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ArticleNature communications2021

Laser-driven growth of structurally defined transition metal oxide nanocrystals on carbon nitride photoelectrodes in milliseconds.

Junfang Zhang, Yajun Zou, Stephan Eickelmann, Christian Njel, Tobias Heil, Sebastian Ronneberger, Volker Strauss, Peter H Seeberger, Aleksandr Savateev, Felix F Loeffler

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Junfang ZhangMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Yajun ZouMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Stephan EickelmannMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8619-4744
Christian NjelInstitute for Applied Materials (IAM) and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
Tobias HeilMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4458-7387
Sebastian RonnebergerMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Volker StraussMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Peter H SeebergerMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Aleksandr SavateevMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-6033
Felix F LoefflerMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany. Felix.Loeffler@mpikg.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8227-2522

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) 13XP5050A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fabrication of hybrid photoelectrodes on a subsecond timescale with low energy consumption and possessing high photocurrent densities remains a centerpiece for successful implementation of photoelectrocatalytic synthesis of fuels and value-added chemicals. Here, we introduce a laser-driven technology to print sensitizers with desired morphologies and layer thickness onto different substrates, such as glass, carbon, or carbon nitride (CN). The specially designed process uses a thin polymer reactor impregnated with transition metal salts, confining the growth of transition metal oxide (TMO) nanostructures on the interface in milliseconds, while their morphology can be tuned by the laser. Multiple nano-p-n junctions at the interface increase the electron/hole lifetime by efficient charge trapping. A hybrid copper oxide/CN photoanode with optimal architecture reaches 10 times higher photocurrents than the pristine CN photoanode. This technology provides a modular approach to build a library of TMO-based composite films, enabling the creation of materials for diverse applications.

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PMCPMC8163840

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