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EnglishDoping hematite with different elements is a common strategy to improve the electrocatalytic activity towards the water oxidation reaction, although the exact effect of these external agents is not yet clearly understood. Using a feasible electrophoretic procedure, we prepared modified hematite films by introducing in the deposition solution Ti(IV) butoxide. Photoelectrochemical performances of all the modified electrodes were superior to the unmodified one, with a 4-fold increase in the photocurrent at 0.65 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M NaOH (pH 13.3) for the 5% Ti-modified electrode, which was the best performing electrode. Subsequent functionalization with an iron-based catalyst led, at the same potential, to a photocurrent of ca. 1.5 mAcm(-2), one of the highest achieved with materials based on solution processing in the absence of precious elements. AFM, XPS, TEM and XANES analyses revealed the formation of different Ti(IV) oxide phases on the hematite surface, that can reduce surface state recombination and enhance hole injection through local surface field effects, as confirmed by electrochemical impedance analysis.
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
| Titolo: | Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Electrophoretically Deposited Hematite Thin Films Modified with Ti(IV) | |
| Autori: | Dalle Carbonare, N.; Boaretto, R. ; Caramori, S.; Argazzi, R. ; Dal Colle, M.; Pasquini, L. ; Bertoncello, R.; Marelli, M; Evangelisti, C. ; Bignozzi, C.A. | |
| Rivista: | MOLECULES | |
| Parole Chiave: | electrophoresis; hematite; titanium; doping; passivation; water splitting; EIS | |
| Abstract in inglese: | Doping hematite with different elements is a common strategy to improve the electrocatalytic activity towards the water oxidation reaction, although the exact effect of these external agents is not yet clearly understood. Using a feasible electrophoretic procedure, we prepared modified hematite films by introducing in the deposition solution Ti(IV) butoxide. Photoelectrochemical performances of all the modified electrodes were superior to the unmodified one, with a 4-fold increase in the photocurrent at 0.65 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M NaOH (pH 13.3) for the 5% Ti-modified electrode, which was the best performing electrode. Subsequent functionalization with an iron-based catalyst led, at the same potential, to a photocurrent of ca. 1.5 mAcm(-2), one of the highest achieved with materials based on solution processing in the absence of precious elements. AFM, XPS, TEM and XANES analyses revealed the formation of different Ti(IV) oxide phases on the hematite surface, that can reduce surface state recombination and enhance hole injection through local surface field effects, as confirmed by electrochemical impedance analysis. | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.3390/molecules21070942 | |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2362052 | |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |
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