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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 11, Issue 45, Pages 24551-24565Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3ta04520j
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Extensive research has been conducted on photoelectrochemical water splitting as a promising solution to meet the increasing demand for cleaner and renewable energy in a sustainable manner. This review article primarily focuses on strategies aimed at improving the water oxidation performance through heteroatom doping.
Over the past few decades, extensive research on photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been conducted as a promising solution to meet the increasing demand for cleaner and renewable energy in a sustainable manner. Among the various photocatalysts, hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) has gained significant attention due to its advantageous characteristics, such as a high theoretical solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency value, a suitable band gap energy for visible light absorption, chemical stability, and low cost. However, the high PEC potential of alpha-Fe2O3 is hindered by several limitations, including band gap mismatch, short hole diffusion length, and low electrical conductivity. Several modifications are necessary to enhance the viability of alpha-Fe2O3 as an efficient photocatalyst for PEC water splitting. This review article primarily focuses on strategies aimed at improving PEC water oxidation performance, especially by addressing its poor transport behavior through heteroatom doping. In particular, we explore the co-doping approach involving unintentional Sn dopants, which are diffused from the fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate during high-temperature annealing. Over the past few decades, extensive research on photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been conducted as a promising solution to meet the increasing demand for cleaner and renewable energy in a sustainable manner.
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