Synthesis and Characterization of Bi2S3 Deposited on TiO2 Nanotubes (TiO2NTAs) as Photoanode in the Tandem DSSC-PEC System for Hydrogen Evolution

Ervina Dwi  Inggarwati; Sherly Kasuma Warda  Ningsih; Ni Wayan   Yuningrat; Jarnuzi  Gunlazuardi

doi:10.5614/j.math.fund.sci.2024.56.1.3

Authors

Ervina Dwi Inggarwati Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Lingkar, Pondok Cina, Kota Depok 16424, Indonesia
Sherly Kasuma Warda Ningsih Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Lingkar, Pondok Cina, Kota Depok 16424, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8725-1528
Ni Wayan Yuningrat Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Lingkar, Pondok Cina, Kota Depok 16424, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-6211
Jarnuzi Gunlazuardi Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Lingkar, Pondok Cina, Kota Depok 16424, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-7110

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5614/j.math.fund.sci.2024.56.1.3

Keywords:

DSSC-PEC, SILAR method, TiO2NTAs/Bi2S3 photoanode, ultrasound-assisted, hydrogen evolution

Abstract

TiO₂NTAs is one of the most frequently used photoanodes. However, TiO₂NTAs has a wide bandgap, so it is only active under UV light. Therefore, this study modified TiO₂NTAs photoanode film to increase its efficiency. A simple method that successfully assists the Bi₂S₃ coating process on the surface of TiO₂NTAs film is the Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) method. In this research, modified Bi₂S₃ with TiO₂NTAs was prepared using the SILAR method with variations of the number of synthesis cycles at 1, 2, 4, and 6. Based on the synthesis results, the number of deposition cycles greatly influences the performance of TiO₂NTAs films. The synthesized TiO₂NTAs/Bi₂S₃ results were characterized using SEM, XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis DRS, and photoelectrochemistry. The X-ray diffractogram showed that the composite compound was obtained successfully. The SEM images showed that Bi₂S₃ was deposited on the surface of the TiO₂NTAs without blocking the nanotube holes. The constructed DSSC-PEC system could produce hydrogen with an STH (solar-to-hydrogen) efficiency of 0.02318% in an H-type reactor using anode irradiation for 6 hrs.

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