期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 12, 期 10, 页码 11625-11634出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21622
关键词
oxygen vacancies; alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode; water oxidation; thermodynamics and kinetics; space charge region
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41702037]
- College Student Innovation Foundation of Southwest University of Science and Technology [CX19-002, JZ19-007]
To reveal the role of oxygen vacancies in the solar water oxidation of alpha-Fe2O3 photoanodes, the kinetic and thermodynamic properties that are closely related to the water oxidation reaction of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode containing oxygen vacancies were investigated. Compared with the pristine alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode, the presence of surface oxygen vacancies can improve the water oxidation activity and stability of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode simultaneously, but the bulk oxygen vacancies have a negative effect on the water oxidation performance of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode. In thermodynamics, our investigations revealed that the presence of surface oxygen vacancies narrows the space charge region width of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode, which could boost the charge separation and transfer efficiency of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode during water oxidation. Because the surface property and hydrophilicity of alpha-Fe2O3 are modified owing to the presence of surface oxygen vacancies, the water oxidation kinetics of the alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode with surface oxygen vacancies is obviously boosted. Our findings in the present work provide comprehensive understanding of the thermodynamic and kinetic differences for alpha-Fe2O3 photoanodes with and without oxygen vacancies for solar water oxidation.
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