Preparation of tantalum oxynitride thin film photocatalysts by reactive magnetron sputtering deposition under high substrate temperature

被引:8
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作者
Horiuchi, Yu [1 ]
Mine, Shinya [1 ]
Moriyasu, Madoka [1 ]
Anpo, Masakazu [1 ,2 ]
Kim, Tae-Ho [3 ]
Matsuoka, Masaya [1 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Prefecture Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Naka Ku, 1-1 Gakuen Cho, Sakai, Osaka 5998531, Japan
[2] Fuzhou Univ, State Key Lab Photocatalysis Energy & Environm, 2 Xueyuan Rd, Fuzhou 350116, Fujian, Peoples R China
[3] Sun Moon Univ, Div Mech & ICT Convergence Engn, Asan, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Tantalum oxynitride; Thin film; Magnetron sputtering; Water oxidation; Hydrogen evolution; Visible light; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; TAON PHOTOANODE; RECENT PROGRESS; SOLAR-ENERGY; WATER; TIO2; PERFORMANCE; CONVERSION;
D O I
10.1007/s11164-017-3040-2
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
This work spotlights the formation behavior of visible light-responsive tantalum oxynitride (TaON) thin film photocatalysts under high substrate temperature in radiofrequency reactive magnetron sputtering deposition. The results emanating from the optimization of the sputtering conditions demonstrated that sputtered N atoms with high kinetic energy generated by controlling target-substrate distances and total pressures in the sputtering chamber were necessary to grow TaON phase even under N-2-rich atmosphere. Based on these findings, TaON thin film photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by single-step sputtering under a high substrate temperature of 1073 K before heat treatment. The optimal thickness of TaON thin film photocatalysts was extrapolated to be 450 nm by photoelectrochemical measurements under visible light irradiation (lambda > 450 nm), in which distinct photocurrents corresponding to water oxidation were observed. Moreover, the photoelectrochemical activity was able to be improved by postsynthetic heat treatment in gaseous NH3 and loading with IrO2 nanocolloids as cocatalysts. This finding would be because the thin film photocatalyst after heat treatment in NH3 under appropriate conditions possessed better crystallinity and moderate donor density. The optimized TaON thin film photocatalysts with IrO2 nanocolloids also exhibited photocatalytic activity for H-2 evolution from aqueous medium containing methanol as a sacrificial electron donor under visible light irradiation (lambda > 450 nm).
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页码:5123 / 5136
页数:14
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