One-step preparation of the BiVO4 film photoelectrode

Lucia H. Mascaro; Adam Pockett; John M. Mitchels; Laurence M. Peter; Petra J. Cameron; Veronica Celorrio; David J. Fermin; Jagdeep S. Sagu; K. G Upul Wijayantha; Gabriele Kociok-Kohn; Frank Marken

doi:10.1007/s10008-014-2495-y

One-step preparation of the BiVO₄ film photoelectrode

Lucia H. Mascaro
, Adam Pockett
, John M. Mitchels
, Laurence M. Peter
, Petra J. Cameron
, Veronica Celorrio
, David J. Fermin
, Jagdeep S. Sagu
, K. G Upul Wijayantha
, Gabriele Kociok-Kohn
, Frank Marken

Universidade Federal de São Carlos
University of Bristol
Loughborough University

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Abstract

A one-step method of preparing photoelectrochemically active nanostructured BiVO₄ films is reported based on thermolysis (500 °C in air) of a polyethylene glycol (PEG300) “paint-on” precursor solution containing Bi³⁺ (as nitrate) and VO₄³⁻ (as the metavanadate ammonium salt). Films are formed directly on tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) substrates and characterised by electron microscopy (scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)), X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemistry. The nanocrystalline film exhibited typically up to 52 % incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE) at 1.0 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE) in aqueous 0.5 M Na₂SO₄ with oxalate, strongly enhancing photocurrents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-35
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
Volume	19
Issue number	1
Early online date	22 May 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2495-y
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

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Keywords

Nanostructure
Oxygen evolution
Photoanode
Solar energy
Vanadium oxide
Water splitting

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One-step preparation of the BiVO₄ film photoelectrode

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