Preparation of WO3 thin films by dip film-drawing for photoelectrochemical performance

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.026

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 1207-1211.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.026

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Preparation of WO₃ thin films by dip film-drawing for photoelectrochemical performance

Dongbo Xu^1,2, Lili Li², Weiqiang Fan², Fagen Wang², Hongye Bai², Baodong Mao², Weidong Shi²

1 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Received:2018-08-29 Revised:2018-09-25 Online:2019-06-27 Published:2019-05-28
Contact: Weidong Shi
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21522603, 21477050, 21401082, 21503142, 21671083), Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province (XCL-025), and the Chinese-German Cooperation Research Project (GZ1091), Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX17_1774), and the Excellent Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Scientific Committee (BK20170526).

Preparation of WO₃ thin films by dip film-drawing for photoelectrochemical performance

Dongbo Xu^1,2, Lili Li², Weiqiang Fan², Fagen Wang², Hongye Bai², Baodong Mao², Weidong Shi²

1 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

通讯作者: Weidong Shi
基金资助:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21522603, 21477050, 21401082, 21503142, 21671083), Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province (XCL-025), and the Chinese-German Cooperation Research Project (GZ1091), Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX17_1774), and the Excellent Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Scientific Committee (BK20170526).

Abstract

Abstract: Here we report the WO₃ thin films on F-doped SnO₂ conducting glass (FTO) substrates which were prepared by using dip film-drawing method. Dip film-drawing was a simple, convenient, economical method and in largescale to prepare photoanodes for future applications. The FTO substrates were dipped in tungstic acid solution then film-drawn included 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 times for prepared different thicknesses of WO₃ thin film photoanodes. Then the photoanodes were employed as the electrodes in photoelectrochemical property measurements, which include scan linear sweep, repeated on/off illumination cycles, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and incident photon to current conversion efficiency, respectively. The results showed that the WO₃ thin films dipped 9 times with 175 nm thicknesses had the best photoelectrochemical performance of 0.067 mA·cm^-2 at 1.23 V versus RHE.

Key words: WO₃ thin films, Dip film-drawing, Photoelectrochemical, Thicknesses, Large-scale

摘要： Here we report the WO₃ thin films on F-doped SnO₂ conducting glass (FTO) substrates which were prepared by using dip film-drawing method. Dip film-drawing was a simple, convenient, economical method and in largescale to prepare photoanodes for future applications. The FTO substrates were dipped in tungstic acid solution then film-drawn included 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 times for prepared different thicknesses of WO₃ thin film photoanodes. Then the photoanodes were employed as the electrodes in photoelectrochemical property measurements, which include scan linear sweep, repeated on/off illumination cycles, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and incident photon to current conversion efficiency, respectively. The results showed that the WO₃ thin films dipped 9 times with 175 nm thicknesses had the best photoelectrochemical performance of 0.067 mA·cm^-2 at 1.23 V versus RHE.

关键词: WO₃ thin films, Dip film-drawing, Photoelectrochemical, Thicknesses, Large-scale

Dongbo Xu, Lili Li, Weiqiang Fan, Fagen Wang, Hongye Bai, Baodong Mao, Weidong Shi. Preparation of WO₃ thin films by dip film-drawing for photoelectrochemical performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(5): 1207-1211.

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