Daboczi Matyas, Cui Junyi, Temerov Filipp, Eslava Salvador
Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, FI-90014, Finland.
Adv Mater. 2023 Nov;35(45):e2304350. doi: 10.1002/adma.202304350. Epub 2023 Oct 8.
The application of halide perovskites in the photoelectrochemical generation of solar fuels and feedstocks is hindered by the instability of perovskites in aqueous electrolytes and the use of expensive electrode and catalyst materials, particularly in photoanodes driving kinetically slow water oxidation. Here, solely earth-abundant materials are incorporated to fabricate a CsPbBr -based photoanode that reaches a low onset potential of +0.4 V and 8 mA cm photocurrent density at +1.23 V for water oxidation, close to the radiative efficiency limit of CsPbBr . This photoanode retains 100% of its stabilized photocurrent density for more than 100 h of operation by replacing once the inexpensive graphite sheet upon signs of deterioration. The improved performance is due to an efficiently electrodeposited NiFeOOH catalyst on a protective self-adhesive graphite sheet, and enhanced charge transfer achieved by phase engineering of CsPbBr . Devices with >1 cm area, and low-temperature processing demonstrate the potential for low capital cost, stable, and scalable perovskite photoanodes.
卤化物钙钛矿在太阳能燃料和原料的光电化学制备中的应用受到钙钛矿在水性电解质中的不稳定性以及使用昂贵的电极和催化剂材料的阻碍,特别是在驱动动力学缓慢的水氧化的光阳极中。在此,仅使用储量丰富的材料制造了一种基于CsPbBr的光阳极,该光阳极在水氧化时,在+1.23 V时达到+0.4 V的低起始电位和8 mA cm的光电流密度,接近CsPbBr的辐射效率极限。通过在出现劣化迹象时更换一次廉价的石墨片,该光阳极在运行超过100小时后仍能保持其稳定光电流密度的100%。性能的提高归因于在保护性自粘石墨片上高效电沉积的NiFeOOH催化剂,以及通过CsPbBr的相工程实现的电荷转移增强。面积大于1 cm且采用低温工艺的器件展示了低成本、稳定且可扩展的钙钛矿光阳极的潜力。