Septina Wilman, Harada Takashi, Nose Yoshitaro, Ikeda Shigeru
†Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
‡Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015 Jul 29;7(29):16086-92. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b04634. Epub 2015 Jul 14.
Copper indium disulfide (CuInS2) modified with an In2S3 layer and a Pt catalyst showed a more efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) property for hydrogen evolution from a nearly neutral (pH 6) 0.2 M NaH2PO4 solution under simulated sunlight illumination (AM 1.5G) than that of a CuInS2 electrode modified with a CdS layer and a Pt catalyst. Analysis of the PEC properties of In2S3-modified CuInS2 (In2S3/CuInS2) and CdS-modified CuInS2 (CdS/CuInS2) in solutions containing an electron scavenger (Eu(3+)) showed identical enhancement of the PEC properties of In2S3/CuInS2 when compared to those of CdS/CuInS2, indicating the formation of a favorable heterointerface in In2S3/CuInS2 for efficient charge separation. Spectroscopic evaluation of conduction band offsets revealed that In2S3/CuInS2 had a notch-type conduction band offset, whereas a cliff-type offset was formed in CdS/CuInS2: these results also revealed a better interface electric structure of In2S3/CuInS2 than that of CdS/CuInS2.
用 In₂S₃ 层和 Pt 催化剂修饰的二硫化铜铟(CuInS₂)在模拟太阳光照射(AM 1.5G)下,从近中性(pH 6)的 0.2 M NaH₂PO₄ 溶液中析氢的光电化学(PEC)性能比用 CdS 层和 Pt 催化剂修饰的 CuInS₂ 电极更高效。在含有电子清除剂(Eu(3+))的溶液中对 In₂S₃ 修饰的 CuInS₂(In₂S₃/CuInS₂)和 CdS 修饰的 CuInS₂(CdS/CuInS₂)的 PEC 性能分析表明,与 CdS/CuInS₂ 相比,In₂S₃/CuInS₂ 的 PEC 性能有相同程度的增强,这表明 In₂S₃/CuInS₂ 中形成了有利于有效电荷分离的异质界面。导带偏移的光谱评估表明,In₂S₃/CuInS₂ 具有缺口型导带偏移,而 CdS/CuInS₂ 中形成了悬崖型偏移:这些结果还表明 In₂S₃/CuInS₂ 的界面电结构比 CdS/CuInS₂ 更好。