The potentiostatic anodization of metallic tungsten has been investigated in different solvent/electrolyte compositions with the aim of improving the water oxidation ability of the tungsten oxide layer. In the NMF/H 2O/NH4F solvent mixture, the anodization leads to highly efficient WO3 photoanodes, which, combining spectral sensitivity, an electrochemically active surface, and improved charge-transfer kinetics, outperform, under simulated solar illumination, most of the reported nanocrystalline substrates produced by anodization in aqueous electrolytes and by sol-gel methods. The use of such electrodes results in high water electrolysis yields of between 70 and 90% in 1 M H2SO4 under a potential bias of 1 V versus SCE and close to 100% in the presence of methanol. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
Titolo: | Efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting by anodically grown WO 3 electrodes | |
Autori: | Cristino, V.; Caramori, Stefano; Argazzi, Roberto; Meda, L.; Marra, G. L.; Bignozzi, Carlo Alberto | |
Rivista: | LANGMUIR | |
Abstract: | The potentiostatic anodization of metallic tungsten has been investigated in different solvent/electrolyte compositions with the aim of improving the water oxidation ability of the tungsten oxide layer. In the NMF/H 2O/NH4F solvent mixture, the anodization leads to highly efficient WO3 photoanodes, which, combining spectral sensitivity, an electrochemically active surface, and improved charge-transfer kinetics, outperform, under simulated solar illumination, most of the reported nanocrystalline substrates produced by anodization in aqueous electrolytes and by sol-gel methods. The use of such electrodes results in high water electrolysis yields of between 70 and 90% in 1 M H2SO4 under a potential bias of 1 V versus SCE and close to 100% in the presence of methanol. © 2011 American Chemical Society. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1021/la200595x | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1598665 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |