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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
卷 6, 期 20, 页码 4083-4088出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01372
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- NSF [DMR 1055762]
- Boston College
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1055762] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Photoelectrochemistry (PEC) holds potential as a direct route for solar energy storage. Its performance is governed by how efficiently photoexcited charges are separated and how fast the charges are transferred to the solution, both of which are highly sensitive to the photoelectrode surfaces near the electrolyte. While other aspects of a PEG system, such as the light-absorbing materials and the catalysts that facilitate charge transfer, have been extensively examined in the past, an underwhelming amount of attention has been paid to the energetics at the photoelectrode/electrolyte interface. The lack of understanding of this interface is an important reason why many photoelectrode materials fail to deliver the expected performance in harvesting solar energy in a PEG system. Using hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) as a material platform, we present in this Perspective how surface modifications can alter the energetics and the resulting consequences on the overall PEC performance. It has been shown that a detailed understanding of the photoelectrode/eletrolyte interfaces can contribute significantly to improving the performance of hematite, which enabled unassisted solar water splitting when combined with an amorphous Si photocathode.
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