Abstract
Improving the absorption of visible light, accelerating the separation of carries and reducing the recombination of electron-hole pairs are critical to enhance photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of ZnFe2O4. Herein, the ZnFe2O4/Ag/Ag2S films are firstly prepared with a photocurrent density of 0.91 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE, which is 9.10 times higher than that of pristine ZnFe2O4 (0.10 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE). On the basis, Co-Pi cocatalyst is deposited on ZnFe2O4/Ag/Ag2S to further optimize PEC performance of ZnFe2O4, the photocurrent density of ZnFe2O4/Ag/Ag2S/Co-Pi is 1.18 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE. The improved PEC performance of ZnFe2O4/Ag/Ag2S/Co-Pi films could be attributed to: (i) fast transmission of electron-hole pairs owing to 1D ZnFe2O4 NRs; (ii) surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect of Ag nanoparticles; (ⅲ) visible light absorption is improved by sensitization of Ag2S nanoparticles; (ⅳ) Co-Pi cocatalyst decreases the recombination of electron-hole pairs by capturing holes. This work provides new insights for metal plasmas, sensitizers and cocatalysts synergistically modify photoanodes for efficient PEC water splitting.
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