Surface Self-Transforming FeTi-LDH Overlayer in Fe2O3/Fe2TiO5 Photoanode for Improved Water Oxidation
Juliette Chancellevie Nalouzebi Fouemina
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorGuoqing Li
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaojie She
Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorDuan Yan
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoxin Lv
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorKaiqi Nie
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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Jiujun Deng
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
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Hui Xu
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJuliette Chancellevie Nalouzebi Fouemina
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorGuoqing Li
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaojie She
Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorDuan Yan
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoxin Lv
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
Search for more papers by this authorKaiqi Nie
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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Jiujun Deng
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Hui Xu
Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Integrating hematite nanostructures with efficient layer double hydroxides (LDHs) is highly desirable to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation performance. Here, an innovative and facile strategy is developed to fabricate the FeTi-LDH overlayer decorated Fe2O3/Fe2TiO5 photoanode via a surface self-transformation induced by the co-treatment of hydrazine and NaOH at room temperature. Electrochemical measurements find that this favorable structure can not only facilitate the charge transfer/separation at the electrode/electrolyte interface but also accelerate the surface water oxidation kinetics. Consequently, the as-obtained Fe2O3/Fe2TiO5/LDH photoanode exhibits a remarkably increased photocurrent density of 3.54 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) accompanied by an obvious cathodic shift (≈140 mV) in the onset potential. This work opens up a new and effective pathway for the design of high-performance hematite photoanodes toward efficient PEC water oxidation.
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