Title Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of bridged ZnO nanorod arrays grown on V-grooved structure

Bridged ZnO nanorod arrays on V-grooved Si(100) substrate were used as the photoanode of a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell for water splitting. Photolithography followed by reactive ion etching was employed to create a V-grooved structure on a Si substrate. ZnO nanorod arrays were grown via a hydrothermal method. The light trapping and PEC properties are greatly enhanced using the bridged ZnO nanorod arrays on a Vgrooved Si substrate compared with those on a flat one. Increased short circuit photocurrent density (JSC, 0.73 mA ) and half-life time (1500 s) are achieved. This improved JSC and half-life time are 4 times and 10 times, respectively, higher than those