Citation: Boyao Xie, Xingming Ning, Shuoming Wei, Jia Liu, Jimei Zhang, Xiaoquan Lu. A co-activation strategy for enhancing the performance of hematite in photoelectrochemical water oxidation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(7): 2279-2282. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.01.003 shu

A co-activation strategy for enhancing the performance of hematite in photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Boyao Xie ^{a, b, 1} ,
Xingming Ning ^{a, 1} ,
Shuoming Wei ^a ,
Jia Liu ^a ,
Jimei Zhang ^{b, *,} ,
Xiaoquan Lu ^{a, *,}

a.
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Science, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China

zhangjimei6d311@163.com

luxq@tju.edu.cn

Received Date: 6 November 2020
Revised Date: 29 December 2020
Accepted Date: 3 January 2021
Available Online: 9 January 2021

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Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) is a promising photoanode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. However, the severe charge recombination and sluggish water oxidation kinetics extremely limit its use in photohydrogen conversion. Herein, a co-activation strategy is proposed, namely through phosphorus (P) doping and the loading of CoAl-layered double hydroxides (CoAl-LDHs) cocatalysts. Unexpectedly, the integrated system, CoAl-LDHs/P-Fe₂O₃ photoanode, exhibits an outstanding photocurrent density of 1.56 mA/cm² at 1.23 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), under AM 1.5 G, which is 2.6 times of pure α-Fe₂O₃. Systematic studies reveal that the remarkable PEC performance is attributed to accelerated surface OER kinetics and enhanced carrier separation efficiency. This work provides a feasible strategy to enhance the PEC performance of hematite photoanodes.
- Photoelectrochemical,
- Phosphorus doping,
- Charge separation,
- CoAl-LDHs,
- Hematite
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