Issue 28, 2012
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Enhanced photoactivity and stability of carbon and nitrogen co-treated ZnO nanorod arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting†

Shilei Xie,a   Xihong Lu,a   Teng Zhai,a   Wei Li,a   Minghao Yu,a   Chaolun Liangb  and  Yexiang Tong*a  

* Corresponding authors

a KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
E-mail: chedhx@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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b Instrumental Analysis and Research Centre, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Abstract

We report the rational synthesis of carbon and nitrogen co-treated ZnO (denoted as CN/ZnO) nanorod arrays and their implementation in photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution. The CN/ZnO nanorods exhibit an enhanced photocurrent and stability owing to the improved light-harvesting ability, the reduced surface defects and the increased donor density.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced photoactivity and stability of carbon and nitrogen co-treated ZnO nanorod arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2JM32605A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Apr 2012
Accepted
17 May 2012
First published
14 Jun 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 14272-14275

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Enhanced photoactivity and stability of carbon and nitrogen co-treated ZnO nanorod arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S. Xie, X. Lu, T. Zhai, W. Li, M. Yu, C. Liang and Y. Tong, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 14272 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32605A

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