Synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and their influence on photoelectrochemical response for solar driven water splitting to produce hydrogen
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
8-5-2011
Abstract
We have investigated the structural properties, optical absorption, and PEC responses for ZnO nanostructures. All the films were deposited on fluorine doped tin oxide coated glass. We found that the presence of N2 in the growth ambient help to promote the formation of aligned nanorods at high substrate temperature of 500°C, resulting in the significantly enhanced PEC response, compared to ZnO(Ar) films deposited in pure Ar gas ambient. A porous ZnO nanocoral structure synthesized using two step process provides a large surface area, superior light trapping, and an excellent pathway for carrier transport, resulted in a significantly increased PEC response compared to the compact ZnO thin films. Our results suggest that synthesis method can be used to produce desired properties of thin films and nanostructures may help to improve PEC performance.
Identifier
79961003887 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9781118060025]
Publication Title
Ceramic Transactions
ISSN
10421122
First Page
143
Last Page
153
Volume
229
Recommended Citation
Shet, Sudhakar; Wang, Heli; Deutsch, Todd; Ravindra, Nuggehalli; Yan, Fa; Turner, John; and Al-Jassim, Mowafak, "Synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and their influence on photoelectrochemical response for solar driven water splitting to produce hydrogen" (2011). Faculty Publications. 11228.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/11228
