CoAl 2 O 4 – Fe 2 O 3  p-n nanocomposite electrodes for photoelectrochemical cells

  • Kwang-Soon Ahn
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • Yanfa Yan
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • Moon-Sung Kang
    Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology 2 Energy and Environment Laboratory, , Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-712, Republic of Korea
  • Jin-Young Kim
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • Sudhakar Shet
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • Heli Wang
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • John Turner
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
  • Mowafak Al-Jassim
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 , Golden, Colorado 80401, USA

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<jats:p>CoAl 2 O 4 – Fe 2 O 3  p-n nanocomposite electrodes were deposited on Ag-coated stainless-steel substrates and annealed at 800 °C. Their photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties were investigated and compared with that of p-type CoAl2O4 films. We found that the nanocomposite electrodes exhibit much improved PEC photoresponse as compared to the reference p-type CoAl2O4 electrodes. We speculate that the enhancement is due to the formation of a three-dimensional junction between p-type CoAl2O4 and n-type Fe2O3 nanoparticles, which improves electron-hole separation, thus reducing charge recombination upon light illumination.</jats:p>

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