Unraveling the Surface Reactivity of Pristine and Ti-Doped Hematite with Water
Author(s) -
Pierre-Marie Deleuze,
H. Magnan,
Antoine Barbier,
Mathieu G. Silly,
B. Domenichini,
Céline Dupont
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.563
H-Index - 203
ISSN - 1948-7185
DOI - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03029
Subject(s) - hematite , doping , adsorption , dissociation (chemistry) , materials science , hydroxylation , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , titanium , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering , enzyme
Water adsorption and dissociation on undoped and Ti-doped hematite thin films were investigated using near-ambient pressure photoemission and DFT calculations. A fine understanding of doping effects is of prime importance in the framework of photoanode efficiency in aqueous conditions. By comparison to pure Fe 2 O 3 surface, the Ti(2%)-Fe 2 O 3 surface shows a lower hydroxylation level. We demonstrate that titanium induces wide structural modifications of the surface, preventing it from reaching full hydroxylation.
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