A sail-shaped ZnO nanowire structure: simultaneously boosting light receiving capacity and carrier transportability.
4 affiliations
- 1College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
- 2Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, China.
- 3Department of Electronic Physics, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan.
- 4College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. [email protected].
Abstract
Developing a clean and high-efficiency energy source is critical for solving future energy and environmental issues. A promising approach is solar water splitting, using solar energy to dissociate water into H₂ and O₂. However, a complicated mechanism underlies the water splitting process, including light absorbance, photon-to-carrier conversion, and carrier transport/transfer. Designing a suitable photoanode that meets these requirements still is a challenge. Here we demonstrated an alternative photoanode by using a sail-shaped ZnO nanostructure. High light absorbance was achieved due to the increased surface area for the specific nanosail structure. The nanosail structure supports two types of carrier transport mechanisms that provide a direct carrier transport pathway and network, resulting in more photocurrent and conversion efficiency enhancement. This sail-shaped ZnO structure simultaneously increases light receiving capacity and carrier transport ability and shows high potential for water-splitting applications.
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BibTeX
@article{lee2026sailshaped,
title = {{A sail-shaped ZnO nanowire structure: simultaneously boosting light receiving capacity and carrier transportability.}},
author = {Chun-Yu Lee and Pai-Wei Su and Kun-Ching Shen},
journal = {Discover nano},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1186/s11671-026-04989-6},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42963432},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A sail-shaped ZnO nanowire structure: simultaneously boosting light receiving capacity and carrier transportability.
AU - Chun-Yu Lee
AU - Pai-Wei Su
AU - Kun-Ching Shen
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Discover nano
DO - 10.1186/s11671-026-04989-6
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42963432
AB - Developing a clean and high-efficiency energy source is critical for solving future energy and environmental issues. A promising approach is solar water splitting, using solar energy to dissociate water into H₂ and O₂. However, a complicated mechanism underlies the water splitting process, including light absorbance, photon-to-carrier conversion, and carrier transport/transfer. Designing a suitable photoanode that meets these requirements still is a challenge. Here we demonstrated an alternative photoanode by using a sail-shaped ZnO nanostructure. High light absorbance was achieved due to the increased surface area for the specific nanosail structure. The nanosail structure supports two types of carrier transport mechanisms that provide a direct carrier transport pathway and network, resulting in more photocurrent and conversion efficiency enhancement. This sail-shaped ZnO structure simultaneously increases light receiving capacity and carrier transport ability and shows high potential for water-splitting applications.
SN - 2731-9229
ER -