Visible-light-driven oxygen reduction by an anisotropically crystallized CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> photocathode fabricated using a mixed metal-imidazole casting method
Ryohei Sekine, Tetsuya Sato, Zaki N. Zahran, Yuta Tsubonouchi, Debraj Chandra, Norihisa Hoshino, Masayuki Yagi
Abstract
An anisotropically crystallized CuBi 2 O 4 (CuBi 2 O 4 ( w )) film adhering rigidly on a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode was prepared by a mixed metal-imidazole casting (MiMIC) method using 1-methylimidazole (MeIm).
Topics & Concepts
PhotocathodeImidazoleMaterials scienceTin oxideMetalOxideCastingDopingElectrodeTinOptoelectronicsMetallurgyChemistryPhysical chemistryStereochemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsElectronAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications