期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 43, 期 28, 页码 12646-12652出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.115
关键词
Hematite; Photoanode; Ge doping; Photoelectrochemical water splitting
资金
- NSF of China [21636007]
- Program of Introducing Talents to the University Disciplines [B06006]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities [IRT 0641]
Ge doped alpha-Fe2O3 nanowires are synthesized through a hydrothermal procedure with GeO2 as a precursor and investigated as photoanodes for water splitting. The content of Ge in the photoanode rises with the increase of the amount of GeO2 in the precursor solution. A proper amount of Ge facilities the preferred oriented growth of the (110) plane of alpha-Fe2O3, while excessive Ge hinders the growth of alpha-Fe2O3 crystals. The doping of Ge increases the absorption efficiency and decreases the recombining rate of the photogenerated electrons and holes. Ge also improves the density and transfer rate of the charge carriers in the photoanode. Ge doped alpha-Fe2O3 photoanode exhibits a highest photocurrent density of 0.92 mA cm(-2) at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode under AM 1.5 G simulated sunlight, which is nearly twice of that obtained by pure alpha-Fe2O3 under the same condition. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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