Citation: Hailang Deng, Abebe Reda Woldu, Abdul Qayum, Zanling Huang, Weiwei Zhu, Xiang Peng, Paul K. Chu, Liangsheng Hu. Killing two birds with one stone: Enhancing the photoelectrochemical water splitting activity and stability of BiVO₄ by Fe ions association[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(12): 109892. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109892 shu

Killing two birds with one stone: Enhancing the photoelectrochemical water splitting activity and stability of BiVO₄ by Fe ions association

Hailang Deng ^a ,
Abebe Reda Woldu ^a ,
Abdul Qayum ^a ,
Zanling Huang ^a ,
Weiwei Zhu ^{b, f, *,} ,
Xiang Peng ^c ,
Paul K. Chu ^e ,
Liangsheng Hu ^{a, d}

a.
Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
b.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shantou University, Guangdong 515063, China
c.
Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
d.
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515063, China
e.
Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
f.
Shantou Huaxing Metallurgical Equipment Co., Ltd., Shantou 515063, China

wwzhu@stu.edu.cn

Received Date: 8 February 2024
Revised Date: 15 April 2024
Accepted Date: 15 April 2024
Available Online: 16 April 2024

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BiVO₄ is a promising semiconducting photoanode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting due to its suitable bandgap. However, the dissolution of V⁵⁺ and sluggish reaction kinetics at the surface in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) limit its applications. Herein, we report a convenient strategy to change the microenvironment by adding Fe(Ⅲ) into the electrolyte. During the PEC process, Fe(Ⅲ) ions not only improve the current density, but also show excellent stability toward BiVO₄. Consequently, the current increases by more than 1.7 times compared to that without Fe(Ⅲ). Photoelectrochemical, morphological, and structural characterizations reveal that the FeOOH co-catalyst produced in situ on the BiVO₄ photoanode by cyclical formation of the intermediates at the electrode/electrolyte interface during OER accelerates the OER kinetics and prevents photo-corrosion by suppressing the dissolution of V⁵⁺. The results reveal a new strategy for the multifunctional modification of photoanodes for efficient solar conversion.
- Photoelectrochemical water splitting,
- BiVO₄ photoanodes,
- Fe(Ⅲ) ions,
- Oxygen evolution reaction,
- Dynamic changes
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