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Exploiting the Bragg Mirror Effect of TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystals for Promoting Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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العنوان: Exploiting the Bragg Mirror Effect of TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystals for Promoting Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
المؤلفون: Ming Meng, Hucheng Zhou, Jing Yang, Liwei Wang, Honglei Yuan, Yanling Hao, Zhixing Gan
المصدر: Nanomaterials, Vol 14, Iss 21, p 1695 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Chemistry
مصطلحات موضوعية: TiO2 nanotube, photonic crystals, Bragg mirror effect, photoelectrochemical water splitting, Chemistry, QD1-999
الوصف: Exploiting the Bragg mirror effect of photonic crystal photoelectrode is desperately desired for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Herein, a novel TiO2 nanotube photonic crystal bi-layer structure consisting of a top nanotube layer and a bottom nanotube photonic crystal layer is presented. In this architecture, the photonic bandgap of bottom TiO2 nanotube photonic crystals can be precisely adjusted by modulating the anodization parameters. When the photonic bandgap of bottom TiO2 nanotube photonic crystals overlaps with the electronic bandgap of TiO2, the bottom TiO2 nanotube photonic crystal layer will act as a Bragg mirror, leading to the boosted ultraviolet light absorption of the top TiO2 nanotube layer. Benefiting from the promoted UV light absorption, the TiO2 NT-115-NTPC yields a photocurrent density of 1.4 mA/cm2 at 0.22 V vs. Ag/AgCl with a Faradic efficiency of 100%, nearly two times higher than that of conventional TiO2 nanotube arrays. Furthermore, incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency is also promoted within ultraviolet light region. This research offers an effective strategy for improving the performance of photoelectrochemical water splitting through intensifying the light–matter interaction.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2079-4991
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/21/1695; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano14211695
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/d5c27183bf9149d5ba99b2a2935244ab
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.5c27183bf9149d5ba99b2a2935244ab
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الوصف
تدمد:20794991
DOI:10.3390/nano14211695