화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.63, 41-47, July, 2018
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.01.036  Export Citation
Photoelectrochemical properties of Fe2O3 nanorods grown with an Na2SO4 additive
Hayoung Choi, Hyukhyun Ryu†, and Won-Jae Lee1
  • Department of Nano Science and Engineering, High Safety Vehicle Core Technology Research Center, Inje University, Gyeongnam 50834, Republic of Korea
  • 1Department of Materials and Components Engineering, Dong-Eui University, Busan, 46742, Republic of Korea
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Fe2O3 photoelectrodes were grown using a microwave chemical bath deposition (MW-CBD) method with an Na2SO4 additive at various concentrations. We investigated the effects of the Na2SO4 additive concentration on the morphological, optical, structural, electrical, and photoelectrochemical properties of the Fe2O3 photoelectrodes using scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiostat/galvanostat measurements, respectively. The Na2SO4 concentration was found to affect the properties of the Fe2O3 photoelectrodes, including the photoelectrochemical properties. Consequently, the highest photocurrent density value of 0.39 mA/cm2 was obtained from the sample prepared with an Na2SO4 concentration of 0.03 M.
Keywords:Fe2O3;MW-CBD;Na2SO4 concentration;Nanorods;Photoelectrochemical (PEC)
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