Solar-Driven Syngas Production Using Al-Doped ZnTe Nanorod Photocathodes.

ABSTRACT: Syngas, traditionally produced from fossil fuels and natural gases at high temperatures and pressures, is an essential precursor for chemicals utilized in industry. Solar-driven syngas production can provide an ideal pathway for reducing energy consumption through simultaneous photoelectrochemical CO₂ and water reduction at ambient temperatures and pressures. This study performs photoelectrochemical syngas production using highly developed Al-doped ZnTe nanorod photocathodes (Al:ZnTe), prepared via an all-solution process. The facile photo-generated electrons are transferred by substitutional Al doping on Zn sites in one-dimensional arrays to increase the photocurrent density to -1.1 mA/cm² at -0.11 V_RHE, which is 3.5 times higher than that for the pristine

SUBMITTER: Jang YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9103245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature