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(040)‐Crystal Facet Engineering of BiVO 4 Plate Photoanodes for Solar Fuel Production
Author(s) -
Kim Chang Woo,
Son Young Seok,
Kang Myung Jong,
Kim Do Yoon,
Kang Young Soo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201501754
Subject(s) - materials science , photocurrent , facet (psychology) , energy conversion efficiency , electrode , solar cell , crystal (programming language) , optoelectronics , hydrogen production , hydrogen , chemistry , psychology , social psychology , organic chemistry , personality , computer science , big five personality traits , programming language
A (040)‐crystal facet engineered BiVO 4 ((040)‐BVO) photoanode is investigated for solar fuel production. The (040)‐BVO photoanode is favorable for improved charge carrier mobility and high photocatalytic active sites for solar light energy conversion. This crystal facet design of the (040)‐BVO photoanode leads to an increase in the energy conversion efficiency for solar fuel production and an enhancement of the oxygen evolution rate. The photocurrent density of the (040)‐BVO photoanode is determined to be 0.94 mA cm −2 under AM 1.5 G illumination and produces 42.1% of the absorbed photon‐to‐current conversion efficiency at 1.23 V (vs RHE, reversible hydrogen electrode). The enhanced charge separation efficiency and improved charge injection efficiency driven by (040) facet can produce hydrogen with 0.02 mmol h −1 at 1.23 V. The correlation between the (040)‐BVO photoanode and the solar fuel production is investigated. The results provide a promising approach for the development of solar fuel production using a BiVO 4 photoanode.