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Fabrication by Fine Particles and Evaluation of WO<sub>3</sub> Photo Semiconductor Electrode
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aich University of Technology, Gamagori, Japan
- 1 Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aich University of Technology, Gamagori, Japan
Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering·Volume 01 (2013)·Pages 51–54·Published 6 November 2013·DOI10.4236/msce.2013.16007
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Abstract
Application of semiconductor particles has been noticed to solve energy problems as photocatalysis for O 2 evolution in water splitting etc. We are trying fabrication of semiconductor electrode by n-WO 3 particle toward O 2 evolution in water splitting. The electrode obtained high photooxidation properties of water as preventing effective recombination between electrons and holes by utilizing fine semiconductor particles. Particularly, application of suspension prepared by ball milling was able to obtain fine n-WO 3 thin film and the remarked semiconductor properties.
KeywordsSemiconductorElectrodeWO<sub>3</sub>PhotocatalysisPhotoelectrochemistryWater Splitting
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