Experimental study demonstrates scalable fabrication of ultrathin copper tungstate films via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, indicating a low-cost route for solar-driven water oxidation.
CuWO 4 is a promising n‐type oxide semiconductor for photoelectrochemical (PEC) applications due to the suitable band gap and good photochemical stability. An easy and large‐scale fabrication of ultrathin CuWO 4 films with improved PEC performance is highly desired for future practical application but still challenging. Considering that the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis approach is a low‐cost and scalable technique for fabricating films with controllable thickness, we here report the controllable fabrication of ultrathin CuWO 4 films with improved PEC performance by an automatic ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. The effects of different tungsten sources and film thickness on the PEC performance of the resultant CuWO 4 film were studied in detail. We find that the ultrathin CuWO 4 film prepared from the ammonium metatungstate with a thickness of 2.16 μm shows the best PEC performance of 41 μA cm −2 at 1.23 V vs.RHE for water oxidation under visible light irradiation. We also explored the different charge transfer mechanism and PEC performance of the resultant CuWO 4 films under back and front illumination.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Duan et al. (2021) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: