Solar water splitting: preserving the beneficial small feature size in porous α-Fe 2 O 3 photoelectrodes during annealing
We prepared mesoporous α-Fe2O3/FTO electrodes by a simple anodic precipitation and
annealing method. The classic problem is that when annealed in air at> 500° C, the
individual particle size increases from≈ 20 nm to 40–60 nm. This grain growth is highly
detrimental for the water splitting efficiency. In the present work we show that grain
coarsening can efficiently be prevented by a two-step annealing method in Ar, leading to
photocurrent densities for such electrodes (obtained in 1 M KOH solution) of up to 2.6 mA …
annealing method. The classic problem is that when annealed in air at> 500° C, the
individual particle size increases from≈ 20 nm to 40–60 nm. This grain growth is highly
detrimental for the water splitting efficiency. In the present work we show that grain
coarsening can efficiently be prevented by a two-step annealing method in Ar, leading to
photocurrent densities for such electrodes (obtained in 1 M KOH solution) of up to 2.6 mA …
We prepared mesoporous α-Fe2O3/FTO electrodes by a simple anodic precipitation and annealing method. The classic problem is that when annealed in air at >500 °C, the individual particle size increases from ≈20 nm to 40–60 nm. This grain growth is highly detrimental for the water splitting efficiency. In the present work we show that grain coarsening can efficiently be prevented by a two-step annealing method in Ar, leading to photocurrent densities for such electrodes (obtained in 1 M KOH solution) of up to 2.6 mA cm−2 at 1.6 V vs. RHE under AM 1.5 100 mW cm−2 illumination, which is significantly higher than 1.5 mA cm−2 for conventionally annealed samples.
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