전기화학회지 (Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society)

  • 제23권2호
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  • Pages.25-38
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  • 2020
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  • 1229-1935(pISSN)
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  • 2288-9000(eISSN)
한국전기화학회 (The Korean Electrochemical Society)
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전이금속 디칼코제나이드 나노촉매를 이용한 태양광 흡수 광화학적 물분해 연구

Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanocatalyst for Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

  • 유지선 (고려대학교 신소재화학과) ;
  • 차은희 (고려대학교 신소재화학과) ;
  • 박정희 (고려대학교 신소재화학과) ;
  • 임수아 (호서대학교 제약공학과)
  • Yoo, Jisun (Department of Chemistry, Korea University) ;
  • Cha, Eunhee (Department of Chemistry, Korea University) ;
  • Park, Jeunghee (Department of Chemistry, Korea University) ;
  • Lim, Soo A (Dept. of pharmaceutical engineering, Hoseo University)
  • 투고 : 2020.02.12
  • 심사 : 2020.03.30
  • 발행 : 2020.05.31
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초록

태양광 흡수 물분해는 화석연료 대체 에너지원으로 떠오르는 수소에너지를 생산할 수 있는 가장 유망한 방법이다. 현재 전이 금속 디칼코제나이드 (transition dichalcogenide, TMD)는 물분해 촉매 특성이 뛰어난 물질로 많은 관심을 끌고 있다. 본 연구에서는 실리콘 (Si) 나노선 어레이 전극 표면에 대표적 TMD 물질인 4-6족의 이황화 몰리브덴 (MoS2), 이셀렌화 몰리브덴(MoSe2), 이황화 텅스텐 (WS2), 이셀렌화 텅스텐 (WSe2) 나노시트 합성할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. Si나노선 전극을 금속 이온 용액으로 코팅하고, 황 또는 셀레늄의 화학 기상 증착법(chemical vapor deposition)을 이용하는 것이다. 이 방법으로 TMD 나노시트를 약 20 nm 두께로 균일하게 합성하였다. p형 Si-TMD 나노선 광전극으로 구성된 광화학전지는 태양광 AM1.5G, 0.5 M H2SO4 전해질에서 개시 전위 0.2 V를 가지며 0 V (vs. RHE)에서 20 mA cm-2 이상의 전류를 낼 수 있다. 수소 발생 양자효율은 90% 정도로 우수한 물분해 촉매 특성을 확인하였다. MoS2 및 MoSe2는 3시간 동안 90% 이상의 우수한 광전류 안전성을 보여주었으나, WS2 및 WSe2는 상대적으로 적은 80%였다. MoS2, MoSe2는 Si 나노선 표면에 균일한 시트 형태로 씌워졌지만, WS2, WSe2는 조각 형태로 붙었다. 따라서 Si 표면을 잘 보호하지 못하기 때문에 Si나노선이 더 잘 산화되어 안정성이 낮아지는 것으로 해석하였다. 본 연구결과는 TMD의 수소 발생 촉매 특성을 이해하는 데 크게 기여할 것으로 예상한다.

Photoelectrochemical water splitting has been considered as the most promising technology for generating hydrogen energy. Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) compounds have currently attracted tremendous attention due to their outstanding ability towards the catalytic water-splitting hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, we report the synthesis method of various transition metal dichalcogenide including MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, and WSe2 nanosheets as excellent catalysts for solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution. Photocathodes were fabricated by growing the nanosheets directly onto Si nanowire (NW) arrays, with a thickness of 20 nm. The metal ion layers were formed by soaking the metal chloride ethanol solution and subsequent sulfurization or selenization produced the transition metal chalcogenide. They all exhibit excellent PEC performance in 0.5 M H2SO4; the photocurrent reaches to 20 mA cm-2 (at 0 V vs. RHE) and the onset potential is 0.2 V under AM1.5 condition. The quantum efficiency of hydrogen generation is avg. 90%. The stability of MoS2 and MoSe2 is 90% for 3h, which is higher than that (80%) of WS2 and WSe2. Detailed structure analysis using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for before/after HER reveals that the Si-WS2 and Si-WSe2 experience more oxidation of Si NWs than Si-MoS2 and Si-MoSe2. This can be explained by the less protection of Si NW surface by their flake shape morphology. The high catalytic activity of TMDs should be the main cause of this enhanced PEC performance, promising efficient water-splitting Si-based PEC cells.

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