Xiaoli Fan, Fei Zhu, Zeyi Wang, Xi Wang, Yi Zou, Bin Gao, Li Song, Jianping He, Tao Wang
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has the potential to convert solar energy into chemical energy, emerging as a promising alternative to fossil fuel combustion. In PEC systems, p-type semiconductors are particularly noteworthy for their ability to directly produce hydrogen. In this work, Fe2O3 with p-type semiconductor properties grown directly on the conductive glass substrate were successfully synthesized through a simple one-step hydrothermal method. The analysis results indicate that the Fe2O3 exhibits a spindle shaped nanoarray structure and possesses a small band gap, thereby demonstrating excellent photoelectrochemical performance as a photocathode with photocurrent density of -23 μA cm-2 at 0.4 V vs. RHE. Further band structure tests reveal that its conduction band position is more negative compared to the hydrogen evolution potential, highlighting its significant potential as a photocathode material.
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