Photoelectrochemical characterisation of direct and pulse electrodeposited copper on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass

Authors

  • Nur Azlina Adris Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Lorna Jeffery Minggu Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Rozan Mohamad Yunus Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Khuzaimah Arifin Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Building 224, KST BJ Habibie, South Tangerang 15314, Banten, Indonesia
  • Muhamad Azuwa Mohamed Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia and Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohammad B. Kassim Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/mjcet.v7i2.1320

Keywords:

Electrodeposition, Copper metal, Thin film, FTO

Abstract

Electrodeposition (ED) is applied in several applications since it is one of the most user‐friendly and cost-effective techniques. The increasing popularity of this technique is due to its capacity to control the morphology and chemical composition of the target materials. Copper (Cu) is one of the metals that can be discovered in the greatest abundance on earth. It has been used as an alternative to noble metals to improve the photo electrochemical (PEC) activity for hydrogen generation. This research involved the electrochemical deposition of Cu metal onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass using direct and pulse ED. The objective of this study is to investigate the PEC performance of Cu metal electrodeposited on FTO glass by evaluating its efficiency under light illumination. The deposition of the Cu films was successful, resulting in a thin layer of Cu films onto the FTO. The PEC response of metallic Cu was analysed by doing an LSV study on the thin films, in relation to the ED technique, applied voltage, ED time, and pulse cycle. The results show that the FTO/Cu −0.8 V samples produced via pulse ED have the highest PEC activity. The deposition of strongly adhering and improved morphology of Cu thin film is important especially for interconnect in semiconductor applications.

Author Biographies

Nur Azlina Adris , Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Nur Azlina Adris, is a PhD student in the Fuel Cell Institute at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her main research activity is in the area of electrodeposition of thin film for photoelectrochemical water splitting application. She has published on this subject in publications such as Sains Malaysiana and has written many other manuscripts that currently under review in publications such as Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Nanomaterials and Energy, and Chemical Engineering and Technology. She can be reached through her email at P115484@siswa.ukm.edu.my.

Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Lorna Jeffery Minggu, PhD is Associate Professor in the Fuel Cell Institute at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her main research activity is in the area of hydrogen production, photocatalyst, photoelectrochemistry and green energy. She has published widely on these subjects in publications such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Sains Malaysiana, International Journal of Energy Research, Surface and Coatings Technology and many more. She can be reached through her email at lorna_jm@ukm.edu.my.

Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Rozan Mohamad Yunus, PhD is Associate Professor in the Fuel Cell Institute at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her main research activity is in the area of graphene, nanomaterials, photoelectrochemistry and fuel cell. She has published widely on these subjects in publications such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Journal of Energy Research, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Materials Today Communications and many more. She can be reached through her email at rozanyunus@ukm.edu.my.

Khuzaimah Arifin, Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Building 224, KST BJ Habibie, South Tangerang 15314, Banten, Indonesia

Khuzaimah Arifin, PhD is a fellow researcher in the Research Center for Advanced Materials at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. Her main research activity is in the area of hydrogen production, photocatalyst, photoelectrochemistry and computational chemistry. She has published widely on these subjects in publications such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Sains Malaysiana, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Ceramics International and many more. She can be reached through her email at khuz001@brin.go.id.

Muhamad Azuwa Mohamed, Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia and Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, PhD is a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His main research activity is in the area of functional cellulose, photocatalysis, and photoelectrocatalysis. He has published widely on these subjects in publications such as the Membrane Characterization, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Chemical Engineering Journal, Applied Surface Science and many more. He can be reached through his email at mazuwa@ukm.edu.my.

Mohammad B. Kassim, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Mohammad B. Kassim, PhD is a Professor in Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His main research activity is in the area of inorganic chemistry, photoelectrochemistry, hydrogen and crystallography. He has published widely on these subjects in publications such as the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Journal of Energy Research, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and many more. He can be reached through his email at mb_kassim@ukm.edu.my.

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Adris , N. A., Jeffery Minggu, L., Mohamad Yunus, R., Arifin, K., Mohamed, M. A., & B. Kassim, M. (2024). Photoelectrochemical characterisation of direct and pulse electrodeposited copper on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass. Malaysian Journal of Chemical Engineering &Amp; Technology, 7(2), 224–236. https://doi.org/10.24191/mjcet.v7i2.1320

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