfaces 2022, 6, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids6010001
Alsultan M, Al-Rubaye S, Al-Keisy A, Swiegers GF, Taha IG. Stable and Efficient Photoinduced Charge Transfer of MnFe2O4/Polyaniline Photoelectrode in Highly Acidic Solution. Colloids and Interfaces. 2022; 6(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids6010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlsultan, Mohammed, Shaymaa Al-Rubaye, Amar Al-Keisy, Gerhard F. Swiegers, and Intisar Ghanim Taha. 2022. "Stable and Efficient Photoinduced Charge Transfer of MnFe2O4/Polyaniline Photoelectrode in Highly Acidic Solution" Colloids and Interfaces 6, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids6010001