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Photo-electrocatalytic hydrogen generation at dye-sensitised electrodes functionalised with a heterogeneous metal catalyst

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posted on 2024-11-16, 05:25 authored by Dijon A Hoogeveen, Maxime Fournier, Shannon A Bonke, Xi-Ya Fang, Attila MozerAttila Mozer, Amaresh Mishra, Peter Bauerle, Alexandr N Simonov, Leone Spiccia
Dye-sensitised photocathodes promoting hydrogen evolution are usually coupled to a catalyst to improve the reaction rate. Herein, we report on the first successful integration of a heterogeneous metal particulate catalyst, viz., Pt aggregates electrodeposited from acidic solutions on the surface of a NiO-based photocathode sensitised with a p-type perylenemonoimid-sexithiophene-triphenylamine dye (PMI-6T-TPA). The platinised dye-NiO electrodes generate photocurrent density of ca -0.03 mA cm-2 (geom.) with 100% faradaic efficiency for the H2 evolution at 0.059 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode under 1 sun visible light irradiation (AM1.5G, 100 mW cm-2, > 400 nm) for more than 10 hours in 0.1 M H2SO4 (aq.). The Pt-free dye-NiO and dye-free Pt-modified NiO cathodes show no photo-electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under these conditions. The performance of these Pt-modified PMI-6T-TPA-based photoelectrodes compares well to that of previously reported dye-sensitised photocathodes for H2 evolution.

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ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science

Australian Research Council

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Hoogeveen, D. A., Fournier, M., Bonke, S. A., Fang, X., Mozer, A. J., Mishra, A., Bäuerle, P., Simonov, A. N. & Spiccia, L. (2016). Photo-electrocatalytic hydrogen generation at dye-sensitised electrodes functionalised with a heterogeneous metal catalyst. Electrochimica Acta, 219 773-780.

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Electrochimica Acta

Volume

219

Pagination

773-780

Language

English

RIS ID

110487

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