Uchiyama H, Nagayasu Y. Nano- and micro-structural control of WO
3 photoelectrode films through aqueous synthesis of WO
3·H
2O and (NH
4)
0.33WO
3 precursors.
RSC Adv 2020;
10:11444-11449. [PMID:
35495357 PMCID:
PMC9050517 DOI:
10.1039/d0ra01321h]
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Abstract
Nano- and micro-structured tungsten trioxide (WO3) photoelectrode films were prepared through an aqueous solution route. WO3 precursor layers were deposited on glass substrates through heterogeneous nucleation from (NH4)10W12O41 aqueous solutions at 50–60 °C. The crystal phase of the precursors changed from WO3·H2O to (NH4)0.33WO3 with increasing (NH4)10W12O41 concentration (x), which involved a morphological change from micron-scale plates to nano-scale fine particles. The WO3·H2O and (NH4)0.33WO3 layers were thermally converted to the monoclinic WO3 phase. The fine-particle WO3 films obtained from (NH4)0.33WO3 layers showed a better photoanodic performance in the UV range below 350 nm, which was attributed to the larger surface area arising from the porous structure. On the other hand, platy-particle WO3 films were obtained from WO3·H2O layers, which exhibited strong light scattering in the visible range, and resulted in an enhanced photoanodic response at wavelengths above 375 nm.
Nano- and micro-structured WO3 films obtained from WO3·H2O and (NH4)0.33WO3 precursors prepared by an aqueous route showed a good photoanodic performance depending on their morphologies.![]()
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