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Enhanced visible-light photoelectrochemical performance via chemical vapor deposition of Fe₂O₃ on a WO₃ film to form a heterojunction

Authors: Yi-Fei Zhang, Yu-Kun Zhu, Chun-Xiao Lv, Shou-Juan Lai, Wen-Jia Xu, Jin Sun, Yuan-Yuan Sun, Dong-Jiang Yang

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 7/2020

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A heterojunction photoanode of Fe₂O₃ loaded on a WO₃ film on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate (FTO-WO₃/Fe₂O₃) was prepared via a simple hydrothermal and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth method. The photoanode showed higher photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting activity than that of the pristine FTO-WO₃ under simulated sunlight because of the synergistic effect of Fe₂O₃ and WO₃. The as-synthesized material was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocurrent density was estimated by linear sweep voltammetry and further confirmed using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectra. Experiments demonstrated that the coated Fe₂O₃ enhanced the separation and migration efficiencies of the photoinduced electrons and holes, improving the PEC water-splitting properties. The FTO-WO₃/Fe₂O₃ photoanode showed a 1.25 times enhancement in photocurrent density compared with FTO-WO₃. This result suggests that facile chemical vapor deposition growth is an effective way to fabricate heterojunctions and improve the properties of WO₃ photoanodes for PEC water-splitting applications.

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Title: Enhanced visible-light photoelectrochemical performance via chemical vapor deposition of Fe2O3 on a WO3 film to form a heterojunction
Authors: Yi-Fei Zhang
Yu-Kun Zhu
Chun-Xiao Lv
Shou-Juan Lai
Wen-Jia Xu
Jin Sun
Yuan-Yuan Sun
Dong-Jiang Yang
Publication date: 05-09-2019
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-019-01311-5

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