Low-Power Magnetron Sputtering Deposition of Antimonene Nanofilms for Water Splitting Reaction

Micromachines

Nicole Ru-Xuan Ang¹  Hong Li²  Chong-Wei Tan²  Xingli Wang²  Beng Kang Tay²  Junyu Ge²  Kun Liang² 

[1] Centre for Micro- and Nano-Electronics (CMNE), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 638798, Singapore;UMI 3288 CINTRA (CNRS International-NTU-THALES Research Alliances), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553, Singapore;

关键词: antimonene;    low-power magnetron sputtering deposition;    hydrogen evolution reaction;    oxygen evolution reaction;    water splitting reaction;   

DOI  :  10.3390/mi13030489

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Antimonene (Sb) is a novel kind of two-dimensional (2D) material that is predicted to be promising for various applications, such as water splitting and semiconductor devices. Several methods have been reported to prepare Sb nanoflakes/nanofilms; however, it is still relatively difficult to prepare Sb nanofilms. In this work, a method of low-power magnetron sputtering deposition was used for the preparation of Sb nanofilms with lateral dimensions on the centimeter scale and controllable film thickness. It was found that the control of the deposition temperature is important for the final crystalline structure of the nanofilms. Furthermore, the application of the nanofilms as a catalyst for water splitting (hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER)) was demonstrated.

【 授权许可】

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