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Effects of Applied Voltages on the Electronic Properties of TiO2 Electrodes and the Photocatalytic Water Splitting |
Shin-Tae Bae 1, Jin Young Kim 1, Sangwook Lee 1, Dong Wook Kim 1, Hyunho Shin 2, Kug Sun Hong 1 |
1. Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE, SNU), San 56-1, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Korea, South |
Abstract |
Applied voltage between anode (TiO2) nanoparticles and cathode (Pt) in a water photolysis reactor drastically increased water photolysis-induced photocurrent and hydrogen production. The amounts of hydrogen production increased by 30 times with a small applied voltage of 1.5 V. The notable increase of hydrogen production was explained in terms of the decreased Schottky contact potential barrier at indium tin oxide (ITO)/TiO2 by the applied voltage, while at high voltage regime, the alteration of the Helmholtz layer by the applied voltage further modifies the voltage-assisted increase of the photocurrent. |
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