Utilize the ion diaphragm photoelectrolytic cell of the direct hydrogen production by water decomposition of sun power
One, technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ion diaphragm photoelectrolytic cell structure that is used for the photoelectrochemistry reaction, this invention belongs to photoelectrochemistry
Technical field.
Two, background technology
Fujishima in 1972 and Honda publish an article at nature first, have described semi-conductor TiO
2The electrochemical cell that electrode is formed, it is converted into luminous energy by the method for photoelectrolysis water the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen.This photoelectrocatalysis hydrogen production by water decomposition utilizes sun power and water to make hydrogen, does not have byproduct, and is pollution-free.Compare with photocatalysis hydrogen production in addition, reduced the compound of electron-hole pair, make the separation efficiency of electron-hole pair improve, can on the two poles of the earth, obtain hydrogen and oxygen respectively.
But generally speaking, the light anode material can not provide the voltage of enough water of decomposition, need add a bias voltage in addition, the method that applies bias voltage mainly contains (1) external power and applies that bias voltage, (2) utilize optical device to apply internal bias voltage, (3) utilize the inside that do not coexist of negative and positive the two poles of the earth concentration that the concentration difference bias voltage is provided.Therefore the structure of photoelectrochemical cell also mainly contains single pool structure, laminated structure and two pool structure.
Laminated structure gathers into folds the semiconductor layer of different band gap, is placed on the upper strata than the material of broad-band gap, absorbs the photon of shorter wavelength, and energy can pass less than the photon of band gap and be absorbed by the bottom semi-conductor.Improved the specific absorption of light like this, also improved the total voltage of solar cell, can reach more than the 2.0V, but the electrode materials of studying suitable this structure at present there is very strong light dissolubility.Two pool structures can add different electrolytic solution respectively at the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, utilize electrode that different redox couple current potentials is arranged in different electrolytes, and its potential difference is as bias voltage.
What two pool structures were more is that the centre is divided into two compartments with dividing plate with container.Fujishima mentions what use between two compartments in " Electrochemicalphotolysis of water at a semiconductor electrode " literary composition be porous barrier.The two-spacer photolytic cell of describing for Chinese patent 89-1036994 number is fixed on the composite spacer with the semiconductor light partition, is bonded on the wall of container again.O.N.Srivastava etc. are with semi-conductor TiO in " Semiconductor-septum photo-electrochemical cellfor solar hydrogen production " literary composition
2Be fixed on the Ti plate, with TiO
2/ Ti plate separates.This separating with dividing plate is unfavorable for the solution conducting, increased the volts lost of electrolytic solution; Poor sealing; Dividing plate does not have selectivity to the infiltration of solution, can cause the neutralization of soda acid.
Three, summary of the invention
The present invention has designed a kind of perfluorocarboxylic acid/sulfonic acid composite ionic membrane photoelectrochemistrpool pool that does not apply bias voltage, has solved problems such as solution conductivity, pressure drop and acid-base neutralisation.This structure comprises:
(1) with perfluorocarboxylic acid/sulfonic acid composite ionic membrane container is divided into two chambers, acid solution is contained in a chamber, is called " sour chamber ", and alkaline solution is contained in a chamber, is called " alkali chamber ".
(2) photoelectric semiconductor material is fixed on the conductive glass,, puts into the alkali chamber of (1) as the light anode.
(3) sunlight is injected on the light anode from alkali chamber side.
(4) the low inert cathode material of a kind of liberation of hydrogen superpotential is put into sour chamber, as the negative electrode of liberation of hydrogen.
(5) with light anode and negative electrode lead short circuit.
Perfluorocarboxylic acid/sulfonic acid composite ionic membrane is because R
f-COOH exists, and can stop OH
-Ion is moved back to the original place of residence and is moved, and has slowed down acid-base neutralisation effectively, and its membrane resistance is lower in addition, good endurance.Can keep two electrolyte phs in the chamber that bigger difference is arranged so for a long time, then the potential difference of anode and cathode also can remain on maximum.Conductive glass has good light transmittance and low face resistance.Therefore photoelectric semiconductor material is fixed thereon, the two is in conjunction with getting well, and light anodic resistance is less.The electronics that photoelectric semiconductor material is inspired by illumination just can pass on the negative electrode by conductive glass and external circuit well.Oxidizing reaction takes place on anode, in negative electrode generation reduction reaction.Need not bias voltage just can photolysis water.
The present invention has the following advantages:
(1) photoelectrolytic cell need not to apply bias voltage,
(2) utilize the direct water of decomposition of sunlight,
(3) negative electrode prepares hydrogen, anode preparation oxygen,
(4) equipment is simple, easy to prepare,
(5) electrolysis need not other sacrifice agent, and other side reaction does not take place.
Four, embodiment
Below by embodiment the present invention is specifically described; be necessary to be pointed out that at this present embodiment only is used for the present invention is further specified; can not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention, the person skilled in the art in this field can make some nonessential improvement and adjustment according to the content of the invention described above.
