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ZnO/In2S3/Co–Pi ternary composite photoanodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

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The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting properties can be enhanced by broadening the light absorption region and improving the separation of photogenerated carriers. In this paper, a novel ZnO/In2S3/Co–Pi ternary composite photoanode system is provided, by building the ZnO/In2S3 heterojunction to broaden the light absorption region and improve the separation and transfer of photogenerated electron–hole pairs in bulk, and by using the Co–Pi cocatalyst to increase the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs between the ZnO/In2S3 heterojunction surface and electrolyte. This ternary composite photoanode system exhibits a negative shifted onset potential and a higher photocurrent density of about 2.4 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V (vs. RHE), which is 3 and 2.18 times compared with bare ZnO nanorod and ZnO/In2S3 heterojunction, respectively. The results show that the ZnO/In2S3/Co–Pi ternary composite photoanode has an excellent potential application for PEC water splitting.

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This work was financially supported by Open Foundation of Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficient Utilization of Solar Energy (No. HBSKFZD2017001), the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51702092), Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2018CFB282) and Science Foundation of Hubei University of Technology (Grant No. BSQD2017065).

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    Guozhen Fang, Zhifeng Liu, Changcun Han, Qijun Cai, Chonghao Ma & Zhengfu Tong

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Fang, G., Liu, Z., Han, C. et al. ZnO/In2S3/Co–Pi ternary composite photoanodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 18943–18949 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02251-7

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