SILAR-Deposited Hematite Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Effects of Sn, Ti, Thickness, and Nanostructuring
By Abel, Anthony J.; Garcia-Torregrosa, Ivan; Patel, Anjli M.; Opasanont, Borirak & Baxter, Jason B.
Published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2015
Abstract
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) has been widely investigated for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, but questions remain regarding the nature of improvements induced by different dopants. We report on facile annealing treatments to dope hematite with Ti and Sn, and we provide insight into the effects of the dopant concentration profiles on two key steps of PEC water oxidation: charge separation and interfacial hole transfer. Hematite thin films were deposited by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR), with and without the presence of a Tio? underlayer on the F:Sno? substrate, and annealed to drive diffusion of Ti and Sn from the underlying layers into the hematite. PEC measurements showed that Ti and Sn at the hematite surface increase hole injection efficiency from nearly zero to above 80\%. Ti and Sn also slightly improve charge separation efficiency, although separation efficiency remains below 20% due to low hole mobility and high recombination rate. To overcome the small hole transport length, extremely thin hematite coatings were deposited on Sb:Sno? monolayer inverse opal scaffolds. Photocurrent increased proportionately to the surface area of the scaffold. This study provides insight into the use of dopants and nanostructured architectures to improve PEC performance of hematite photoanodes.
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