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NANOSCALE
卷 10, 期 15, 页码 7033-7039出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01228h
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1432249, U1732110]
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- NSRL
Hematite is a good photocatalyst for solar water oxidation but its performance is highly limited by the strong electron-hole recombination. Surface defects as recombination centers were considered as one of the most important factors in determining the efficiency of hematite. However, the defects have never been clearly identified, which strongly limits the targeted modification. Here we report the identification of surface Fe-(Iv) defects in hematite by using synchrotron radiation based X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Moreover, the Fe-(Iv) defects can be effectively passivated by facile surface engineering with boron-termination, which can suppress the surface recombination and then significantly improve the performance. The B-passivated hematite thus shows a large cathodic shift (up to 100 mV) of the onset potential when compared to the pristine sample, and can be effectively coupled with Ti-treatment and Co-Pi co-catalyst to finally achieve a high photocurrent of 2.61 mA cm(-2) at 1.23 V vs. RHE. The results may open up a new way by targeted surface engineering to effectively passivate the defects in hematite.
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