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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
Volume 391, Issue -, Pages 513-521Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.09.012
Keywords
BiVO4; Bi2O4; Oxidation conversion; Interface modulation; Solar water splitting
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- RGC of Hong Kong [16312216]
- Shenzhen Peacock Plan [KQTD2016053015544057]
- Nanshan Pilot Plan [LHTD20170001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21905298, 21972006]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee [JCYJ20190807164205542]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2020A1515010342]
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Despite being considered as one of the most promising semiconductor photocatalysts, BiVO4 still suffers the problems of inefficient light harvesting, multiple charge recombination channels and back reactions, restricting its application for solar energy conversion. Here, we demonstrate a unique Bi2O4(400)/BiVO4(040) heterojunction prepared via an oxidation conversion process, which dramatically accelerated the interfacial charge transfer compared to pure BiVO4. Furthermore, with Mo doping, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) loading and Ni-FeOOH co-catalyst deposition, the resulting Bi2O4/Mo-BiVO4/CQDs/Ni-FeOOH photoanode reaches a remarkable photocurrent density of 6.7 mA/cm(2) at 1.23 V vs. RHE under AM 1.5G irradiation in the absence of hole scavengers. Our findings demonstrate that proper material interface engineering together with composition tuning provides a viable route to achieve highly efficient solar water splitting. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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