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Efficient and stable silicon-based photocatalytic hydrogen evolution electrode, preparation method and applications thereof

A photo-splitting water hydrogen production and stabilization technology, applied in electrodes, electrolysis process, electrolysis components, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient and unstable photo-generated voltage of single crystal silicon photocathode, and achieve the improvement of photo-splitting water hydrogen production activity, enhanced Stable and controllable effects

Active Publication Date: 2019-01-25
TIANJIN UNIV
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The present invention aims to solve the problems of insufficient photogenerated voltage and instability in the solution of single crystal silicon photocathode, and at the same time replace complex, expensive and high energy-consuming pn + , MIS preparation process, chemical bath deposition of cadmium sulfide layer on the silicon electrode to form a heterojunction to improve the photogenerated voltage, titanium oxide material as the outer protective layer, improve its stability, and achieve good photoelectric catalytic performance after loading platinum additives

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Embodiment 1

[0046] (1) Silicon wafer cleaning

[0047] Cut the p-Si finished product into several small squares of 2cm×2cm.

[0048] a) Piranha solution at 85°C (V 浓硫酸 :V 浓过氧化氢 =3:1) for 10min, rinse with deionized water, N 2 Blow dry to remove organic pollutants on the surface of the Si wafer;

[0049] b) Soak the silicon wafer in an aqueous solution of 1% HF by volume in turn for 2 minutes, rinse with deionized water, N 2 Blow dry, this step can remove SiO 2 and accompanying metal;

[0050] c) In order to further thoroughly remove the organic matter and heavy metals on the Si sheet, soak the Si sheet in the RCAII solution at 75°C (V 浓过氧化氢 :V 浓盐酸 :V 水 =1:1:6) for 15min, rinse with deionized water, N 2 Blow dry and set aside.

[0051] (2) Preparation of cadmium sulfide layer

[0052] a) Precursor solution preparation: take 0.625g cadmium sulfate (CdSO 4 ), dissolved in 20mL of deionized water, that is, the concentration of cadmium sulfate is 0.015mol / L, 1.1418g thiourea is dis...

Embodiment 2

[0060] (1) Silicon wafer cleaning

[0061] a) with embodiment 1;

[0062] b) Soak the silicon wafer in 1% HF solution with a volume concentration of 1% for 1 min, rinse with deionized water, N 2 Blow dry, this step can remove SiO 2 and accompanying metal.

[0063] c) with embodiment 1;

[0064] (2) the preparation of cadmium sulfide layer is with embodiment 1;

[0065] (3) The preparation of protective layer is with embodiment 1;

[0066] (4) The deposition of platinum auxiliary agent is the same as that in Example 1.

Embodiment 3

[0068] (1) Silicon wafer cleaning

[0069]a) with embodiment 1;

[0070] b) Soak the silicon wafers in 1% HF solution with a volume concentration of 1% for 3 minutes, rinse with deionized water, N 2 Blow dry, this step can remove SiO 2 and accompanying metal.

[0071] c) with embodiment 1;

[0072] (2) the preparation of cadmium sulfide layer is with embodiment 1;

[0073] (3) The preparation of protective layer is with embodiment 1;

[0074] (4) The deposition of platinum auxiliary agent is the same as that in Example 1.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an efficient and stable silicon-based photocatalytic hydrogen evolution electrode, a preparation method and applications thereof, wherein the efficient and stable silicon-basedphotocatalytic hydrogen evolution electrode comprises a p-type silicon substrate, a cadmium sulfide heterojunction layer, a titanium oxide protection layer and a platinum co-catalyst. The preparationmethod mainly comprises four steps of silicon wafer substrate surface cleaning, cadmium sulfide layer deposition, titanium oxide layer deposition and platinum aid loading. According to the present invention, the preparation of silicon and cadmium sulfide heterojunction is effectively achieved, the photo-generated voltage is increased, the problem that the silicon-based photocathode is unstable inthe aqueous solution is solved, and the stability of the material is improved; and the preparation method has advantages of simple operation process, strong controllability, stable photoelectrocatalytic performance of the product, and good repeatability.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of semiconductor electrodes of photoelectrochemical cells, specifically a novel composite silicon electrode (p-Si / CdS / TiO 2 / Pt) structure design and preparation method. Background technique [0002] Photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production technology can effectively convert solar energy into hydrogen energy, which is one of the important ways to solve energy crisis and environmental problems. Si has excellent light absorption ability (wavelength less than 930nm) and charge transfer ability (1600 and 400cm for electrons and holes, respectively 2 the s -1 V -1 ), under the condition of full spectrum and no sacrificial agent, a series of breakthroughs have been made in the photolysis of water by Si electrode, which has attracted widespread attention in the industry. [1] . Moreover, Si, as an element second only to oxygen in the earth's crust, is relatively cheap. However, due to the small photogenerated ...

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IPC IPC(8): C25B11/08C25B1/04C23C28/04C23C18/12C23C16/455C23C16/40
CPCC23C16/405C23C16/45525C23C18/1204C23C28/042C25B1/04C25B1/55C25B11/051C25B11/059C25B11/093Y02E60/36
Inventor 巩金龙刘珊珊王拓罗志斌李澄澄李慧敏陈梦馨
Owner TIANJIN UNIV
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