Journal article
Nanostructured bismuth vanadate/tungsten oxide photoanode for chlorine production with hydrogen generation at the dark cathode
Communications chemistry, Vol.2(1), 57
05/22/2019
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0156-x
Abstract
Photoelectrooxidation of chloride ions to chlorine with co-production of hydrogen by water reduction has been proposed as a means of decreasing the net solar hydrogen production cost. So far, however, most such solar-to-chlorine production systems use cost-prohibitive materials and/or show rather small faradaic yield or stability. Here we report the development of earth-abundant, nanostructured bismuth vanadate/tungsten oxide (BiVO4/WO3) photoanode assemblies that operate in acidic sodium chloride solution (pH 1; 4 M) to produce chlorine while generating hydrogen at the dark cathode. We show that electrodeposition of 20 nm WO3 coating protects BiVO4 from harsh pH and oxidative environments while being catalytically active for chlorine evolution. The heterostructured BiVO4/WO3 photoanodes yield average photocurrent densities of 2.5 ± 0.3 mA cm−2 at 1.42 VRHE (Reversible Hydrogen Electrode) under 1 sun illumination. After two hours of continuous illumination, the best performing devices demonstrate faradaic efficiencies of 85% for chlorine production and ~100% for hydrogen production.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Nanostructured bismuth vanadate/tungsten oxide photoanode for chlorine production with hydrogen generation at the dark cathode
- Creators
- Alan M Rassoolkhani - University of IowaWei Cheng - University of IowaJoun Lee - University of IowaAustin McKee - University of IowaJonathan Koonce - University of IowaJoel Coffel - University of IowaAbdulsattar H Ghanim - University of IowaGary A Aurand - University of IowaChung Soo KimWoon Ik ParkHyunsung Jung - Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and TechnologySyed Mubeen - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Communications chemistry, Vol.2(1), 57
- DOI
- 10.1038/s42004-019-0156-x
- ISSN
- 2399-3669
- eISSN
- 2399-3669
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/22/2019
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Iowa Technology Institute; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984197558102771
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