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- Title
Sensitize BiVO<sub>4</sub> with rhodamine B using BiOCl as a bridge to yield more photoelectrons for photoelectrochemical application.
- Authors
Shang, Jun; Cheng, Yajing; Wang, Fuqiang; Wang, Xianwei
- Abstract
One approach that shows promising for producing hydrogen fuel from solar energy is photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The main challenge is to design effective photoanodes. Although bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is an ideal photoanode in terms of absorbing visible light, serious electron–hole recombination and poor charge transport limit its application as a photoanode of PEC. Dye sensitization is the key method to improve electron transfer and light utilization. Herein, an enhanced dye (rhodamine B, RhB)-sensitized BiVO4/BiOCl system was explored. The results show that the process of RhB sensitization BiVO4 requires BiOCl as a bridge. The RhB-sensitized BiVO4/BiOCl system exhibits excellent photoelectrochemical activity, which is attributed to its enhanced photoinduced electron transport and wider visible light response range. This inspiration comes from the mythical story of China, "Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Meet at the Magpie Bridge". The combination of dye sensitization and BiVO4/BiOCl heterojunction explored an energy-saving, efficient and green light-induced system to improve the PEC efficiency.
- Subjects
CHINA; PHOTOELECTRONS; ELECTRON-hole recombination; HYDROGEN as fuel; ELECTRON transport; VISIBLE spectra; RHODAMINE B; DYES &; dyeing; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY
- Publication
Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 2024, Vol 130, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0947-8396
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00339-024-07471-1