The invention discloses a
laser-induced in-situ reduction
metal bismuth nanocluster modified
bismuth vanadate composite photoanode and a preparation method and application thereof.The method comprises the steps that firstly, BiOI nanoparticles are deposited on a conductive substrate through an electro-deposition method, and a BiOI
electrode is obtained; secondly,
vanadium is introduced through a high-temperature
roasting method to generate a
bismuth vanadate nano-structure photo-
anode; finally,
metal bismuth
nanoclusters are separated out on
bismuth vanadate in situ through a
laser-induced in-situ synthesis method, and the bismuth nanocluster modified
bismuth vanadate (Bi / BiVO4) composite photo-
anode is prepared. According to the preparation method, the
metal bismuth
nanoclusters with uniform particle sizes can be prepared and are tightly attached to the surface of the
bismuth vanadate photoelectrode, effective separation of
electron-hole pairs is induced due to existence of the bismuth
nanoclusters, compounding of bulk phase charge carriers is inhibited, and the photoelectric water
decomposition performance of BiVO4 is remarkably improved; the method is simple in synthesis process and good in
repeatability, the used materials do not use any
precious metal, the cost is greatly reduced, and the method has important guiding significance for large-scale commercial application in the future.