Fabrication of TiVO4 photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical application
dc.contributor.author | Alruwaili, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Roy, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Nundy, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Tahir, AA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-05T10:03:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-12-02 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-12-02T17:00:00Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is one of the promising, environmentally friendly, carbon emission-free strategies for the cost-effective production of hydrogen. The interest in developing effective approaches for solar-to-hydrogen production with stable and visible light active semiconductors directed many researchers to develop stable and efficient materials. For the first time, a nanostructured TiVO4 photoanode was fabricated at a substrate temperature of 250 °C and further annealed at 600 °C using the spray pyrolysis technique and it obtained an optical band gap of ∼2.18 eV. The photoanode underwent photoelectrochemical testing, where it exhibited a high photocurrent density of 0.080 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode), which can be stable up to 110 min. Further, various physicochemical characterizations were employed to understand the phase purity and thin film growth mechanism. A systematic substrate and annealed temperatures were monitored during the fabrication process. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies revealed agglomeration of TiVO4 nanoparticles with an average size of ∼100 nm accompanying dendritic orientation at the outer edge. This study envisages the design and development of a novel photocatalyst for water splitting under visible light irradiation, an ideal route to a cost-effective, large-scale, sustainable route for hydrogen production.:p> | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Saudi Arabia Culture Bureau in the United Kingdom | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 34640-34651 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 12(53), pp. 34640-34651 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ra05894d | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/V049046/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/131939 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-2097-9442 (Roy, Anurag) | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-1985-6127 (Tahir, Asif Ali) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 10439744200 | 57201834379 (Tahir, Asif Ali) | |
dc.identifier | ResearcherID: A-2515-2014 | C-3609-2014 (Tahir, Asif Ali) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Open Access Article. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. | en_GB |
dc.title | Fabrication of TiVO4 photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical application | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-05T10:03:30Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from the Royal Society of Chemistry via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2046-2069 | |
dc.identifier.journal | RSC Advances | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | RSC Advances, 12(53) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-11-24 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-12-02 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-12-05T10:00:10Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-12-05T10:03:32Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2022-11-02 |
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