Embodiment 1:
1, the semiconductor optoelectronic anode material adopts the good TiO of fast light burn into chemical stability
2Adopt sol/gel+powder method with TiO
2Be fixed on conductive glass surface.
TiO
2The colloidal sol preparation flow: distilled water adds an amount of concentrated nitric acid, is heated to 70 ℃ with water bath with thermostatic control.Get 1: 3 Virahol: after butyl (tetra) titanate solution mixes, slowly be added drop-wise in the homothermic distilled water and stirring, continuation constant temperature stirs 2h, makes to contain TiO
2TiO for 27g/L
2Colloidal sol, sealing is preserved.Flow process is seen accompanying drawing 1.
TiO
2Pulp preparation flow process: get an amount of TiO
2Colloidal sol adds nano-TiO
2Powder (nano-TiO
2Powder is pressed TiO in the slip
2Total amount is that 120g/L calculates adding), grinding, ultrasonic dispersing make TiO
2Slurry.
TiO
2Coating preparation flow process: with TiO
2Slurry evenly is coated on the conducting surface of clean ITO conductive glass, puts into 450 ℃ of sintering 30min of High Temperature Furnaces Heating Apparatus, naturally cooling.Repeat above operation repeatedly, prepare TiO
2/ ito thin film electrode.
2, test TiO
2The relation of/ito thin film electropotential and electrolyte ph.Initial electrolysis liquid pH value adjusts to 1, regulates the pH value with the 4mol/L KOH aqueous solution.As reference electrode, treat the stable back of electropotential reading (being converted into hydrogen mark electropotential) with saturated calomel electrode, gained the results are shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 2 as seen, TiO
2/ ito thin film electropotential is the same as pH increases and negative moving with hydrogen electrode.Current potential is negative more, and is favourable more to making the light anode, so TiO
2/ ito thin film electrode is put into the alkali chamber.
3, used ionic membrane is perfluorocarboxylic acid/sulfonic acid composite ionic membrane.
4, perfluorocarboxylic acid/sulfonic acid composite ionic membrane is sealed in the middle of two blocks of " U " shape plates, and is divided into two chambers with the thin plate envelope.One of them contains acid solution as " sour chamber ", and another one is contained alkaline solution as " alkali chamber ".The photoelectrolytic cell structure is seen Fig. 3.
5, with TiO
2/ ito thin film electrode is put into the alkali chamber of containing alkaline solution (the KOH solution of 1mol/L), as the light anode.
6, the liberation of hydrogen superpotential is low inert cathode material (platinum) is put into the Sheng acid solution (H of 1mol/L
2SO
4Solution) sour chamber is as the negative electrode of liberation of hydrogen.
7, sunlight shines TiO from alkali chamber one side
2/ ITO photoanode surface.
8, with lead above-mentioned smooth anode and negative electrode are connect, form electron channel.
9, with the direct water of decomposition of photoelectrolytic cell of said structure, adopt the exhaust gas collection method to collect hydrogen, obtain the result and list table 1 (fix for making each test light intensity, sunlight is simulated with the xenon lamp of 350W) at negative electrode.
Embodiment 2: condition is with embodiment 1, and light source is urban district, the Chengdu sunlight at high noon in June.
Comparative example 1: negative electrode and anode are with embodiment 1, and single-chamber photoelectric Xie Chi, solution are the KOH solution of 1mol/L; Illumination is the xenon lamp of 350W, apart from TiO
2Plate is 70mm.Adopt the exhaust gas collection method to collect hydrogen, obtain the result and list table 1 at negative electrode.
Comparative example 2: negative electrode and anode are with embodiment 1, and single-chamber photoelectric Xie Chi, solution are the KOH solution of 1mol/L; Add the bias voltage of 0.6V.Illumination is the xenon lamp of 350W, apart from TiO
2Plate is 70mm.Adopt the exhaust gas collection method to collect hydrogen, obtain the result and list table 1 at negative electrode.
The liberation of hydrogen of table 1 ion diaphragm photoelectrolytic cell of the present invention and single-chamber photoelectric Xie Chi relatively
Table 1 as seen, single-chamber photoelectric Xie Chi is when no-bias, the negative electrode no hydrogen produces.And the ion diaphragm photoelectrolytic cell can make hydrogen by direct water of decomposition under no-bias.And along with light anode TiO
2Area increase, hydrogen output increases.At comparative example 2, the 0.6V bias voltage produces hydrogen 2.0Lm down
-2H
-1, embodiment 1, and no-bias produces hydrogen 3.34Lm
-2H
-1, bigger than comparative example 2 amounts.The light anode that area is identical is described, the cell voltage of ion diaphragm photoelectrolytic cell is far above the cell voltage of single-chamber photoelectric Xie Chi.
Description of drawings of the present invention:
Fig. 1 sol/gel+powder method schema.
Fig. 2 TiO
2The relation of/ito thin film electropotential and electrolyte ph.
Fig. 3 ion diaphragm photoelectrochemistrpool pool synoptic diagram.