Abstract
Photoactivities of lead chromates with various combinations of Pb and Cr are rapidly screened using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). In the rapid screening investigation, the metal oxide spot electrode with a Pb/Cr ratio of 2:1 exhibits the highest photoactivity among the semiconductor prepared with different compositions. The photoactivity and electrochemical properties of thin-film electrodes of PbCrO4, Pb2CrO5, and Pb5CrO8 are further studied following the combinatorial screening. In the bulk electrode measurements, the Pb2CrO5 bulk electrode displays the highest photocurrent of 0.23 mA/cm2 for SO32– oxidation at 0.4 V vs Ag/AgCl under 100 mW/cm2 UV–vis light irradiation. Pb2CrO5 presents visible light activity with an absorption wavelength up to 550 nm and an incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of 10% at the wavelength of 340 nm. The onset wavelength observed in the UV–vis absorption spectrum increases with increasing Pb contents in lead chromates. Optically obtained dir...
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