Functional principle of the synergistic effect of co-loaded Co-Pi and FeOOH on Fe2O3 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

作     者：Jingran Xiao Longlong Fan Zhongliang Huang Jun Zhong Feigang Zhao Kaiji Xu Shu-Feng Zhou Guowu Zhan 肖静冉;范龙龙;黄忠亮;钟俊;赵飞刚;徐凯吉;周树锋;詹国武

作者机构：College of Chemical EngineeringHuaqiao UniversityXiamen 361021FujianChina 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Catalysis》 (催化学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第41卷第11期

页      面：1761-1771页

核心收录：

学科分类：081702[工学-化学工艺] 081705[工学-工业催化] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：华侨大学科研启动基金(605-50Y19013) 

主　　题：Fe2O3 Synergistic effect Onset potential Photoanode Water splitting 

摘      要：The establishment of multi-component catalytic systems on Fe2O3 photoanodes presents considerable potential for significantly enhancing the performance of photoelectrochemical water splitting systems. In this study, we hydrothermally synthesized a Fe2O3 photoanode. In addition, d-Fe OOH synthesized via dip-coating and hydrothermally prepared h-FeOOH were used as cocatalysts and their synergistic combinations with cobalt phosphate(Co-Pi) were investigated. The synergy between h-FeOOH and Co-Pi was remarkable, whereas that between d-Fe OOH and Co-Pi was negligible. For example, the onset potentials of the Co-Pi/h-FeOOH and Co-Pi/d-FeOOH dual catalysts, were cathodically shifted by 270 and 170 m V, respectively. Moreover, the photocurrent density of the Co-Pi/h-FeOOH/Fe2O3 anode was significantly higher than that of the Co-Pi/d-FeOOH/Fe2O3 one. The synergistic effect of Co-Pi and h-FeOOH could be attributed to the significantly inhibited recombination of surface charges owing to the formation of a p-n junction between β-FeOOH and Fe2O3 and the large contact area between the granular h-FeOOH and Co-Pi. However, the thin amorphous FeOOH layer of the Co-Pi/d-FeOOH/Fe2O3 anode acted as a hole-transfer medium, and weakly promoted the kinetics of the charge transfer process.