PMID- 26988275
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20161013
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 6
DP  - 2016 Mar 18
TI  - In situ synthesis of Bi2S3 sensitized WO3 nanoplate arrays with less interfacial 
      defects and enhanced photoelectrochemical performance.
PG  - 23451
LID - 10.1038/srep23451 [doi]
LID - 23451
AB  - In this study, Bi2S3 sensitive layer has been grown on the surface of WO3 
      nanoplate arrays via an in situ approach. The characterization of samples were 
      carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron 
      microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet-visible absorption 
      spectroscopy (UV-vis). The results show that the Bi2S3 layer is uniformly formed 
      on the surface of WO3 nanoplates and less interfacial defects were observed in 
      the interface between the Bi2S3 and WO3. More importantly, the Bi2S3/WO3 films as 
      photoanodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells display the enhanced PEC 
      performance compared with the Bi2S3/WO3 films prepared by a sequential ionic 
      layer adsorption reaction (SILAR) method. In order to understand the reason for 
      the enhanced PEC properties, the electron transport properties of the 
      photoelectrodes were studied by using the transient photocurrent spectroscopy and 
      intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS). The Bi2S3/WO3 films 
      prepared via an in situ approach have a greater transient time constant and 
      higher electron transit rate. This is most likely due to less interfacial defects 
      for the Bi2S3/WO3 films prepared via an in situ approach, resulting in a lower 
      resistance and faster carrier transport in the interface between WO3 and Bi2S3.
FAU - Liu, Canjun
AU  - Liu C
AD  - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 
      410083, China.
FAU - Yang, Yahui
AU  - Yang Y
AD  - College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 
      410128, China.
FAU - Li, Wenzhang
AU  - Li W
AD  - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 
      410083, China.
FAU - Li, Jie
AU  - Li J
AD  - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 
      410083, China.
FAU - Li, Yaomin
AU  - Li Y
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, 
      WC1H 0AJ, UK.
FAU - Chen, Qiyuan
AU  - Chen Q
AD  - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 
      410083, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20160318
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
SB  - IM
PMC - PMC4796909
EDAT- 2016/03/19 06:00
MHDA- 2016/03/19 06:01
PMCR- 2016/03/18
CRDT- 2016/03/19 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/03/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/03/19 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - srep23451 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/srep23451 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 18;6:23451. doi: 10.1038/srep23451.