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  • Materials Science
  • Photochemistry
  • Renewable Energy

Background:

  • Solar water splitting offers a sustainable route to hydrogen production, but efficiency is hampered by charge recombination and slow surface reactions.
  • Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) is a promising semiconductor for water oxidation due to its optical properties and band gap, but its efficiency in photoelectrodes needs improvement.
  • Existing strategies like heterostructures and plasmonic enhancement have not fully overcome the limitations of Bi2S3-based systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the efficiency of bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) photoanodes for solar water splitting.
  • To address charge recombination and sluggish surface reactions in Bi2S3 photoelectrodes through morphology engineering and surface functionalization.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a densely packed dendritic Bi2S3 photoanode using an electrochemically deposited bismuth metal sacrificial structure.
  • Surface functionalization of the Bi2S3 photoanode with an ultrathin layer of an oxyhydroxide cocatalyst (FeOOH).
  • Characterization of photoelectrochemical performance, including photocurrent density, solar energy conversion efficiency, and photon-to-current conversion efficiency.

Main Results:

  • The dendritic Bi2S3 morphology enhanced light absorption.
  • The Bi2S3/FeOOH photoanode exhibited a 1.7-fold increase in photocurrent (from 2.2 to 3.7 mA·cm⁻² at 1.23 V vs RHE) compared to pristine Bi2S3.
  • A 3-fold increase in solar energy conversion efficiency at low bias and a 1.5-fold improvement in photon-to-current conversion efficiency (32% to 48% at 600 nm) were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Morphology engineering and surface modification are critical for advancing the efficiency of Bi2S3-based photoanodes.
  • The developed Bi2S3/FeOOH photoanode demonstrates significantly improved performance for solar water splitting.
  • This approach provides a viable strategy for overcoming key limitations in semiconductor photocatalysis for sustainable hydrogen production.