Optimized H2-evolving dye-sensitized LaFeO3 photocathodes prepared via the layer-by-layer assembly of dyes and catalysts

Ximeng Xu; Yingzheng Li; Chang Liu; Peili Zhang; Ke Fan; Xiujuan Wu; Yu Shan; Fusheng Li

doi:10.1039/d3dt00542a

Optimized H₂-evolving dye-sensitized LaFeO₃ photocathodes prepared via the layer-by-layer assembly of dyes and catalysts

Dalton Trans. 2023 May 9;52(18):5848-5853. doi: 10.1039/d3dt00542a.

Authors

Ximeng Xu¹, Yingzheng Li¹, Chang Liu¹, Peili Zhang¹, Ke Fan¹, Xiujuan Wu¹, Yu Shan¹, Fusheng Li¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China. fusheng@dlut.edu.cn.

PMID: 37092596
DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00542a

Abstract

A molecular dye and a molecular catalyst were loaded onto the surface of a mesoporous LaFeO₃ (LFO) film via layer-by-layer assembly relying on the coordination of phosphates and Zr⁴⁺. After assembling six layers of the dye and four layers of the catalyst, the (NiP-4 + PQA-6)@LFO photocathode exhibited a significant photocurrent for light-driven H₂ generation.