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Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties

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Marković, Smilja
Stojković Simatović, Ivana
Ahmetović, Sanita
Veselinović, Ljiljana
Stojadinović, Stevan
Rac, Vladislav
Škapin, Srečo Davor
Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica
Janković Častvan, Ivona
Uskoković, Dragan
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ZnO nanopowders were produced using microwave processing of a precipitate and applied as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Two different surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the cationic and Pluronic F127 as the non-ionic one, were employed to in situ adjust the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in the ZnO crystal structure and further to modify the photo(electro)catalytic activity of the ZnO photoanode. The crystal structure, morphological, textural, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied in detail to explain the profound effects of the surfactants on the photoanode activity. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode displayed the highest photocurrent density of 27 mA g−1, compared to ZnO (10.4 mA g−1) and ZnO/F127 photoanodes (20 mA g−1) at 1.5 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible illumination of 90 mW cm−2. A significant shift of the overpotential toward lower values was also observed when photoanodes were illuminated. The high...est shift of the overpotential, from 1.296 to 0.248 V vs. SCE, was recorded when the ZnO/CTAB photanode was illuminated. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode provides efficient charge transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface, with a longer lifetime of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and reduced possibility of charge recombination. The photoconversion efficiency was improved from 1.4% for ZnO and 0.9% for ZnO/F127 to 4.2% for ZnO/CTAB at 0.510 mV. A simple procedure for the synthesis of ZnO particles with improved photo(electro)catalytic properties was established and it was found that even a small amount of CTAB used during processing of ZnO increases the surface-to-bulk defect ratio. Optimization of the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in ZnO materials enables increase of the absorption capacity for visible light, rendering of the recombination rate of the photogenerated pair, as well as increase of both the photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency.

Keywords:
ZnO nanopowders / microwave processing / photoanodes / photocatalytic properties
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RSC Advances, 2019, 9, 30, 17165-17178
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  • Royal Society of Chemistry
Funding / projects:
  • Molecular designing of nanoparticles with controlled morphological and physicochemical characteristics and functional materials based on them (RS-45004)

DOI: 10.1039/C9RA02553G

ISSN: 2046-2069

WoS: 000471912700025

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85067467088
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https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6272
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AU  - Stojadinović, Stevan
AU  - Rac, Vladislav
AU  - Škapin, Srečo Davor
AU  - Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica
AU  - Janković Častvan, Ivona
AU  - Uskoković, Dragan
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/ra/c9ra02553g
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6272
AB  - ZnO nanopowders were produced using microwave processing of a precipitate and applied as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Two different surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the cationic and Pluronic F127 as the non-ionic one, were employed to in situ adjust the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in the ZnO crystal structure and further to modify the photo(electro)catalytic activity of the ZnO photoanode. The crystal structure, morphological, textural, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied in detail to explain the profound effects of the surfactants on the photoanode activity. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode displayed the highest photocurrent density of 27 mA g−1, compared to ZnO (10.4 mA g−1) and ZnO/F127 photoanodes (20 mA g−1) at 1.5 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible illumination of 90 mW cm−2. A significant shift of the overpotential toward lower values was also observed when photoanodes were illuminated. The highest shift of the overpotential, from 1.296 to 0.248 V vs. SCE, was recorded when the ZnO/CTAB photanode was illuminated. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode provides efficient charge transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface, with a longer lifetime of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and reduced possibility of charge recombination. The photoconversion efficiency was improved from 1.4% for ZnO and 0.9% for ZnO/F127 to 4.2% for ZnO/CTAB at 0.510 mV. A simple procedure for the synthesis of ZnO particles with improved photo(electro)catalytic properties was established and it was found that even a small amount of CTAB used during processing of ZnO increases the surface-to-bulk defect ratio. Optimization of the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in ZnO materials enables increase of the absorption capacity for visible light, rendering of the recombination rate of the photogenerated pair, as well as increase of both the photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency.
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author = "Marković, Smilja and Stojković Simatović, Ivana and Ahmetović, Sanita and Veselinović, Ljiljana and Stojadinović, Stevan and Rac, Vladislav and Škapin, Srečo Davor and Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica and Janković Častvan, Ivona and Uskoković, Dragan",
year = "2019",
abstract = "ZnO nanopowders were produced using microwave processing of a precipitate and applied as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Two different surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the cationic and Pluronic F127 as the non-ionic one, were employed to in situ adjust the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in the ZnO crystal structure and further to modify the photo(electro)catalytic activity of the ZnO photoanode. The crystal structure, morphological, textural, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied in detail to explain the profound effects of the surfactants on the photoanode activity. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode displayed the highest photocurrent density of 27 mA g−1, compared to ZnO (10.4 mA g−1) and ZnO/F127 photoanodes (20 mA g−1) at 1.5 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible illumination of 90 mW cm−2. A significant shift of the overpotential toward lower values was also observed when photoanodes were illuminated. The highest shift of the overpotential, from 1.296 to 0.248 V vs. SCE, was recorded when the ZnO/CTAB photanode was illuminated. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode provides efficient charge transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface, with a longer lifetime of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and reduced possibility of charge recombination. The photoconversion efficiency was improved from 1.4% for ZnO and 0.9% for ZnO/F127 to 4.2% for ZnO/CTAB at 0.510 mV. A simple procedure for the synthesis of ZnO particles with improved photo(electro)catalytic properties was established and it was found that even a small amount of CTAB used during processing of ZnO increases the surface-to-bulk defect ratio. Optimization of the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in ZnO materials enables increase of the absorption capacity for visible light, rendering of the recombination rate of the photogenerated pair, as well as increase of both the photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency.",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
journal = "RSC Advances",
title = "Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties",
pages = "17165-17178",
volume = "9",
number = "30",
doi = "10.1039/C9RA02553G",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272"
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Marković, S., Stojković Simatović, I., Ahmetović, S., Veselinović, L., Stojadinović, S., Rac, V., Škapin, S. D., Bajuk Bogdanović, D., Janković Častvan, I.,& Uskoković, D.. (2019). Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties. in RSC Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry., 9(30), 17165-17178.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA02553G
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272
Marković S, Stojković Simatović I, Ahmetović S, Veselinović L, Stojadinović S, Rac V, Škapin SD, Bajuk Bogdanović D, Janković Častvan I, Uskoković D. Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties. in RSC Advances. 2019;9(30):17165-17178.
doi:10.1039/C9RA02553G
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272 .
Marković, Smilja, Stojković Simatović, Ivana, Ahmetović, Sanita, Veselinović, Ljiljana, Stojadinović, Stevan, Rac, Vladislav, Škapin, Srečo Davor, Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica, Janković Častvan, Ivona, Uskoković, Dragan, "Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties" in RSC Advances, 9, no. 30 (2019):17165-17178,
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA02553G .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272 .

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