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Self-assembled 2D WSe2 thin films for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production.


ABSTRACT: WSe2--a layered semiconductor that can be exfoliated into atomically thin two-dimensional sheets--offers promising characteristics for application in solar energy conversion. However, the lack of controllable, cost-effective methods to scalably fabricate homogeneous thin films currently limits practical application. Here we present a technique to prepare controlled thin films of 2D WSe2 from dispersions of solvent-exfoliated few-layer flakes. Flake self-assembly at a liquid/liquid interface (formed exceptionally from two non-solvents for WSe2) followed by substrate transfer affords large-area thin films with superior 2D flake alignment compared with traditional (liquid/air) self-assembly techniques. We further demonstrate, for the first time, solar-to-hydrogen conversion from solution-processed WSe2 thin films. Bare photoelectrodes with a thickness of ca. 25?nm exhibit sustained p-type photocurrent under simulated solar illumination, and up to 1.0?mA?cm(-2) at 0?V versus reversible hydrogen electrode with an added water reduction catalyst (Pt). The importance of the self-assembled morphology is established by photoelectrochemical and conductivity measurements.

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4506493 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-assembled 2D WSe2 thin films for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production.

Yu Xiaoyun X   Prévot Mathieu S MS   Guijarro Néstor N   Sivula Kevin K  

Nature communications 20150701


WSe2--a layered semiconductor that can be exfoliated into atomically thin two-dimensional sheets--offers promising characteristics for application in solar energy conversion. However, the lack of controllable, cost-effective methods to scalably fabricate homogeneous thin films currently limits practical application. Here we present a technique to prepare controlled thin films of 2D WSe2 from dispersions of solvent-exfoliated few-layer flakes. Flake self-assembly at a liquid/liquid interface (for  ...[more]

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