Photoelectrochemical properties of copper pyrovanadate (Cu₂V₂O₇) thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition

Blandine Fontaine (1) , Youssef Benrkia (1) , Jean-François Blach (1) , Christian Mathieu (1) , Pascal Roussel (2) , Ahmad Ayesh (3) , Adlane Sayede (1) , Sébastien Saitzek (1)

1 UCCS Équipe Couches Minces & Nanomatériaux
2 UCCS Équipe Matériaux inorganiques, structures, systèmes et propriétés
3 Qatar University

The photoelectrochemical properties of copper pyrovanadate (bulk α-Cu₂V₂O₇ and thin films β-Cu₂V₂O₇ elaborated by pulsed laser deposition) were investigated. For thin films, the best photocurrent efficiency was obtained under blue light (450 nm).

Domains: Material chemistry; Chemical Sciences

Blandine Fontaine, Youssef Benrkia, Jean-François Blach, Christian Mathieu, Pascal Roussel, et al.. Photoelectrochemical properties of copper pyrovanadate (Cu₂V₂O₇) thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition. RSC Advances, 2023, 13 (18), pp.12161-12174. ⟨10.1039/D3RA01509B⟩. ⟨hal-04092701⟩