Double-sided semitransparent titania photoelectrode with enhanced light harvesting

Dujearic-Stephane Kouao, Jan Hanuš, Ondřej Kylián, Radka Simerova, Petr Sezemsky, Vitezslav Stranak, Katarzyna Grochowska and Katarzyna Siuzdak

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, vol. 197, issue C

Abstract: In this work, unique semitransparent electrodes were prepared by the anodization of titanium layers (540 nm thick) initially deposited on the both sides of glass substrates employing indium-tin oxide interface layers serving as a current collector for the induced photocurrent. The anodization strategy used in this study enables fabrication of semitransparent titanium dioxide nanotube arrays with either aligned or spaced architecture on the two sides of the planar substrate. This study aims to perform a detailed investigation of this novel photoelectrode system (crystal structure, morphology and optical properties) to reveal their photoelectrochemical features. It was found that the photoelectrode exhibits enhanced photocurrent density about 1.9 times higher (4.6 μAcm−2 at +0.5 V) for aligned nanotubes compared to a substrate overgrown symmetrically by separated nanotubes (2.4 μAcm−2 at +0.5 V). This can be effectively explained by the higher tube density in the case of aligned nanostructures, which provide more channels for charge percolation. In addition, both the high donor concentration (6.4 × 1020 cm−3) together with the low charge transfer resistance of the semitransparent electrode of the aligned nanotubes make the material promising for application in photoelectrochemical systems and smart light management.

Keywords: Titania nanotubes; Double-sided electrode; ITO; Anodizing; Photoelectrochemical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114390

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