Issue 13, 2021

Remarkable synergy of borate and interfacial hole transporter on BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Abstract

Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is one of the most fascinating building blocks for the design and assembly of highly efficient artificial photosynthesis devices for solar water splitting. Our recent report has shown that borate treated BiVO4 (B-BiVO4) results in an improved water oxidation performance. In this study, further improvement of both the photoelectrochemical (PEC) activity and stability of B-BiVO4 was successfully achieved by introducing NiFeV LDHs as an oxygen evolution catalyst and interfacial hole transporter. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of co-catalyst and borate pretreatment, the as-prepared NiFeV/B-BiVO4 exhibited a high photocurrent density of 4.6 mA cm−2 at 1.23 VRHE and an outstanding onset potential of ∼0.2 VRHE with good long-term stability. More importantly, NiFeV was found to play a pivotal role in the critically efficient suppression of charge combination on the BiVO4 surface and acceleration of charge transfer rather than a mere electrocatalyst for water oxidation.

Graphical abstract: Remarkable synergy of borate and interfacial hole transporter on BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Apr 2021
Accepted
11 May 2021
First published
12 May 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 4323-4332

Remarkable synergy of borate and interfacial hole transporter on BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Q. Meng, B. Zhang, H. Yang, C. Liu, Y. Li, A. Kravchenko, X. Sheng, L. Fan, F. Li and L. Sun, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 4323 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00344E

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