Influence of surfactants on Fe2O3 and WO3 nanostructured photoanodes and their photoelectrochemical behaviour

Abstract

This study aims to improve photoelectrode performance by varying the nanostructural characteristics of different metal oxides, Fe203 and W03, in a single layer photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting application. In this study, we have investigated the effects of various surfactants on photocatalytic activity as well as characterized size of Fe20 3 and W03 nano particles. Furthermore, the effect of surfactant's absorption time and vacant position were investigated and related to the characterized size of nanoparticles.