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Oxygen-Deficient Nanofiber WO3-x/WO3 Homojunction Photoanodes Synthesized via a Novel Metal Self-Reducing Method.

Faqi ZhanYang LiuKeke WangXuetao YangMin LiuXiaoqing QiuJie LiWenzhang Li
Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces (2019)
Defect engineering of semiconductors has been identified as an efficient route toward enhancing the photoelectrochemical performances. There is a security threat in the traditional hydrogen annealing process. In this work, the oxygen-defective nanofiber WO3-x/WO3 homojunction photoanode was in situ-synthesized via a novel metal self-reducing method. The as-prepared photoanode exhibits 1.8 times higher solar water oxidation photocurrent density than that of the bare WO3 film at 1.2 V versus Ag/AgCl. The enhanced photoelectrochemical properties originate from the effective charge separation and injection, attributed to the stronger built-in electric field created by the oxygen-deficient homojunction. Importantly, this novel method is universally applicable to synthesize oxygen-deficient semiconductor materials, including films and powders.
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