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Titanium-iridium oxide layer coating to suppress photocorrosion during photocatalytic water splitting

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Photocatalysts with a small band gap energy have received a great deal of interest due their high solar conversion efficiencies. Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) has attracted attention because of its small bandgap energy, a direct bandgap structure, its suitable band structure for water splitting, high absorption coefficient, non-toxicity, and its large abundance. However, it has poor stability due to the fickle oxidation states of copper. To enhance the stability and the production rate of hydrogen and oxygen, a TiIrOX overlayer was successfully formed on the Cu2O under various synthesis conditions. The composition and oxidation state of the Ir species in the overlayer were optimized through the control of the Ir precursor and the amount of water. The Ir/Ti precursor molar ratio was linearly related to the surface Ir/Ti molar ratio. The addition of water converted the Ir precursor to IrO2. The thickness of the overlayer was controlled by differing the synthesis times of the coating. Then, the largest amounts of hydrogen and oxygen were produced through the optimization of the TiIrOX overlayer with a higher IrO2 fraction and a thicker overlayer.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea

    Yongwoo Kwon & Hyunjoo Lee

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Kwon, Y., Lee, H. Titanium-iridium oxide layer coating to suppress photocorrosion during photocatalytic water splitting. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 32, 2429–2433 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-015-0063-5

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