Journal
RARE METALS
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 841-849Publisher
NONFERROUS METALS SOC CHINA
DOI: 10.1007/s12598-019-01311-5
Keywords
WO3; Fe2O3; Heterojunction; Water splitting
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A heterojunction photoanode of Fe(2)O(3)loaded on a WO(3)film on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate (FTO-WO3/Fe2O3) was prepared via a simple hydrothermal and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth method. The photoanode showed higher photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting activity than that of the pristine FTO-WO(3)under simulated sunlight because of the synergistic effect of Fe(2)O(3)and WO3. The as-synthesized material was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocurrent density was estimated by linear sweep voltammetry and further confirmed using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectra. Experiments demonstrated that the coated Fe(2)O(3)enhanced the separation and migration efficiencies of the photoinduced electrons and holes, improving the PEC water-splitting properties. The FTO-WO3/Fe(2)O(3)photoanode showed a 1.25 times enhancement in photocurrent density compared with FTO-WO3. This result suggests that facile chemical vapor deposition growth is an effective way to fabricate heterojunctions and improve the properties of WO(3)photoanodes for PEC water-splitting applications.
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