A TiO₂ nanorod and perylene diimide based inorganic/organic nanoheterostructure photoanode for photoelectrochemical urea oxidation.

ABSTRACT: Visible light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) urea oxidation using inorganic/organic nano-heterostructure (NH) photoanodes is an attractive method for hydrogen (H₂) production. In this article, inorganic/organic NHs (TiO₂/PDIEH) consisting of a N,N-bis(2-ethylhexyl)perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PDIEH) thin layer over TiO₂ nanorods (NRs) were fabricated for the PEC urea oxidation reaction (UOR). In these NHs, a PDIEH layer was anchored on TiO₂ NR arrays using the spin-coating technique, which is beneficial for the uniform deposition of PDIEH on TiO₂ NRs. Uniform deposition facilitated adequate interface contact between PDIEH and TiO₂ NRs. TiO₂/PDIEH NHs achieved a high current density o

SUBMITTER: Bezboruah J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662079 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature