A pulse electrodeposited amorphous tunnel layer stabilises Cu<sub>2</sub>O for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting under visible-light irradiation
Hao Wu, Zhaoke Zheng, Cui Ying Toe, Xiaoming Wen, Judy N. Hart, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng
Abstract
An ultrathin amorphous ZnO layer is introduced on Cu<sub>2</sub>O by pulsed electrodeposition, which helps stabilise the Cu<sub>2</sub>O photocathode for water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocathodeWater splittingAmorphous solidMaterials scienceLayer (electronics)IrradiationVisible spectrumOptoelectronicsPhotoelectrochemistryPhotocatalysisElectrochemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeChemistryCatalysisCrystallographyPhysical chemistryElectronPhysicsBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsNuclear physicsCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides