Электрохимия, 2023, T. 59, № 12, стр. 790-797

Нанокомпозиты ZnO/ZnWO4 для фотоэлектрохимических приложений: синтез и свойства

А. А. Ульянкина a*, А. Д. Царенко a, Т. А. Молодцова a, М. В. Горшенков b, Н. В. Смирнова a

a Южно-Российский государственный политехнический университет (НПИ) им. М.И. Платова
Новочеркасск, Россия

b Национальный исследовательский технологический университет “МИСИС”
Москва, Россия

* E-mail: anya-barbashova@yandex.ru

Поступила в редакцию 20.02.2023
После доработки 20.03.2023
Принята к публикации 01.04.2023

Аннотация

Получена серия нанокомпозитов ZnO/ZnWO4 с различным содержанием фазы ZnWO4 на основе нанопорошков ZnO и WO3, электрохимически синтезированных под действием переменного импульсного тока. Комплексом физико-химических методов (рентгенофазовый анализ, спектроскопия комбинационного рассеяния, просвечивающая электронная микроскопия, энергодисперсионный микроанализ) исследованы состав и структурные характеристики полученных материалов. Определен оптимальный состав нанокомпозита с содержанием ZnWO4 ~ 6% для использования в качестве фотоанодного материала проточного фототопливного элемента с сульфатным электролитом с добавлением органического и неорганического топлива. Максимальные значения Eoc и Pmax, которые составили 850 мВ и 85.8 мкВт/см2 соответственно, были достигнуты при использовании Na2SO4 c добавлением глюкозы в качестве топлива.

Ключевые слова: ZnO/ZnWO4, нанокомпозит, фотоэлектрохимическая активность, фототопливный элемент

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