期刊
NANO ENERGY
卷 35, 期 -, 页码 171-178出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.03.035
关键词
Hematite photoanodes; Au nanoparticles; FeOOH; Plasmon-induced hole-depletion layer; Solar water splitting
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21622310, 21573264, 21633013, 21603247]
The efficiency of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting of semiconductors is mainly restricted by the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction dominated by photogenerated holes. Herein, we demonstrate that with the assistance of photon-induced surface plasmon resonance excitation of Au nanoparticles, the iron oxyhydroxides (FeOOH) cocatalysts could serve as a unique hole-depletion layer for significantly promoting the PEC performance of single crystalline alpha-Fe2O3 photoanodes. The photogenerated holes can be efficiently extracted from alpha-Fe2O3 nanoflake to FeOOH layer, and promptly depleted by the injected hot-electrons from Au nanoparticles, while the hot-holes left behind on Au participate in the oxygen evolution reaction. Accordingly, the synergy of charge separation and hole transfer could be efficiently improved by the surface plasmon excitation on Au nanoparticles. As a result, the photocurrent density for the Fe2O3/FeOOH/Au photoelectrode without additional doping reaches up to 3.2 mA cm(-2) at 1.23 V-RHE, and 6.5 mA cm(-2) at 1.6 V-RHE, with a low onset potential of 0.6 V-RHE under AM 1.5 G simulated sunlight, which is 2.5 and 5 times higher than for FeOOH modified and pristine alpha-Fe2O3 photoanodes, respectively. These results thus provide the basic of a new concept and strategy toward the design of more efficient PEC water splitting systems.
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