Abstract
Hydrogen fuel generation using solar light via photoelectrochemical (PEC) methods can help meet growing global energy demands and decrease environmental pollution. The key to efficient PEC hydrogen production is the synthesis of solar light driven photoelectrodes with efficient charge carrier separation. Here, we designed and prepared a ternary Bi2MoO6/Pd/TiO2 photoelectrode composed of Bi2MoO6 nanosheets, Pd nanoparticles (NPs), and TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) on a Ti substrate using electrochemical methods. This novel photoelectrode had good visible light absorbance and significantly improved PEC hydrogen production rates (∼5- and >15-times higher under UV–vis and visible light irradiation, respectively, compared with TiO2NTAs). The interfacial charge transfer mechanism of Bi2MoO6/Pd/TiO2 NTAs was comprehensively studied by comparing its PEC and photoelectrocatalytic performance with that of other TiO2 NTAs (i.e., Pd/TiO2 NTAs, Bi2MoO6/TiO2 NTAs, and Pd/Bi2MoO6/TiO2 NTAs). For Bi2MoO6/Pd/TiO2 NTAs, Pd N...
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