Photocatalytic, oxygen-generating PEDOT-Nano-Ni composite film with sustained high activity

الملخص EN

Composite PEDOT films, prepared using vapour phase polymerisation incorporating with nanoparticulate Ni („nano-Ni‟) on FTO glass have been studied as photoelectrocatalysts of water oxidation in 0.2 M Na2SO4 electrolyte at different pH.

The PEDOT / nano-Ni Films proved to be active at high pH generating current densities at 0.80 V (vs Ag / AgCl) of 0.655 mA / cm2 (including a photocurrent of 0.4 mA / cm2) under light illumination of 0.25 Sun.

A variety of techniques were used to study and characterized the films, including : cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperograms, gas chromatography and scanning electron microscope