Nanotube array-like WO3/W photoanode fabricated by electrochemical anodization for photoelectrocatalytic overall water splitting

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62948-6

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Photoactive WO₃ is attractive as a photocatalyst for green energy evolution through water splitting. In the present work, an electrochemical anodic oxidation method was used to fabricate a photo-responsive nanotube array-like WO₃/W (NA-WO₃/W) photoanode from W foil as a precursor. Compared with a reference commercial WO₃/W electrode, the NA-WO₃/W photoanode exhibited enhanced and stable photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) activity for visible-light-driven water splitting with a typical H₂/O₂ stoichiometric ratio of 2:1 and quantum efficiency of approximately 5.23% under visible-light irradiation from a light-emitting diode (λ=420 nm, 15 mW/cm²). The greatly enhanced PEC performance of the NA-WO₃/Wphotoanode was attributed to its fast electron-hole separation rate, which resulted from the one-dimensional nanotube array-like structure, high crystallinity of monoclinic WO₃, and strong interaction between WO₃ and W foil. This work paves the way to a facile route to prepare highly active photoelectrodes for solar light transfer to chemical energy.

Key words: WO₃, W foil, Electrochemical anodization, Nanotube arrays, Photoelectrocatalysis, Water splitting

Lingfeng Li, Xiaolong Zhao, Donglai Pan, Guisheng Li. Nanotube array-like WO₃/W photoanode fabricated by electrochemical anodization for photoelectrocatalytic overall water splitting[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2017, 38(12): 2132-2140.

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