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Ti-doped hematite films coupled with ultrathin nickel-borate layer as photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation

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DOI: 10.1007/s10854-021-05416-5

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51702025, 51874050]
  2. Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (TAPP)
  3. Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
  4. Qinglan Project Foundation of Jiangsu Provence

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A novel strategy of constructing an amorphous nickel-borate thin layer on Ti-doped α-Fe2O3 photoanode was developed to significantly enhance the water oxidation kinetics and improve the photocurrent density, showing potential for practical photoelectrochemical applications.
Hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) is a very attractive photoanode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation application due to its remarkable chemical stability and appropriate bandgap. However, the low charge separation efficiency, poor conductivity, and sluggish water oxidation kinetics still severely limit its expected performance. In this study, we constructed a photo-electrodeposited amorphous nickel-borate (Ni-B-i) thin layer on Ti-doped alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode. The fabricated heterostructure photoanode developed a built-in electric field, which will accelerate charge transport and improve the water oxidation kinetics significantly, resulting in the greatly enhanced photocurrent density of about 348% at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and the improvement of onset potential advance of similar to 80 mV. The surface morphology of samples was characterized with field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). The Mott-Schottky (M-S) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results confirmed the donor density and the conductivity of photoanodes with Ti-doping and Ni-B-i coated. This work provides a novel strategy to develop various heterojunction photoanodes for practical PEC application of alpha-Fe2O3.

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