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2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Shen ◽  
Rito Yanagi ◽  
Devan Solanki ◽  
Haoqing Su ◽  
Zhaohan Li ◽  
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Numerous efficient semiconductors suffer from instability in aqueous electrolytes. Strategies utilizing protective coatings have thus been developed to protect these photoabsorbers against corrosion while synergistically improving charge separation and reaction kinetics. Recently, various photoelectrochemical (PEC) protective coatings have been reported with suitable electronic properties to ensure low charge transport loss and reveal the fundamental photoabsorber efficiency. However, protocols for studying the critical figures of merit for protective coatings have yet to be established. For this reason, we propose four criteria for evaluating the performance of a protective coating for PEC water-splitting: stability, conductivity, optical transparency, and energetic matching. We then propose a flow chart that summarizes the recommended testing protocols for quantifying these four performance metrics. In particular, we lay out the stepwise testing protocols to evaluate the energetics matching at a semiconductor/coating/(catalyst)/liquid interface. Finally, we provide an outlook for the future benchmarking needs for coatings.


Author(s):  
Bingjun Jin ◽  
Yoonjun Cho ◽  
Cheolwoo Park ◽  
Jeehun Jeong ◽  
Sungsoon Kim ◽  
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The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting efficiency is profoundly restricted by the limited light harvesting, rapid charge recombination, and sluggish water oxidation kinetics, in which the construction of a photoelectrode requires...


Author(s):  
Yingpu Bi ◽  
Bin zhao ◽  
Chenchen Feng ◽  
Xiaojuan Huang ◽  
Yong Ding

Highly efficient hole transfer from photoanodes to oxygen evolution catalysts is crucial for solar photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, we demonstrated the coupling of NiCo catalysts with carbon quantum dots...


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Liu ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
Changcun Han ◽  
Pan Wang ◽  
Zhengfu Tong ◽  
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Reducing the reaction barrier on the photoelectrode surface and increasing the water oxidation power of the sample surface are the key issues to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting performances....


Author(s):  
Shouli Bai ◽  
Jingyi Han ◽  
Kewei Zhang ◽  
Yingying Zhao ◽  
Ruixian Luo ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beibei Zhang ◽  
Shiqiang Yu ◽  
Ying Dai ◽  
Xiaojuan Huang ◽  
Lingjun Chou ◽  
...  

AbstractDeveloping low-cost and highly efficient catalysts toward the efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, we demonstrated that N-incorporation could efficiently activate NiFeOx catalysts for significantly enhancing the oxygen evolution activity and stability of BiVO4 photoanodes, and the photocurrent density has been achieved up to 6.4 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), AM 1.5 G). Systematic studies indicate that the partial substitution of O sites in NiFeOx catalysts by low electronegative N atoms enriched the electron densities in both Fe and Ni sites. The electron-enriched Ni sites conversely donated electrons to V sites of BiVO4 for restraining V5+ dissolution and improving the PEC stability, while the enhanced hole-attracting ability of Fe sites significantly promotes the oxygen-evolution activity. This work provides a promising strategy for optimizing OER catalysts to construct highly efficient and stable PEC water splitting devices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 112701
Author(s):  
Dawei Cao ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Jianfei Zhu ◽  
Yanfang He ◽  
Tong Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract The inefficient separation of photogenerated carriers has become a serious problem that limits the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of semiconductors. Herein, a sol-gel method was used to prepare BiFeO3 ferroelectric thin films with FTO and FTO/Au as substrates, respectively. The polarization electric field of the ferroelectric can more effectively separate the carriers generated in the photoelectrode. Meanwhile, the introduction of an Au buffer layer can reduce the resistance in the process of charge transfer, accelerate the carrier migration, and enhance the efficiency of the charge separation. Under light irradiation, Au/BiFeO3 photoelectrode exhibited an extraordinary improvement in PEC water splitting compared with BiFeO3. In addition, the ferroelectric polarization electric field causes band bending, which further accelerates the separation of electrons and holes and improves the PEC performance of the photoelectrode. This work promotes the effective application of ferroelectric films in PEC water splitting.


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