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Fully-depleted dual P–N heterojunction with type-II band alignment and matched build-in electric field for high-efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

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Abstract In this work, a dual p-n heterojunction of Cu2O/Ni(OH)2/TiO2 with type-II band alignment and matched build-in electric field was fabricated. This dual p-n heterojunction promoted the separation and transfer… Click to show full abstract

Abstract In this work, a dual p-n heterojunction of Cu2O/Ni(OH)2/TiO2 with type-II band alignment and matched build-in electric field was fabricated. This dual p-n heterojunction promoted the separation and transfer of charge carriers, which is much more efficient than individual p-n heterojunction. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under the simulated sunlight shows a high rate of 6145 μmol g−1 h−1 for Cu2O/Ni(OH)2/TiO2, which is 1.9 and 2.7 times that of Ni(OH)2/TiO2 and Cu2O/TiO2, respectively. The apparent quantum yield of Cu2O/Ni(OH)2/TiO2 is about 20.2% under the irradiation of monochromatic light (λ = 420 nm). The recycling test of hydrogen evolution also verified a high stability for this dual heterojunction. The type-II band alignment and matched build-in electric field was confirmed, which accelerate the migration of charge carriers. The width of space-charge layer was calculated and proved that the p-n junctions in Cu2O/Ni(OH)2/TiO2 are fully-depleted, which largely reduced the bulk recombination of charge carriers. The synergistic effect of the improved visible-light response, type-II band alignment, matched build-in electric field, and fully-depleted space-charge layer contributes to the enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

Keywords: alignment matched; hydrogen; band alignment; heterojunction; type band; dual heterojunction

Journal Title: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Year Published: 2021

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