Enhanced solar water splitting of BiVO4photoanodes byin situsurface band edge modulation

• DOI: 10.1039/d2ta06141d
• Publication Date: 2022-09-26T06:02:10Z
• Authors: Kai Song; Huilin Hou; Chuangchuang Gong; Fengmei Gao; Dongdong Zhang; Fang Zhi; Weiyou Yang; Fang He
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

In this work, the surface band edge of the BiVO4photoanode is modulated by anin situgas-phase cation exchange method, in which some of the Bi atoms on the surface are replaced by V atoms to form a V-rich surface.